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DINING OUT

They came, they saw, they conquered. And now they’re trading in the tuxes for Hawaiian shirts.

Carmine’s, founded in New York more than 20 years ago, opened an outlet at Caesars Palace this month. The 750-seat Southern Italian restaurant has the traditional decor of its sister restaurants in New York, Atlantic City, Washington, D.C., and the Bahamas, such as high ceilings, antique chandeliers and black-and-white photos of Southern Italian families to which Carmine’s culinary tradition traces its roots. Here’s a sample of the menu:

Patrick Trundle need look no further than the Sazerac to back up his assertion that rye whiskey has made a comeback.