RESTAURANT NEWS
Saturday event features Korean foods, fashion
The Taste of Korea Korean Cooking Contest is scheduled from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Amphitheater, 500 Grand Central Parkway. Events will include cooking and tasting of Korean foods, plus a Korean fashion show, puppet show and more. Admission is free. …
“Cocktails & Coral,” the sixth annual fundraising gala by the Epicurean Charitable Foundation, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Mandalay Bay Beach, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The evening will include food from various Las Vegas restaurants as well as wine and spirits. Andre Agassi will be the honoree. Tickets, which help support the foundation’s scholarship program, are $500 each and can be obtained by calling 932-5098 or e-mailing info@ecflv.org. …
Memphis chef Frank Grisanti will be guest chef at the Chef Artist Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building, 801 E. Flamingo Road. The menu will include pork chop saltimbocca, smoked chicken ravioli and more; tickets, which are $100 per person inclusive, help support UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Food and Beverage Management Department. To reserve: 895-3230. …
“Cavetoberfest,” with special German drinks, starts Monday at the “Defending the Caveman” show at the Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St. The 3 p.m. Oct. 20 performance of the show will be entirely in German. …
A souk — a Moroccan market — takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday at Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort. Activities include wine tasting, specials and promotions from area restaurants and products by local artisans. Admission is free; for details, call 567-6000, Ext. 51. …
Brandon Konishi, chef/partner of Roy’s Restaurant at 8701 W. Charleston Blvd., won the Las Vegas Chefs’ Challenge — Battle: Aloha Soy Sauce on Sept. 15, and will compete in the competition’s national finals in Hawaii next month.
Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.
