Cucina by Wolfgang Puck has been one of the city’s most consistently excellent Italian restaurants since it opened eight years ago, but because of its location in the luxury Shops at Crystals mall on the Strip, it’s been operating under the radar to varying degrees for both locals and Vegas tourists.

Today there’s another great reason to visit Cucina for the first time or come back for another meal as the new executive chef is Vincenzo Scarmiglia, a Vegas veteran who’s spent years in the kitchen at Giada, Fiamma and the Maccioni family’s former Circo and Sirio restaurants.