Besh Steakhouse Executive Chef John Besh awes visitors with his extensive menu and diverse list of hand-selected wines, deep on established French and California wineries and emerging regions like Austria. “ ‘This summer broke a long dry spell for big-deal new restaurant openings’… Already a huge hit is Besh Steakhouse.” ~ Bon Appetit, October 2003

“Besh is dealing serious steaks and refined compliments like foie gras, Louisiana oysters and rare ahi tuna in the 150 seat restaurant.” ~ New Orleans Gourmet, Fall 2003

“All modern steakhouses of any merit are forums for conspicuous consumption, but Besh’s ups the ante.” ~ The Times Picayune, September 2003

“The Besh Steakhouse is an odds-on favorite to make Harrah’s New Orleans Casino a new destination for foodies.” ~New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, October 2003

Awards
Executive Chef John Besh with accolades stretching across the table

• Named one of Food and Wine magazine's “Top 10 Best New Chefs in America”
• New Orleans magazine’s “Best New Chef” (1998)
• The James Beard Foundation in NYC declared Besh as "a rising star of American Cuisine" (June, 2002)
• Most recently, The James Beard Foundation invited The Besh Steakhouse to participate in the "Great Regional Chefs of America" series (1/24/04), an honor as prestigious as culinary tributes go.
• His restaurants have been featured and have received awards from Gourmet, Travel & Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Nation's Restaurant News, Wine Spectator, Food & Wine, Southern Living, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal the New York Times and Bon Appetit.
• Has worked at prestigious establishments such as Maxim's in New York, The Windsor Court's Grill Room in New Orleans, The Cinnamon Tree in Baltimore and a number of others throughout Europe
• A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
• The distinguished John Apple of the New York Times raved of John's food, "It's revelatory."
• Land's End, a popular casual clothing manufacturer, called on John as an established chef and Southerner to model for the Spring of 2000 issue

The Buffet at Harrah's
Buffet/Casual
The Buffet at Harrah's has always offered a wide variety of delicious menu items throughout the day, but it now offers even more. The buffet features fresh food prepared at individual cooking stations, such as La Rotisserie, Pacific Rim, Louisiana Classics, The Garden District, American Bounty, International, and Sweet Treats. 

Voted "Best Buffet" - Strictly Slots' 2002 "Best of Slots" Reader's Survey.
Voted "Best Champagne Brunch" - Casino Players' 2002 "Best Of" Reader's Survey.