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    Eleazar Villanueva

    Executive Chef, Joël Robuchon, MGM Grand Las Vegas

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    Joël Robuchon · Restaurant

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    James Beard Award logoJames Beard AwardSemifinalistBest Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)2025
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    i. Biography

    Eleazar Villanueva is the Executive Chef of Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He leads the restaurant’s French kitchen, which holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Southwest.

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