The son of the proprietor of Piero’s Italian Delicacies and co-founder of the hospitality group behind two Las Vegas eating places was arrested on Saturday, April 26, after allegedly threatening a capturing assault at Piero’s, in line with the Las Vegas Overview-Journal. Evan Glusman, co-founder of Batch Hospitality Group, was reportedly arrested and booked on suspicion of creating a menace or conveying false details about acts of terrorism and harassment. Batch Hospitality’s two widespread Las Vegas eating places, Bramáre and Desk 34, have since closed.
In line with the Overview-Journal, the Metropolitan Police Division responded to Piero’s after receiving studies that Glusman texted threatening gun violence to the restaurant supervisor. Piero’s proprietor and Glusman’s father, Fredrick Glusman, claimed to officers that his son had defrauded his enterprise, in line with the Overview-Journal. Fredrick Glusman reportedly responded by suspending his son’s employment at Piero’s. When notified, Evan Glusman turned “extraordinarily irate,” police reportedly mentioned within the report.
The next week, Glusman despatched the threatening textual content to Piero’s supervisor, in line with the Overview-Journal. Hours later, he was reportedly arrested. An arrest report additionally mentioned that the 46-year-old is accused of taking out an unauthorized $1.5 million mortgage towards Piero’s, the Overview-Journal reported. (No felony costs have been filed towards Glusman, although the Overview-Journal studies that further costs could also be forthcoming.)
Courtroom information point out that Glusman was launched from custody shortly after his arrest, having posted a $20,000 bail, in line with the Overview-Journal. He was additionally reportedly informed to avoid Piero’s.
Batch Hospitality Group offered an announcement to Eater Vegas concerning the closures:
“After many great years, Desk 34 has formally closed its doorways. This isn’t the ending we had hoped for. Regardless of our greatest efforts, the choice was finally out of our fingers. We additionally want we may have given you extra discover, however the timing merely didn’t enable it. We’re so deeply grateful for the years of help, the celebrations shared, the reminiscences made, and the friendships fashioned inside these partitions.”
“We want to inform our valued visitors that Bramáre has made the choice to shut. Whereas this resolution was undoubtedly tough, it was made after thorough analysis and consideration of varied components impacting our operations. … Whereas there aren’t any quick plans to reopen, we stay optimistic about returning to the market sooner or later ought to the chance come up.”
Glusman’s lawyer declined to remark.
Batch Hospitality Group, based by Glusman and fellow trade veteran Constantin Alexander, operated two eating places — Desk 34 and Bramáre — each of which have closed after Glusman’s arrest, citing solely “numerous components” in an announcement to Eater Vegas. Desk 34 first opened its doorways in 2004, rapidly incomes a neighborhood following for its American consolation meals. In 2022, Batch Hospitality took it over, revamping the house with a modern redesign and including new dishes to the menu. The group opened Bramáre in 2024 as a vibey late-night Italian restaurant close to the Las Vegas Strip. With an revolutionary cocktail menu and dishes like wild boar ragu tagliatelle, it earned an Eater Award for Finest New Late-Night time Grasp.
Glusman had been working supervisor of Piero’s, an old-school Vegas restaurant that opened close to the Las Vegas Conference Heart in 1982 and was featured within the 1995 film On line casino. Serving basic Italian meals, the restaurant has a storied roster of superstar regulars.