Street Food Throwdown focusing on pulled pork

Pulled pork will be the focus of the Street Food Throwdown from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the future site of Slidin' Thru's southwest restaurant at 5165 S. Fort Apache Road. Slidin' Thru, Haulin' Balls, Curbside Cafe, Rusty Pickle and Ben's BBQ & Smokehouse are expected to compete, and Grouchy John's Coffee also will be serving. ...

The third annual Artfully Sweet, for the benefit of Southern Nevada Children First, is from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at a private residence in Summerlin. Tickets, which are $35 per person, include sweets by D.W. Bistro, Elements Kitchen & Martini Bar, Jennita Russo Catering, Vosges Chocolates and others, and are available at www.ChildrenFirst-NV.org. ...

In honor of National Joe Day on Tuesday, Joe's Stone Crab at The Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will give a free slice of Joe's pie to anyone whose name is Joe (Joanna, Josephine, etc.) and who has a photo ID to prove it. Anyone dining there that day, though, can get a free cup o' Joe. ...

A spaghetti night for the benefit of Las Vegas Labrador Rescue is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 16 at Annie's Gourmet Italian Restaurant, 1716 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson. It's $20 for adults, $10 for kids 10 and younger, and the evening will include a silent auction and adoptable Labs. For tickets, stop by Annie's Gourmet Italian or email LasVegasLabradorRescue@gmail.com. ...

Santora's Sunset Bar & Grill, 4401 E. Sunset Road in Henderson, has abandoned its switch to Steelz and returned to its Buffalo-centric roots. ...

Yahoo's Fish Taco has opened a second Las Vegas location, at 1000 S. Rampart Blvd. ...

Knights of Columbus Council 8282 is serving a Lenten fish fry dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. today and March 30 at St. Viator Catholic Community, 2461 E. Flamingo Road. The dinners of fried Alaskan cod, french fries and cole slaw are $7 for adults, $4 for children. ...

YoScream has opened in Tivoli Village at 30 S. Rampart Blvd., serving self-serve frozen yogurt, ice cream and dessert crepes and Belgian waffles. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 982-5598. ...

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