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Byline: Jeffrey Steingarten
Did you know that of the 20 largest hotels in the world, seventeen are in Las Vegas? When the first Spanish explorers came upon the area we now know as Las Vegas, they named it the Meadows, which is what Las Vegas means in their language. What were they thinking? Having spent two very happy weeks in Las Vegas last June, I can certify that there was not a meadow in sight. The city is surrounded by desert, plus a dramatic geological formation known as Red Rock. Every day the temperature reached or exceeded 100 degrees, which sharply curtailed my customary daily routine of outdoor sports. But no matter. I came to Las Vegas for the food, ...