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Mohegan Sun gets a double dose of Bobby Flay as the renowned chef and Food Network star opens his second restaurant, Bar Americain, at the casino Nov. 18. Flay announced the opening date on his Twitter account today.

Flay’s original Bar Americain restaurant in Manhattan is described on its website as an “American brasserie…with a healthy dose of the bold flavors Flay is known for.” The menu lists everything from lobster-avocado shellfish cocktail to green-chile spoonbread. A special Thanksgiving menu offers pumpkin soup, maple horseradish-glazed turkey and cedar-plank salmon with crawfish sauce.

Flay opened his first Mohegan Sun restaurant, Bobby’s Burger Palace, in early July 2009. BBP serves gourmet burgers topped with everything from bacon and bleu cheese to avocado relish, Meyer lemon honey mustard and potato chips (‘Crunchified’ is the term Flay uses.) For those with a sweet tooth, Bobby’s Burger Palace serves an array of milkshakes and malteds, and those over 21 can spike them with rum, bourbon or vodka.

Pictures: Bobby’s Burger Palace At Mohegan Sun

Flay’s spent plenty of time in Connecticut these past few months, it seems. In September, he surprised the owners of Jones Family Farm in Shelton by challenging them to a cooking competition for his popular Food Network show, “Throwdown With Bobby Flay’” according to the Valley Independent Sentinel. The episode will air on Nov. 11 at 9 p.m.