RESTAURANT NEWS
Siegfried & Roy to tap Oktoberfest keg
Oktoberfest is upon us, and to launch it, Siegfried & Roy will tap the first keg of Oktoberfest beer at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas, 4510 Paradise Road. Oktoberfest continues through Oct. 31. …
Local chefs will participate in the Chefs’ Challenge — Battle: Aloha Soy Sauce from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Chinois at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $50; call 737-9700. …
Rock Harper, the winner of “Hell’s Kitchen 3,” has begun working as head chef at Terra Verde at Green Valley Ranch. …
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., is celebrating September as California Wine Month by featuring three flights of wine each week during the month. …
It’s almost Wine Week time again at Smith & Wollensky, 3767 Las Vegas Blvd. South. From Monday through Sept. 21, lunchtime guests will be able to sample 10 wines for $10, plus the cost of lunch. …
A dinner featuring Sterling Wines is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Gaetano’s Ristorante, 10271 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. With an entree of fillet of sole or osso bucco, the five-course dinner is $85 per person, plus tax and tip. To reserve: 361-1661. …
The Bishop Gorman High School 13th Annual Wine & Beer Tasting and Auction — in celebration of the opening of the new campus at 5959 S. Hualapai Way — is scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 29 at the school. Tickets are $85 in advance or $100 at the door; packages and sponsorships also are available. RSVPs are due by Sept. 21. For tickets or more information, call the school’s development office at 732-1945, Ext. 4034. The event is open to those 21 and older. …
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at 4550 W. Maryland Parkway will host an Ice Blended drinking contest at noon Sunday. The entry fee is $5.
Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-000. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.
