\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tSquid Game \u201cRed Bite, Green Bite,\u201d chicken nuggets.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Becker\/Getty Images for Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tJosh Simon, Netflix\u2019s vp of consumer products, says they approached the creation of Netflix Bites as they would make a movie or TV show. \u201cIt\u2019s grounded in storytelling. We start with our fan favorites, particularly ones with very rich worlds, characters and stories that give us a creative jumping off point to bring to life in menu form,\u201d he says. More than 30 different IPs are represented across the menu. \u201cWe have a very diverse, broad slate that comes from all over the world. And Las Vegas is a similar platform with guests from all over the world. It\u2019s a really great match.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOnce the streamer identified the IP they wanted to use, the MGM culinary team began ideating to bring those dreams from screen to plate. James McBride, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino vp of food and beverage, calls out several \u201cimmersive\u201d presentations. With the Squid Game<\/em> \u201cRed Bite, Green Bite,\u201d spin the wheel to decide in which of three sauces you will dip your chicken nugget. \u201cThe Dessert is Lava\u201d features a mountain overflowing with confectioners\u2019 molten lava where gummy bear contestants try to survive a Floor is Lava<\/em>-inspired dessert \u2014 which took about five months to create. The Stranger Things<\/em> \u201cSurfer Boy Pizza\u201d box has a phone number to call to hear a character greeting.<\/p>\n \n\tNetflix tested the Bites concept in Los Angeles in 2023 with a six-week pop-up<\/a> that primarily featured dishes from Chef\u2019s Table<\/em>, some of which crossover to the Vegas experience and a Nailed It<\/em> build-your-own dessert.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWhen you watch Nailed It!<\/em> and see how hilariously awful the results are when people are trying to create these beautiful desserts, I was like, \u2018I could be on that show,\u2019 and with very little pastry experience, I think I could do better than those people,\u201d says Simon. \u201cThen the dessert shows up at your table and you realize how difficult it is.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tInside Netflix Bites in Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Becker\/Getty Images for Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe presentations range from the elaborate (with custom plates) to the more subtle \u2014 and the gimmicks don\u2019t come cheap. With the $65 \u201cEleven\u2019s Feast,\u201d experience Hawkins and the \u201cUpside Down\u201d with a double-decker presentation of crispy fried chicken and waffle sliders paired with spicy chicken and black sesame waffles. The $23 WWE Smash Burger has \u201cRoyal Rumble\u201d sauce and a WWE logo burned into the bun.<\/p>\n \n\tRuss Hurry, executive chef of MGM Grand, says the spot is a departure from the Vegas restaurant formula. \u201cThis is completely different. [Our restaurants are either] tied to a celebrity chef, or it\u2019s tied to a chain, or it\u2019s tied to a specific cuisine,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is tied to IP.\u201d He estimates it will probably take about three to four months to see how things go, adding or subtracting dishes during that time.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThing from \u2018Wednesday\u2019 alongside one of the new menu items.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Becker\/Getty Images for Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tNine specialty cocktails, created to match shows from The Fall of the House of Usher<\/em> to Squid Game<\/em>, complement the dishes. The Stranger Things <\/em>\u201cMind Flayer\u201d makes the \u201cUpside Down\u201d come to life with a storm-electrified bourbon, blackberries and a cotton candy lightning cloud with a blinking ice cube. \u201cLa Casa De La Sangria\u201d features a Money Heist<\/em> lockbox with a gold bar and mint leaves.<\/p>\n \n\tZoey D\u2019Arienzo, MGM Grand executive director food and beverage, says she hadn\u2019t seen The Fall of the House of Usher<\/em> but had to watch when they began creating the drink. \u201cNow I\u2019m hooked. It was a lot of ideation and then we would go back to the shows and say does this work.\u201d A Ripple Maker drink printer creates the same symbols as those worn by the Squid Game<\/em> Pink Guards for the \u201cPink Soldier\u201d cocktail, with gin, Korean soju and prickly pear. If you get a square, you are a manager, and a triangle means you are a soldier \u2014 your server decides.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tNetflix Bites is open daily for breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; and 5 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday. Around the globe, Netflix is producing other live experiences including \u201cThe Queen\u2019s Ball: A Bridgerton<\/em> Experience;\u201d \u201cStranger Things<\/em>: The Experience;\u201d \u201cSquid Game:<\/em> The Experience,\u201d now open in New York, Madrid and Sydney; and Netflix House<\/a>, coming to Dallas and Philadelphia in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThe \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 \u2013 inspired \u201cMind Frayer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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