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 taking pictures assault at Piero’s, in line with the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal. Evan Glusman, co-founder of Batch Hospitality Group, was reportedly arrested and booked on suspicion of creating a risk 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 response to the Assessment-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 Assessment-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 Assessment-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 in opposition to Piero’s, the Assessment-Journal reported. (No prison costs have been filed in opposition to Glusman, although the Assessment-Journal studies that extra costs could also be forthcoming.)
Courtroom data point out that Glusman was launched from custody shortly after his arrest, having posted a $20,000 bail, in line with the Assessment-Journal. He was additionally reportedly instructed to steer clear of Piero’s.
Batch Hospitality Group supplied a press release to Eater Vegas in regards to 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 in the end out of our arms. We additionally want we might have given you extra discover, however the timing merely didn’t permit it. We’re so deeply grateful for the years of help, the celebrations shared, the recollections made, and the friendships fashioned inside these partitions.”
“We want to inform our valued company 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 fast 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 business veteran Constantin Alexander, operated two eating places — Desk 34 and Bramáre — each of which have closed after Glusman’s arrest, citing solely “varied components” in a press release 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 modern cocktail menu and dishes like wild boar ragu tagliatelle, it earned an Eater Award for Greatest New Late-Evening Cling.
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 celeb regulars.
