THE DISH: Restaurants celebrating Mardi Gras

To celebrate Mardi Gras, Emeril Lagasse's Las Vegas restaurants -- Table 10 at the Palazzo, Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian and Emeril's New Orleans Fish House at the MGM Grand -- will offer New Orleans-style snacks and classic Big Easy cocktails such as the Sazerac and Hurricane from 3 to 7 p.m. today through Tuesday. ...

In other Mardi Gras news, free beignets and Champagne will be served at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday near the Race & Sports Book at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. The hotel-casino also will offer jambalaya, a cup of gumbo or house salad and a slice of Key lime pie for $12.99 in its Courtyard Cafe; items including jambalaya, red beans and rice, dirty rice, beignets, muffalettas and King Cake in the Fresh Market Buffet for $8.99 at lunch and $13.99 at dinner; and a jazz and Dixie band from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Bourbon Street Lounge. ...

To commemorate Presidents' Day Monday, Joe's Stone Crab in The Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is offering specials themed to their portraits. So a pound of medium stone crabs is a Jackson ($20), sides such as Jennie's Mashed Potatoes and Joe's Grilled Tomatoes and Mac and Cheese are a Lincoln ($5) and a piece of Joe's Key lime pie is a Washington ($1) -- valid for dine-in only. ...

This sure is a holiday-filled week; at least two local restaurants are celebrating National Margarita Day on Wednesday. Tacos & Tequila at the Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will offer two-for-one house margaritas from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. And Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville at the Flamingo, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will offer a 22 percent discount on margarita-related merchandise. Also, anyone celebrating a 2/22 birthday will get a $22.20 gift certificate to use during their visit, and anyone with a 2/22/22 birth date will get free food and beverages all day. ...

The Royal Tea Society plans a Breakfast at Tiffany's Tea from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 4 at Lakeside at Desert Shores, 2620 Regatta Drive. It's $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers, and prepayment is due by Feb. 24. Call 260-4600 or email RoyalTeaSociety@cox.net. ...

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