Anthony Taormina has run L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand as Chef de Cuisine since June 2023 — ex-Aureole and Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas — distinct from the grande maison's Christophe De Lellis next door at the same property. The format is the L'Atelier canon: counter seating, multi-course tasting through the chef's signature creations, dining-as-craft visible across the open kitchen. Companion to the grande maison Joël Robuchon (Forbes Five-Star + AAA Five Diamond), L'Atelier runs the counter format that Robuchon pioneered worldwide and that Taormina now runs in Vegas. For the L'Atelier counter format — distinct from the grande maison salon but anchored by the same Robuchon brand discipline.