How Social Media is Changing the Way Las Vegas Eats
Las Vegas has one of the most dynamic dining scenes in the country, and social media has played a massive role in shaping how tourists and locals interact with it. Host Jesse Merrick sits down with food influencer Phil Tzeng, also known as @LasVegasFill, to talk about the early days of food influencers in the valley, how platforms like TikTok and Instagram have changed the way restaurants market themselves and what’s next for our culinary landscape as it relates to social media and its influence on our food.
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