SIGHTING: LA Kings Celebrate Championship at CRUSH

The 2014 Stanley Cup champions, Los Angeles Kings, celebrated their recent victory at Michael and Jenna Morton's newest hotspot restaurant, CRUSH eat, drink, love at MGM Grand on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

MGM President Scott Sibella, who was also dining at CRUSH, greeted the Los Angeles Kings as they arrived. The hockey pros enjoyed a mixture of CRUSH's specialty cocktails such as the Crush the Mule and Piña-Pirinha as well as Fireball shots at the restaurant's bar before super fans rushed over when the Stanley Cup Trophy arrived to the eatery. The players mingled and took photos with fans by the iconic cup before they were seated in the private dining room inside The Bodega. The champions indulged in the tasting menu including Lamb Sirloin, Roasted Cauliflower, Ricotta Gnocchi, Sea Scallops Benny, Octopus Ceviche, Grilled Salmon and the 32-ounce Braised Short-Rib prepared by Executive Chef Billy DeMarco.

To top off the celebration, CRUSH and Jenna presented the team with a custom-made 3-tier black and silver cake with a king's crown on top and "Crush on Kings" written across it. Jenna mingled with the players including winning goal scorer, Alec Martinez, who showed Jenna the background behind the trophy. The players were overheard complimenting Chef DeMarco's food talking about how they loved CRUSH.

ABOUT CRUSH

CRUSH, eat, drink, love, is a 7,000-square-foot restaurant serving a cosmopolitan share-plate style menu with large and small plate dishes prepared by Executive Chef Billy DeMarco. Located inside MGM Grand, CRUSH is open daily for dinner, starting at 5 p.m. For more information or reservations, guests may call 702-891-3222 or visit the website at Crushmgm.com, become a friend on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CrushMGM, follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CrushMGM and on Instagram at CrushMGM. CRUSH introduces an entirely new concept to The Morton Group repertoire, which also includes: La Cave Wine and Food Hideaway inside Wynn Las Vegas and La Comida, a Mexican restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas just off the corner of Sixth St. and Fremont St.

Photo Credit: Bryan Steffy