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Sirio Maccioni, the restauranteur behind Le Cirque and Circo at the Bellagio and Sirio Ristorante at Aria, will receive the James Beard Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award this year. A press release notes that chefs such as Daniel Boulud (opening DB Brasserie this summer at the Venetian) are among the star-studded roster of chefs to come out of his kitchens over the years. [Eater National]