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For The Metropolitan D'Etroit                         Some people search for the perfect steak but I search for the perfect mojito. If they don’t have mint, I get crabby and might sulk for a good five or ten minutes. Anything more is out of character for me, even over a good mojito. Our first stop after changing out of our traveling clothes was The W Hotel.  The W is a hotel you probably have seen featured in every design magazine around the world, the haunt of the chic and fabulous.  The lobby is not merely for checking into your hotel suite, it is a world class lounge.  The W Hotel lounge, Photos by Hope We weren't having dinner there so we sat our tired butt's at the bar and put Bill to the test. I sat in awe as Bill, our bartender, put ice into a black cloth napkin and proceeded to crush the ice by hitting it with a spoon. It is fair to say that my opinion of a good bartender was forever chang...