Sons of Norway holding lutefisk dinner
Love it or hate it, you may want to know that it’s lutefisk time again. Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway has scheduled its annual dinner for Jan. 26 at the Elks Lodge at 1217 Nevada Highway in Boulder City. Seatings will be at 3 and 6 p.m.; tickets must be purchased by Jan. 20. On the menu: lutefisk with melted butter or white sauce, roasted pork, boiled potatoes, peas and carrots, lefse and Norwegian cookies. Packaged lefse (10 for $10) also will be available, as will aquavit. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger and are available by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a note on how many are attending which seating, plus a phone number and a check made out to the Sons of Norway, to Gwen Knighton, 2156 Marstons Mills Court, Henderson 89044. For more information, call 869-5775. …
Inglenook wines and the cuisine of Jean-Georges Vongerichten of Prime Steakhouse will be featured in the first event of this year’s Epicurean Epicenter Series, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets, which are $350, are available by calling the Bellagio concierge at (866) 406-7117. …
Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill has opened at Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Gordon Ramsay BurGR at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The former has both a grill menu (lamb T-bone, brick-pressed Cornish chicken) and a pub menu (English ale onion soup, shepherd’s pie); the latter a menu of traditional burgers plus such specialties as pork belly bao buns and pudding shakes. …
Poppy Den Asian Gastropub has opened in Tivoli Village at 440 S. Rampart Blvd., serving chef Angelo Sosa’s fish sandwich with onion jam and dill, watermelon salad with goat cheese and “Simply the Best” potato chips and ice cream. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, dinner from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 5:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and brunch from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends. Call 802-2480 or visit www.VegasPoppyDen.com. …
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