Food and music combine for Bite of Las Vegas
The 12th annual Bite of Las Vegas food and music festival is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 18 at Desert Breeze Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road. Some 45 restaurants are expected to participate, offering tastes in $1 to $5 portions. Admission is $8 for adults, free for children 5 and younger, and those attending can get $1 off the admission price with a donation at the gate of canned food for the City Mission of Las Vegas. Also, $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to the mission. For more information, visit www.biteoflv.net or call 889-5100. …
James Beard Foundation Award winners and other chefs will be featured in the foundation’s Taste America event Oct. 24-26 at various venues on and near the Strip. Events will include chef-driven dinners, cooking demonstrations, educational panels, a gala event and other activities. For tickets, which range from $175 to $500, and more information, visit www.JBFTasteAmerica.com or call (212) 925-0054. …
T&T (Tacos & Tequila) has opened at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, offering modern and traditional Mexican cuisine including crab, chicken or tuna tostadas, chili rellenos, pork spare ribs and tacos filled with lobster, carne asada and Kobe beef. Hours run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, plus a late-night menu until 3 a.m. Call 262-5225 for details. …
An international beer-pairing dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Martinis, 1205 S. Fort Apache Road. With an entree of roasted veal tenderloin, the four-course dinner is $62.50 per couple, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 242-8464. …
Craig Beam, a master distiller with Heaven Hill Distillery, will preside at a dinner and bourbon pairing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Twin Creeks at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. The three-course dinner is $80 per person. For details or to purchase tickets, call 914-8594. …
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, 9595 S. Eastern Ave., has introduced a pizza of the month and cheesecake of the month. For October, they’re a spinach and artichoke pizza and caramel-apple cheesecake. …
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