Richard Chen is the former executive chef of Wing Lei, a Chinese restaurant inside Wynn Las Vegas.
[2] In 1986 he was appointed chef at the La Vista International Hotel (which was in December 1995 renamed as Marriott World Trade Center[3]).
While at the Shanghai Terrace, Chen also became executive chef of Wing Lei[4] starting April 28, 2005 after an extensive recruitment campaign by Steve Wynn himself.
[5] The 2008 Las Vegas Michelin Guide awarded it one star, making it the only Chinese restaurant in North America to have earned the honor.
[6] The name Wing Lei is derived from the translation of the Chinese character for Wynn and means "forever prosperous".