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Chef Michael Mina opened Bardot Brasserie in the Aria this month. Its interior is designed to evoke a cafe along Paris’ Champs Elysees in the ’20s.

“Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: Food to Warm the Soul” features recipes such as Quebecois mussel chowder with cod and cider.

In the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks will see whether they can win a second straight Super Bowl by defeating the New England Patriots. If the battle moved to the dinner table, salmon would be up against lobster. Chefs take sides.

Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with ethnic restaurants this week.

While the ban was in effect, Las Vegas restaurants saw quite a few visitors from the Golden State who were hungering for the delicacy, which is the enlarged liver of ducks or geese. But restaurateurs don’t expect a huge drop in sales now that a federal judge lifted the ban.