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Its Cocoon-meets-Kubrick dining room consists of a series of interconnected spaces that includes an intimate wine bar. Chef Bryan Emperor serves appetizers inspired by Asian street food and noodle specialties.

Rare 120, Las Vegas: The food at the Dolce Group's new steakhouse, Rare 120 inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, has been billed as "meat for a late-night affair." You'll find a menu filled with beef in all its forms: rib eye, filet mignon and Kobe.

Inside Rare 120, diners sit beneath cowhide-lined ceilings on furniture with Matisse-inspired upholstery. There's so much to look at you barely notice the sexy pool scene just through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Cushy club chairs and tufted-suede banquettes allow diners to cozy up to their neighbors as the dining room morphs into a lounge at 10 p.m.

Mr. Chow, Miami: It seems an unlikely pairing for South Beach -- bronzed, fit models and Chinese food. But Mr. Chow isn't your average Chinese restaurant.

A long-time fixture in Beverly Hills, Calif., Mr. Chow is set to open a new site at the W Hotel in Miami this month. The dramatic two-story space features floor-to-ceiling windows that open to an outdoor terrace with a view of the beach. The main dining room showcases a 123-foot gold leaf and crystal chandelier designed by restaurant co-founder Michael Chow. A separate bar and lounge will give the nearby Hotel Gansevoort a run for its model money.

-- Reported by Michael Martin of JetSetReport.com in Los Angeles.

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