From Executive Chef Bernard Ibarra, The Mirage Hotel & Casino

. It's no illusion, but it can only be The Mirage, a hotel known for its celebrity guests and four-star amenities. Here to give us a taste of the good life are Bernard Ibarra and Alessandro Stratta, two movers and shakers on the Vegas dining scene.

Ibarra, a native of the French Pays Basque, got his start at the nearby Michelin two-star Hôtel des Pyrénées, before moving to Canada, where he worked for the government. He then began a longlasting relationship with the Four Seasons Hotel group that took him all over the world. Ibarra has worked at outposts in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, Houston, Tokyo, and Singapore. In the off-Seasons, he has run his own catering company in Florida and headed the kitchens of Arnaud's in New Orleans. He was executive chef first of the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore and then the world-renowned Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, before coming to the Mirage, where he oversees all the Mirage restaurants, including Samba Brazilian Steakhouse, Onda, Kokomo's, Mikado, and Renoir.