Las Vegas Weekly

August 14, 2009 · 7:18 AM

Counter Intelligence: Mr. Chow, Todd English and Chefs vs. City

By Robin Leach

Todd English.

Photo: MGM Mirage

Hot off the grill! Globetrotting society restaurateur Mr. Chow lists a new Las Vegas location on his blog of worldwide hotspots in London and Beverly Hills and says he’ll be opening a location at the Harmon Hotel in MGM’s CityCenter next year.

Bellagio celebrity chef Todd English continues to expand his burgeoning empire with a new restaurant in Manhattan with the intriguing name of His Royal Highness, in addition to handling all the food and beverage at the nearby new downtown New York Great Jones Hotel.

The Food Network’s newest series Chefs vs. City is an Amazing Race-style culinary competition featuring Food Network chefs Aaron Sanchez and Chris Cosentino competing against local chefs in food-centric cities across the U.S. The Las Vegas episode airs tonight when two MGM kitchen kings from Seablue, executive chef Stephen Hopcraft and executive pastry chef Santanna Salas, go head to head against the Food Network chefs in some crazy culinary competitions.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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