Natural light is rare and clocks even rarer at casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. That’s just one of many reasons why Eataly Las Vegas at Park MGM is a breath of fresh air. Opening to the public on December 27, the 40,000 square-foot culinary destination is spacious and airy with soaring ceilings, tons of windows, and yes, even a clock.

Not that you won’t lose track of time among two restaurants, one cafe, three bars, an educational chef’s table, a marketplace with six fresh counters, several take-away eateries and 5,000-plus retail products (2,000 of which were never before available in Las Vegas). Open 24 hours a day, there’s plenty to do, see and learn, whether grabbing a bite of pizza alla pala, admiring the skills of an expert pastaio, shopping for and sampling imported Italian wine, ogling the meat in the marketplace or spinning three times for good luck on a replica of Milano’s iconic bull.