


“We just think it could be more of a success.” I had more business than I could handle,” including catering a private jet service out of Zazu. It doesn’t stop.”īrezza grossed more than $10 million in 2022, Brisson said. But success requires vigilance, and a willingness to evolve, Brisson said. Their discussion with the Review-Journal took place against a backdrop of changes at Brezza and Bar Zazu, which opened in June and December 2021, respectively, to wide acclaim for their food, cocktails and style. What is somewhat unusual: insiders like Brisson and Moore agreeing to speak candidly, beyond culinary circles, about the developments. High-level personnel shifts and shuffles are nothing new in the restaurant business, of course, especially on the Strip. I’m doing the same thing here, just in a bigger capacity. “I’ve always been very business-focused to begin with. “I’m getting older, the body doesn’t respond like it used to, the wear and tear, it was time for a change,” Moore said.

Moore, first recruited as a consultant, is now director of operations for Brezza and Bar Zazu, trading the kitchen for slim-fit suits by Zara. Rocheleau, for his part, said in a statement: “My passion is in developing new projects, and along with ownership and our team, I am currently focused on debuting Amari at UnCommons this spring.”īrisson has been joined at Resorts World by another big name in Vegas food and drink: Rob Moore, the onetime executive chef of Prime Steakhouse in Bellagio and, most recent, the chef-owner of Rosa Ristorante in Henderson (he officially left Rosa last month). “I think we’ve separated for the right reasons,” Brisson said. In a discussion with the Review-Journal, Brisson offered her take on the splituation: Rocheleau, the chef said, has decided to focus on building a restaurant group anchored by Amari, while she has opted to concentrate on improvements to the Strip restaurants. Rocheleau, likewise, has left Brezza and Bar Zazu, which he created with Brisson, but he remains with Amari and is leading the project. Nicole Brisson, the celebrated chef behind Brezza and Bar Zazu in Resorts World on the Strip, has parted ways with her former culinary partner, Jason Rocheleau, and with their Amari restaurant taking shape in the UnCommons development in southwest Las Vegas. The moody main dining room at Bar Zazu, sister to Brezza restaurant next door, in Resorts World on the Las Vegas Strip.
