This week’s 5 best bets for dining in Las Vegas

Something new

If the Riviera isn’t on your schedule this summer — and we’re talking about the Italian or French Riviera, not the one on the Strip that recently was imploded — you can make believe by partaking of the new cocktail-pairing menu at Rivea at The Delano. Five cocktails have been created to pair with five of chef Alain Ducasse’s dishes, such as the Limoncello Baba, shown, paired with the Elegant, with dry and blanc vermouths, apricot and blanco tequila.

Family fun

Treat the family to an iconic Japanese steakhouse experience at the new Benihana at the Fashion Show Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South. It has a sushi bar, cocktail lounge, outdoor patio and 18 teppanyaki tables, two of which seat parties up to 12. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays. Call 702-820-3080.

Solo trip

Expand your culinary horizons with demonstrations by chefs from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas at Whole Foods Market at Town Square. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Rhori Kow of Wicked Spoon will prepare Cajun shrimp and grits with white cheddar, and at the same time Sept. 6, Mario Morales of Holsteins Shakes & Buns will present a vegan coconut raspberry milkshake and Buffalo chicken dip.

Date night

An intimate tasting of the bottlings of Miner Family Winery will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas. With passed hors d’oeuvres, it’s $40; call 702-948-6937.

For friends

James Beard Award-winning chef Jose Andres has introduced a number of new dishes, perfect for socializing, at Bar Centro at Bazaar Meat at SLS Las Vegas. Available at 5:30 nightly, they include cotton candy foie gras with crispy amaranth, $8; a suckling pig sandwich with caramelized onions and honey mustard, $10; and fresh oysters with fruit vinegar, cocktail sauce, lemon and black pepper, $3 each.

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