Gordon Ramsay hosting James Beard Foundation dinner
Gordon Ramsay will host a Friends of the James Beard Foundation dinner at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
With a choice of entrees, the five-course dinner with passed hors d'oeuvres is $175 for members of the foundation, $200 for nonmembers. For reservations, email MSpeagle@caesars.com. Ramsay also has announced the creation of the Gordon Ramsay Steak scholarship, to benefit a student from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas. ...
Saturday marks the beginning of the third annual Festivino, a celebration of Bordeaux at The Venetian and the Palazzo. From 7 to 9 p.m., guests can sample wines and appetizers in the Palazzo's Waterfall Atrium. Tickets are $40 at www.PalazzoLasVegas.com or any Venetian or Palazzo box office.
Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro at the Palazzo and Pinot Brasserie at The Venetian are offering $75 three-course prix-fixe menus with Bordeaux pairings through the end of the month. At Morels, the dinner has an entree of New York steak; at Pinot Brasserie, entree choices are barramundi, roast chicken or filet mignon. ...
You can party like it's the end of the world - that is, if you follow the Mayan calendar - Dec. 21 at Ri Ra at Mandalay Place, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The event will include a "last meal" dinner menu, drink specials and two toasts - at 4:01 p.m. to celebrate Ireland's survival, and at 12:01 a.m. to celebrate America's. ...
Ri Ra also is offering locals 40 percent off lunch and dinner items every Friday through the end of the month. ID required. ...
Another opportunity to mark the end of the Mayan calendar Dec. 21 is being offered by the Ravello Lounge at M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Henderson. The party will run from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., with drink specials. It's $5 for locals, $10 for nonlocals. ...
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