One Weekend, a Thousand Ways to Experience the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Only in Las Vegas does a celebrity chef deliver dinner by yacht. Last November, I watched Jean-Georges Vongerichten glide across the Bellagio lagoon aboard a sleek Riva, an enormous tray of dry-aged steaks destined for guests at the Fountain Club. Formula 1 cars tore past the resort at speeds exceeding 200 mph. 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