Le Cirque restaurateur Sirio Maccioni dies - Eater Vegas
"Restaurateur Sirio Maccioni — the man behind seminal French fine dining restaurant Le Cirque, one of New York’s grandest maitre d’s — has died, the restaurant reports on Instagram. He was 88. Maccioni opened the original Le Cirque in Manhattan in 1974. A second flagship at the Bellagio hotel sits at the front of the resort with a view of the Fountains at Bellagio. The restaurant that opened when the Bellagio debuted in 1999 was designed by Interior designer Adam Tihany, who created the circus tent ceiling in a jewel-box setting. The fine dining restaurant is known for its impeccable service with tasting menus adorned with the diner’s name and iconic French cuisine, including a lobster salad that debuted on the menu in 1978. While not a complete duplicate of the original in New York. the Las Vegas flagship with its 17 tables offers a more intimate and upscale version of the original." - Susan Stapleton
