With five acclaimed restaurants across the Las Vegas Valley, Chef James Trees is widely regarded as the city’s most celebrated native chef. A James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef Southwest and recipient of the Key to the City of Las Vegas, Trees is best known for Esther’s Kitchen – his flagship Italian restaurant in the Arts District that’s earned both local devotion and international praise. His portfolio also includes Al Solito Posto and Ada’s Food & Wine in Tivoli Village, as well as Bar Boheme and Petite Boheme. Trees brings decades of experience, having worked under culinary legends including Eric Ripert, Gordon Ramsay, Michael Mina and more.