The Dish: Wine celebration leads off restaurant events

The wine celebration Festivino returns Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Venetian and Palazzo, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The event, which includes sampling of food as well as wines, is $85; visit www.Venetian.com or a Venetian or Palazzo box office. …

Cooking with chocolate will be the focus of the next in “An Executive Chef’s Culinary Classroom” series at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South. It’s $125 inclusive; call 866-406-7117. …

Luckyrice Night Market returns to the valley from 8 to 11 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Asian street food flavors will be showcased by locally and nationally based chefs. Tickets, which are $88 for general admission, $150 for VIP, are available at www.CosmopolitanLasVegas.com. …

T-Bones Chophouse &Lounge at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., will celebrate National Vodka Day with a dinner and specialty Stolichnaya cocktails at 6 p.m. Oct. 4. Preceded by passed appetizers, the four-course dinner will have an entree of marinated bison tenderloin. It’s $85 plus tax and tip; call Michelle Lee at 702-797-7517. …

Distill Southern Highlands, 4830 W. Pyle Ave., now offers lunch specials from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, such as a chicken Parmesan sandwich with side on Mondays ($8.99) and an open-faced prime rib sandwich with side on Saturdays ($9.95). They’re also available at Distill Summerlin, 10820 W. Charleston Blvd. …

Two more local outlets of The Wiener’s Circle have opened at Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive. The sports book stand is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and the bowling center location from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. …

The Chocolate Bar, serving such specialties as a Chocolate Coconut Martini and Chocolate Rouge Wine, has opened at New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.

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