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Feast on this: Spicy cucumbers with togarashi, toasted almond, and scallions; New York Strip with marrow butter and Chang's own trademarked Bonji vinaigrette; and ginger scallion noodles with pickled shiitake. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MELANIE DUNEA (CHANG & TOSI); GABRIELE STABILE (MOMOFUKU INTERIOR AND DISHES); COURTESY OF MILK BAR AT THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS (MILK BAR FOOD) left: Artist David Choe's five-panel mural in the Momofuku dining room. inset: Breakfast of champions! Greet the dawn with Milk Bar's crunchy cereal shake. right: Happy Milk Bar birthday layer cake! Tosi and Chang's dual openings at Cosmopolitan are a smash hit. As you read this, the much-antici- pated duo of Momofuku and Milk Bar has already arrived at Cosmopolitan. And it may surprise you to know that Michelin-starred Chang is "nervous as all hell" about his Momofuku opening, since he wants to be a locals' favorite. He plans to judge his success against local favorite Raku: "I'm never going to be as beloved and intimate as Raku but I sure as hell want to try," he shares. Prepare to delve into his hoedeopbap, the Korean dish Chang refers to as "a rustic version of chirashi." And while many dishes draw on favorite flavors from other Momofuku restaurants, he says, "I don't want to lie and say everything is going to be new, but everything is going to be new!" Where his Toronto ramen is different from DC's ramen, he's altering the staple again for Vegas. Exclusives? "We're working on an oysters Rockefeller with a fresh spinach kimchi that we've never served anywhere else." Christina Tosi's dessert-oriented Milk Bar will showcase "the big, bright lights flair" of Vegas. And beyond "rolling deep" with a quartet of soft-serve flavors (look for her classic Cereal Milk, Sweet Potato Pie, Crack Pie, and Fruity Cereal Milk), she'll also unveil Vegas- only MilkQuakes all about her guilty pleasure of "folding in tasty bits and pieces" such as pickled strawberry jam. "My go-to early morning vibe in Vegas opening week will be the Breakfast MilkQuake, where we fold bits of our maple-coconut-pecan gluten-free cookies into soft-serve ice cream." 702-698-7000; cosmopolitanlasvegas.com . AT MOMOFU U AND MIL BAR, COME FOR DAVID CHANG'S RAMEN AND STAY FOR CHRISTINA TOSI'S CRACK PIE...OR VICE VERSA. BY JIM BEGLEY IT TAKES TWO 48 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM SCENE DINE