RESTAURANT NEWS

California Pizza Kitchen to help foster children

California Pizza Kitchen's new location at Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will donate 100 percent of all drive-in pizza sales on Monday to Child Focus, which provides resources and services to the more than 6,000 Clark County children in foster care. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For details, call 896-5154. ...

A restyled Twin Creeks has opened at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, offering a new menu and signature boutique bourbons. Menu selections include maple-cured salmon with golden beets and a roasted artichoke and petite licorice salad. ...

Beringer Vineyards will be featured during the December winemaker dinner at Spiedini at the JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. With an entree of wood-roasted Cervena venison, the four-course dinner is $63. To reserve, call 869-8500. ...

Black-eyed peas, a traditional Southern New Year's good-luck dish, can be ordered at Memphis Championship Barbecue's three valley locations. They're available in side-order, pint, quart and gallon sizes. Those who dine-in on New Year's Day will receive free samples. The restaurants also are featuring smoked prime-rib dinners, as well as take-out smoked prime rib in various sizes. ...

Special holiday dishes are being offered at Wolfgang Puck's Trattoria del Lupo at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South; Postrio at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South; and Spago and Chinois at The Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South. ...

Morton's the Steakhouse, 400 E. Flamingo Road, is offering a $99 steak-and-seafood dinner for two through Dec. 23. The four-course dinner includes an entree of two single-cut filets and a choice of Shrimp Alexander, lump crab cake or broiled sea scallops. To reserve, call 893-0703.

Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 38304676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.