Pierre Gagnaire to open outlet in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS Celebrated French chef Pierre Gagnaire is scheduled to open his first restaurant in the United States at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel planned for the $8.5 billion CityCenter project on the Las Vegas strip, which is set to open in December.

To be named Twist by Pierre Gagnaire, the 74-seat restaurant on the 23^rd floor of the hotel is being designed by Adam D. Tihany and will feature a glass staircase leading to a suspended wine