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b'Illinois native Kerry Simon made a name for\\nhimself as the executive chef at the landmark Plaza Hotel in New York.\\xa0 Two years into the job, Rolling Stone named\\nhim the \\u201cRock n Roll Chef\\u201d as well as one of the top personalities in 1991.\\n\\nContinuing to grow his fame, he\\u2019s made\\nappears both as a challenger and a judge on Iron Chef as well as Hell\\u2019s\\nKitchen.\\xa0 In 2002, Kerry entered the Las\\nVegas market when he opened Simon Kitchen & Bar at the Hard Rock.\\xa0 That establishment was listed as one of\\nAmerica\\u2019s best new restaurants by Esquire magazine.\\xa0\\xa0 His footprint in the market has grown since\\nthen\\n\\nConsidering that the one time he won as a\\nchallenger on Iron Chef was the hamburger challenge, it only made sense that\\nthis first restaurant on the Vegas strip would be a burger joint.\\xa0 In 2010, Kerry opened Kerry\\u2019s Gourmet Burger,\\nor KGB, at Harrah\\u2019s. As one would expect with the name, the theme of the place\\nis Russian. The space and d\\xe9cor is set to look like you would imagine Russia\\nlooks like, at least the American idea of what Russia looks like.'