Tickets on sale for annual Las Vegas Epicurean Affair

Tickets are on sale for the Las Vegas Epicurean Affair, scheduled for Sept. 9 poolside at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South. They're $150 for VIPs (entry at 6 p.m.), $100 general admission (entry at 7 p.m.); private cabanas are $300 each. For tickets, visit www.EpicureanAffairLasVegas.com, call the Nevada Restaurant Association at 878-2313, or call the Palazzo box office at 414-9000. ...

Wines from California and New Zealand will be featured in a dinner at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Gaetano's Ristorante, 10271 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. With an entree of baramonte fish or braised beef short ribs, the five-course dinner is $85 per person, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 361-1661. ...

LBS: A Burger Joint at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., is introducing its Patty Wagon, a mobile restaurant and catering truck, which serves slider versions of LBS' burgers in various locations in the valley. For current location, watch for its tweets at www.twitter.com/lbspattywagon. ...

In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Memphis Championship Barbecue's three locations will offer two specials this Sunday: buy-one-get-one-free breakfast from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and BOGOF fried chicken dinner from 11 a.m. until closing. ...

Panevino Ristorante, 246 Via Antonio Ave., is offering ladies night from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays through the end of the month. Women will receive free drinks from Bacardi or Ketel One, depending on the week. ...

First Food & Bar at The Shoppes at Palazzo, 3327 Las Vegas Blvd. South, has introduced summer lunch and dinner menus, with such dishes as a watermelon salad, gyro eggroll Mykonos-style and a summer tomato salad. ...

Alex at Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received the 2010 Grand Award from Wine Spectator magazine. It's one of 75 restaurants in the world to win it. ...

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