Alex Stratta, Executive Chef of Alex and Stratta at the Wynn Las Vegas:

Although Stratta generally eats off the Strip, as most Las Vegas locals do, he does have a few favorite high-rolling dining spots. One stop is the Pan-Asian Wazuzu inside Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. You’ll know you’re at Wazuzu, which means “nine dragons” in Chinese, when you catch sight of the giant 27-foot Swarovski crystal-encrusted dragon looming on the wall.

The Las Vegas production of Monty Python’s Spamalot will close the curtains one last time on July 13th 2008. The show has been going on at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas. It began running on March 31st 2007, and will come up just below 510 shows when it performs for its final show.

Since HotelChatter has stayed at the Wynn Las Vegas several times, we aren't going to bore you again with what's inside the rooms. However, we will say that we have stayed at a lot of hotels in Las Vegas and this is the one we want to keep coming back to.

Part of that does have to deal with spacious rooms (strip views help too) and plush amenities but we also liked what the hotel had to offer outside the rooms.

Steve Wynn has "set the standard" for luxury casinos.

The Wynn Las Vegas resort has been named the most prestigious luxury casino in the US following a customer satisfaction survey.

Researchers from Luxury Institute interviewed more than 1,600 millionaires about their experiences at 29 leading casino resorts across the country.

The Steve Wynn-backed complex was found to be the one with the highest approval rating among the wealthy clientele, who described it as plush, sophisticated and luxurious. Its Tom Fazio-designed golf course was also popular.

Elizabeth Blau, founder and chief executive officer of the successful consulting firm Blau & Associates, was commencement speaker at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) on Thursday, May 22, 2008.

"Developing your passion is the next step toward culinary greatness," Ms. Blau told 83 recipients of associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. "It's about continuing to be inspired and finding your niche."