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    Twist

    Neighborhood: 
    The Strip
    Cuisine: 
    Fine Dining
    Award: 
    Best of the City
    Restaurant Awards
    Award Year(s): 
    2017
    2015
    2013
    2010
    Price: 
    $$$$$--$75 and up
    Mandarin Oriental
    3752 Las Vegas Blvd S
    Las Vegas , NV
    702-590-8888
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    Last Updated: 
    April 4, 2019

    At Pierre Gagnaire’s only restaurant in the Western Hemisphere, the food easily matches — and sometimes surpasses — that of Robuchon, Savoy and others. Take the Muscovy Duck. Barely medium rare and thinly sliced, the duck is served with cracked green peppercorns and a whiskey jus. Dotted about the plate are caramelized D’Anjou pear and pine nuts, all playing against the gamey flavor of the duck. On the side is an eggplant cannelloni filled with duck confit, wrapped almost like a dolma. All the major players in this dish are perfect examples of earthy fall flavors in fine balance.  Twist is a Desert Companion Restaurant Award winner in 2010 and 2013, winning Chef of the Year and Appetizer of the Year respectively.  Also voted "Best Tasting Menu" in Desert Companion's Best of the City 2015 issue.

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    Our annual celebration of Las Vegas’ best dining spots, dishes, and chefs

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    Best of the City: Eat and drink

    Feb 01, 2015

    A wild combination of art and cuisine — with some drinking and music thrown in — Yusho After Dark gives you yet another excuse to check out the exciting fare being served from this hidden corner of Monte Carlo.

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    The dish: Legends of the fall

    Dec 01, 2014

    The turn of seasons means impressive changes to some Strip menus

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    The 17th Annual Desert Companion Restaurant Awards

    Dec 01, 2013

    The post-bubble economy may have inspired a new embrace of comfort food and casual fare but, thankfully, some chefs realized that not all of us need a celebrity-branded gourmet burger to heal our souls. Come on: Thrill us! They did.

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    The 2010 Restaurant Awards

    Nov 01, 2010

    The envelope (and the check), please. It's time for our annual Desert Companion Restaurant Awards.

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    Speak, foodie memory: Creating moments to truly savor

    Nov 01, 2010

    Last November, I was plotting a path through CityCenter and all its scrumptious treasures. My first visit to the Strip's latest restaurant wonderland found me at Julian Serrano, and the food was so good, I got stuck.

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    Short rib grilled cheese at Carson Kitchen
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    Season’s Eatings: Warm and Haute

    Nov 01, 2017

    Five winter dishes that comfort with culinary flair.

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    Best of the City: Food & Drink

    Jan 29, 2018

    Hear from a rousing chorus of voices on the best food in the city!

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