Slowly, surely, many of the best attractions of France are being installed in Las Vegas. The Eiffel Tower and Arc d’Triomphe can be experienced at Paris Las Vegas. Paintings by the masters can be viewed at the Bellagio. And now, the finest cuisine from Paris’ Left Bank can be savored at Bouchon, the new Thomas Keller bistro in the Venezia Tower at the Venetian Hotel Casino. If you’ve ever dined at Keller’s first Bouchon in Napa Valley, California, you know he is an ardent perfectionist. It starts with the ingredients…mushrooms from the Northwest US, fish by air from Florida and New York, lamb from a special farm in Pennsylvania, mussels from Maine, and oysters from Puget Sound. But he’s also pretty good at cooking it up, too. Keller has been named “America’s Best Chef” by Time Magazine and is the only person to receive consecutive “Best Chef” awards from the prestigious James Beard Foundation. Our favorites include the classic French dish – steak, frites, salade – which is as good for lunch as it is for dinner. Pan-seared flatiron steak with butter, fries and salad. Finish it off with profiteroles, puff pastries filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with wickedly good chocolate sauce. Bouchon is open daily for breakfast and dinner, and on Saturdays and Sundays for lunch.

VegasHotSpots.com Insider Tips: the best seats are on the patio outside amid the steel-and-glass towers of the hotel; and, if you’re with a group that likes seafood, get the Grand Plateau of Fruits de Mer.