Executive Chef Garry DeLucia shows some of Levy's premium offerings.

T-Mobile Arena’s Executive Chef Offers Delights for Foodie Fans

LVSportsBiz.com founder/writer's note: Arenas are just not for sports anymore. They're entertainment centers where not only hard-core sports and music fans follow their favorite teams and performers, more casual visitors come to experience the arena spectacle. That experience includes food -- especially high-end nibbles. T-Mobile Arena's food concessionaire is Chicago-based Levy Restaurants, which has carved out an identity in the arena and stadium market for its premium food selections in addition to purveying old-time items such as burgers, hot dogs, pretzels, and popcorn. LVSportsBiz.com caught up with T-Mobile Arena's executive chef, Garry DeLucia of Levy Restaurants, for a behind-the-scenes look at the arena's food operations and the man who runs the food show. I met DeLucia several hours before Friday's Hall and Oates concert. Here's my Top 10 cool things I learned about DeLucia and the Levy operations at T-Mobile Arena. 1. DeLucia likes to keep T-shirts from some of
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