Las Vegas Weekly

September 24, 2009 · 12:13 PM

Counter Intelligence: Guy Savoy and Wolfgang Puck’s new menus; Twist

By Robin Leach

Chef Pierre Gagnaire.

Photo: Jacob Snavely

Hot off the grill! Innovative Parisian three-star Michelin chef Pierre Gagnaire didn’t have time on his quick France-U.S. round-trip flight to make it to Las Vegas, but he did have just enough time in New York to show 40 of America’s top food writers what’s in store for us when he opens his first U.S. restaurant, Twist, in December here at the Mandarin Oriental in MGM’s CityCenter.

Even the resort’s general manager, Rajesh Jhingon, had to jet to Manhattan for the sneak peek at the award-winning cuisine. Spywitnesses told me: “The foodies were salivating. Just wait till he becomes the talk of the town in Vegas before Christmas.”

Photo: Jacob Snavely

Rajesh Jhingon and Pierre Gagnaire.

Wolfgang Puck

Chef Wolfgang Puck has made two dynamic changes to his menus in this ever-challenging economic world for restaurants here. He’s just given a total menu makeover to Postrio at The Venetian, and from now on it’s Postrio Bar & Grill. He’s reinvented the food concept in a new, innovative form to combine fun with approachable dining in a spectacular setting.

Award-winning Postrio now combines fine dining in a casual experience. Executive chef Mark Sandoval’s new signature dishes include the prime burger with Vermont cheddar and red onion marmalade; lobster club sandwich with apple wood smoked bacon; Wolfgang’s wood-oven baked pizzas, including the house-made pepperoni pizza with olives; bucatini and meatballs with spicy tomatoes; and a mesquite grill for fish! More than 15 wines are available by the glass.

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Postrio.

Wolfgang also has fine-tuned the hours of operation at his MGM Puck Bar & Grill. It now provides late-night dining from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for those still partying and in need of sustenance or an early breakfast before bed!

Guy Savoy

French master chef Guy Savoy has created a collection of five new menus so guests can experience his incredible cuisine in Caesars Palace -- be they racing off to catch Cher or Bette Midler or taking an entire night to indulge in his kitchen’s elegant pleasures.

The pre-theater menu with choices of three appetizers, three entrees and dessert is $98; the TGV (high-speed) menu highlights his signature dishes for $140; the Elegance menu complete with black truffles is $190; the Prestige menu is a seven-course wonder for $290; and with a six-person minimum, the Krug menu with almost unlimited pouring of one of the world’s finest champagne houses and an ever-changing six-course pairings menu of seasonal changes is $750 per person and served in the luxury private Krug room.

Photo: Caesars Palace

The Krug Champagne Room at Restaurant Guy Savoy in Caesars Palace.

Guy has won the AAA Five Diamond Award, the Wine Spectator Award and the coveted pinnacle of culinary achievement three stars from Michelin since opening his local outpost in May 2006.

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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