RESTAURANT NEWS

Cheesecake store serving free slices

In honor of National Cheesecake Day on Wednesday, Cheesecake and Crime, 10545 S. Eastern Ave., will serve free slices of its homemade cheesecake, which comes in traditional flavors (such as strawberry and chocolate) and less-traditional (such as jalapeno, served with salsa). For details, call 629-5523 or visit www.cheesecakeandcrime. com. ...

Wolfgang Puck's six Las Vegas restaurants are offering specials for locals through the end of August. Spago at the Forum Shops at Caesars has a five-course tasting menu for $65 per person in the main dining room. Chinois, also at the Forum Shops, has a three-course tasting menu for $29 per person. Postrio, at the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, has a tasting menu in its patio cafe for $45 per couple. Trattoria del Lupo at Mandalay Bay has a prix-fixe menu for $40 per person. Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at the MGM Grand has created a Farmers' Market Menu for $40 per person, and Cut, at the Palazzo, offers a complimentary Bellini for each guest. ...

Chef Laurent Tourondel has opened BLT Burger at The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Serving burgers including regular beef, American kobe, lamb and salmon, plus specialty cocktails and milkshakes, (the Twinkie Boy combines vanilla ice cream, a Twinkie and caramel syrup), it's open from 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily. Call 792-7888 or visit www.bltburger.com. ...

Lake Powell Resort has introduced Chef Brandon's Table, a chef's-choice dining program at the Rainbow Room Restaurant. Available Friday and Saturday nights through Sept. 20, the program highlights the restaurant's sustainable cuisine through a four-course menu with wine pairings. For reservations or more information, call (888) 486-4665. ...

Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will close Monday for remodeling, with reopening scheduled for Aug. 28.

Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.