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Cast your votes in Zagat Survey

Balloting is open for the 2008 Zagat Survey's Best of Las Vegas guide. To rate places you visit, go to www.zagat.com. Those who vote by July 29 will receive a free copy of the survey when it is published. ...

Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will celebrate Bastille Day on Saturday with special menu items, including Fanny Bay oysters, classic bouillabaisse and chilled cauliflower soup with onion chutney on a toasted crouton. ...

Bonjour Bistro, 9055 S. Eastern Ave., will celebrate Bastille Day with a special wine dinner Saturday. With an entree of stuffed pork tenderloin with Madeira/prune reduction, the three-course dinner is $44.95, plus tax and tip. To reserve: 270-2102. ...

Origin India, 4480 Paradise Road, celebrates summer with its Kebab Festival through July 21. Vegetarian selections include herb-battered mushrooms stuffed with spinach and olives, homemade Indian cheese stuffed with chutney, and grilled and stuffed broccoli; meat selections include marinated lamb chops grilled in the tandoor, saffron-and-coriander-flavored skewered chicken and sea bass stuffed with spiced seafood. ...

Stripburger has opened at 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, next to sister restaurant Cafe Ba Ba Reeba. The open-air restaurant and bar offers a variety of burgers (all priced at less than $10), other specialty sandwiches and sides including fried Kosher dill pickles. Call 737-8747 or visit www.stripburger.com. ...

The July Epicurean Adventure dinner at Envy the Steakhouse at the Renaissance Las Vegas, 3400 Paradise Road, is a Mediterranean Coastal wine dinner, to be served during regular dinner hours of 5 to 10 p.m. from Monday through July 22. With an entree of Maghreb-spiced crusted beef fillet, the four-course dinner is $85 with wines or $59 without; wines only are $35. To reserve: 784-5716.

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.

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