Watch out Ducasse, Robuchon and Savoy — a new French chef is in town
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Mandarin Oriental opens its first ever LEED-certified hotel this week in perhaps the unlikeliest of destinations: Las Vegas. Sans casino, the 47-floor Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas is set right on the Strip with 392 rooms offering floor-to-ceiling windows and stunning city vistas. A two-level spa offers 17 treatment rooms and 1930’s Shanghai-inspired decor. Meanwhile Michelin-starred, experimental
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