Perhaps the opening of SEA will usher in an era of new culinary treasures aside from the French, Italian, sushi and steakhouses that permeate the Strip. SEA: The Thai Experience is the newest restaurant to open, this time at Bally’s Las Vegas. Yes, Thai cuisine on the Strip.

With the ocean’s fare just an airline ride away, Vegas is renowned for its breadth when it comes to fresh seafood. Enter the raw bar, perched at the front of a restaurant with its seafood on display and kept fresh on ice. You can watch as your oysters, shrimp, mussels, crab and lobster are prepped before your eyes, delivered to you as if just caught. Buy them by the dozen or go for one of the monster-portioned platters meant to be shared. Here’s a look at the top five raw bars in Las Vegas.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas plans to open by offering up flowers as a gift to the city. When the new resort opens to the public at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, Brandon Flowers of Las Vegas’ own The Killers will perform an exclusive concert by at The Boulevard Pool at 10 p.m. The concert kicks off the resort’s series of curated musical events that includes performances by Jay-Z and Coldplay on New Year’s Eve.

Just when you thought Elvis Presley couldn’t get any bigger in Las Vegas, along comes Cirque du Soleil to give the King of Rock and Roll his biggest tribute yet. He may have performed his last show in Sin City in 1976, but he’s back on stage in “Viva Elvis” at Aria at CityCenter.

Celebs made their way to Las Vegas to help the famed Tao restaurant and nightclub at the Venetian celebrate five years of success. The party started early on Friday at Lavo when “Brother’s & Sisters” actress Sarah Jane Morris along with her husband Ned Bower from the band Rooney enjoyed dinner and their first vacation away from their son, who was born earlier this year.

Last night, platinum recording artist Drake completed his Light Dreams & Nightmares U.S. Tour and headed to Tryst Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas to celebrate with an entourage of celebrity friends. The breakout hip-hop star walked the black carpet, shaking hands and greeting guests, before posing on the carpet and telling media, “I’m celebrating the end of my tour, the Light Dreams & Nightmares tour, and what better way to do it than party?”

The eyes of the culinary world were focused on Vdara at CityCenter last night as the luxury hotel hosted the kick-off event for the Food & Wine All-Star Weekend. Featuring “Top Chef” judge and “Top Chef: Just Desserts” host Gail Simmons, the night celebrated culinary genius as some of the world’s greatest chefs gathered at CityCenter.

Blush Boutique Nightclub kicked off another great weekend with the pre-party for Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks fundraiser at Wynn Las Vegas. Hawk arrived around 10:15 p.m. with numerous professional skateboarders and snowboarders including Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, Bucky Lasek and Andy MacDonald. The group hung out on the Blush patio until midnight, when White decided to head over to Surrender Nightclub at Encore Las Vegas. White and entourage were escorted to a VIP bungalow, where he drank a couple glasses of wine.

As if you need an official holiday to eat nachos. But tomorrow marks National Nacho Day and to celebrate, cast members from “Holly’s World” on E! competed in a nacho building contest at Hussong’s Cantina at Mandalay Place on Thursday. Starting on Saturday, the winning entry will be served all month long.