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T he Strip offers no shortage of restaurants t hat m ight appea l to a pr ivacy- seek ing power player —a lt hough at most Vega s gathering places, conspicuous consumption is the whole point. But when one of the world's elite discovers a persona l haven, it 's a lmost a s if a sublim ina l bell sig na ls to t he rest t hat it 's sa fe to follow. And for the past eight years, that place has been the Country Club at Wynn. Among the people we've persona lly seen t here (t he club doesn't ser ve a nd tell) a re Ty ra Ba nks, ret ired major leag ue pitcher M ike Maddu x, Donna K a ra n, Oscar de la Renta, and Henry Kissinger. "I f you go in for brea k fa st or lunch on a ny given day, who you will see in that room is amaz- ing," says Todd-Avery Lenahan of TAL Studio, who designed the space. "Academy Award win- ners, past president s, Nobel Pr ize recipient s... everyone goes there." Pa r t of what ma kes t he Count r y Club t he choice of power brokers, fashion royalty, media moguls, and Hollywood celebrities is the cachet t hat comes from the 40 stars accumulated by Wynn Resorts' collection of Forbes Travel Guide Five- St a r proper t ies (more t ha n a ny indepen- dent hotel company in the world). Says Carlos Guía, the Country Club's executive chef, "There is a certain expectation that comes with that." Lunch on the Links WHEN THE POLITICIANS, POWER BROKERS, AND FASHION SETTERS NEED TO ESCAPE THE CITY'S MADDING CROWDS, THEY SEEK HAVEN AT THE COUNTRY CLUB AT WYNN. BY NICOLE RUPERSBURG continued on page 78 Country Club patio seating offers a prime view of the Wynn Golf Course— the only links attached to a resort on the Strip. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF GALE VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 77 THIS ISSUE: IT RESTAURANTS 077-078_V_ST_Opener_Spring14.indd 77 2/11/14 12:29 PM