Food & Wine All-Star Weekend to feature dinners, demonstrations
The third annual Food & Wine All-Star Weekend is today through Sunday at Aria, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. Weekend events range from dinners to cooking demonstrations. For tickets and details, go to www.MGMResorts.com/FoodandWine. …
The first Cowboy BBQ sponsored by the city of Henderson is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St. Admission is free; activities will include a cook-off, Rib Village and live entertainment. …
Reservations are available for the Jean-Louis Palladin Dinner, to be prepared by 20 chefs and scheduled for Oct. 21 at Alize at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. The eight-course dinner, with an entree of duo of veal or chicken galantine with king crab legs, is $325 per person, or $300 for James Beard Foundation members, with proceeds to the foundation. There also will be a live auction. For reservations, call 951-7000. …
Tickets are on sale for Communities In Schools of Nevada’s second annual Harvest for Hope, scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 19 at the World Market Center, 495 S. Grand Central Parkway. Tickets, which are $175 for adults and $50 for kids, include food from restaurants at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and beverages. For tickets, go to www.CISNevada.org. …
The Verandah at the Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is featuring the Strawberry Cheesecake and Watermelon Granita cocktails during October, with $2 from the sale of each drink to be donated to U.C. San Diego’s Nevada Cancer Institute. …
Origin India, 4480 Paradise Road, has resumed serving a lunch buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. It’s $11.95, with half off for kids 3 to 7 and free for kids under 3. It features a rotating assortment of dishes such as vegetable pakora, goat korma, palak paneer, rice, salads, soup, dessert and naan. …
Giada’s Italian Cucina has introduced Molto Piccolo, inside the American Mart at 8816 S. Eastern Ave., serving meatballs in a bowl, chicken Parmesan, buckets of pasta and more. For takeout, call 754-3360. …
Cafe Cortez at the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St., now offers a takeout menu available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It includes appetizers, salads, burgers and sandwiches. …
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