Mariena Mercer Boarini, The Wynn’s Magical Mixologist, On Las Vegas & The Craft Cocktail Scene

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Grab your luggage and get ready for Destination Cherry Bombe, our first-ever travel miniseries. We are headed to Las Vegas! Each Wednesday this month, host Kerry Diamond will celebrate the bright lights on the Vegas culinary scene. Tune in to discover the chefs, mixologists, and innovators defining the city and taking the food scene to new heights. Today’s guest is Mariena Mercer Boarini, the visionary mixologist at the Wynn. A native of Las Vegas, Marina grew up loving chemistry and unique flavor combinations. She believes that magic is all around us, and as you can imagine, that translates into some incredible cocktails. Mariena chats with host Kerry Diamond about her career, the drink that put her on the map in Las Vegas, the colleagues who inspire her, and more. New episodes will drop each Wednesday in June. Thank you to Las Vegas for supporting our show. Learn more and book your trip here. Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Elizabeth Vogt Edited by Jenna Sadhu Content Operations Manager Londyn Crenshaw Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Mariena: Instagram, Electric Dust More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Hi, everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine. Today, we're bringing you the second episode of our new travel miniseries, Destination Cherry Bomb. Where are we headed? We're going to Las Vegas. Each Wednesday this month, I'll be celebrating bright lights on the Vegas culinary scene.
0:38.9	Join me to discover the chefs, mixologists, and innovators, defining the city and taking the
0:44.4	food scene to new heights. My guest today is Marina Mercer Borini, the visionary mixologist
0:50.7	at the Wynn. A native of Las Vegas, Marina grew up loving chemistry and flavor combinations.
0:57.0	She is a big believer in tapping into one's creativity, and she also believes that magic
1:02.3	is all around us. As you can imagine, this translates into some incredible cocktails.
1:07.7	Marina and I talk about her career, the drinks she's proudest of, the women who
1:11.8	inspire her on the Vegas scene, and more. She is a very special human, as you're about to learn.
1:18.0	Stay tuned for my chat with Marina Mercer Borini. This special destination cherry bomb series is
1:23.8	presented by Las Vegas. I visited Vegas last month and had the best time. I'd been watching
1:28.9	all this amazing Las Vegas activity from afar and having lots of FOMO, new resorts, the sphere,
1:34.9	all the great residences, and most interesting to me, all the new restaurants and incredible
1:39.7	female talent, from chefs to restaurateurs to mixologists and pastry chefs. The city has become such
1:45.9	a culinary destination that the 24 world's 50 Best Restaurants Awards took place there last week.
1:53.4	Las Vegas is packed with an amazing array of restaurants, and you can find the best of the best
1:58.0	from around the world right in this one city. Truly, no matter what
2:01.9	you're looking for, from omacase to steakhouses, dinner in a show, lively poolside cafes, or
2:08.1	fab food halls, Las Vegas is fully focused on hospitality and making you and your taste buds happy.
2:14.4	Plus, whatever your food and drink preferences are, there's something for you. Zero proof,
2:19.3	vegan options, gluten-free, it's all there. If you're like me and plan your trips around food,
2:24.7	then put Las Vegas on your must-visit list. Learn more and plan your trip at visitlasvagas.com
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