Taste of the Nation features lots of local chefs

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation Las Vegas is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 19 at Rain at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. More than 35 local chefs will participate. It will include food, drink and auctions and is $75 general admission, $100 for VIP (which includes a 5:30 p.m. reception); call (877) 26-TASTE (877-268-2783) or visit www.TasteOfTheNation.org. ...

The four-year anniversary celebration of Marssa restaurant at Loew's Lake Las Vegas in Henderson is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. It's $45 per person; call 567-6125. ...

Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day is scheduled for noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the stores at Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, and The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2240 Village Walk Drive, both in Henderson. All small cones are free, but donations will be collected for charities. ...

Roy's Restaurants founder Chef Roy Yamaguchi will participate in a Tobin James winemaker dinner Wednesday at Roy's at 8701 W. Charleston Blvd., with seatings from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The four-course dinner is $75.95 per person, plus tax and tip. To reserve: 838-3620. ...

A pinot noir dinner featuring the bottlings of Pali Wine Co. is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Simon at Palms Place, 4381 W. Flamingo Road. With an entree of dry-aged New York strip, the four-course dinner with appetizers is $80 per person, plus tax and tip. To reserve: 944-3292. ...

The 10th annual Pure Aloha Festival is scheduled from Thursday through April 17 at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. It will include food, crafts, live entertainment and rides. Admission is $7, or $5 for seniors 55 and older, children younger than 10 and those with military ID. ...

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is marking Alaskan halibut season with a broiled halibut T-bone with lemon pepper and olive oil and Parmesan-crusted halibut. ...

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