Donald Contursi

Donald Contursi is the founder and president of Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, a culinary walking tour established in Las Vegas in 2014, and its sister company, Finger Licking Foodie Tours, set up in 2019 in Las Vegas.

Lip Smacking Foodie Tours offers guests access to VIP service at renowned restaurants, where they enjoy curated signature dishes and personalized greetings from chefs, without long lines or reservations. The excursions are led by professional tour guides. In contrast, Finger Licking Foodie Tours are self-guided restaurant tours of downtown Las Vegas, Chinatown, the Arts District, the Strip, and ARIA Resort & Casino. Finger Licking Foodie Tours recently expanded into Chicago, Contursi’s hometown.

Contursi moved to Las Vegas from Chicago to earn a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Nevada. He subsequently spent a decade working at high-end restaurants on the Strip, including STK Las Vegas, Gordon Ramsay Steak, and Social House. Contursi is a Certified Incentive Specialist (CIS), and he works regularly with meeting planners. Contursi was named a “2018 Meetings Trendsetter” by Meetings Today magazine. He was recognized in Connect Corporate magazine’s 2019 “40 under 40,” as well as Vegas Inc magazine’s 2020 “40 under 40.”