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Dining events and news from across the valley.

Few would expect Santa to undertake his tour de world on Christmas Eve without sufficient fuel to keep him going. But in far too many homes, Santa, encounters so-so Christmas cookies and a glass of lukewarm milk. So, in the spirit of the season, we asked a bunch of Las Vegans to suggest other things to leave for Santa and his crew.

Pie Me Over makes one thing and makes it very well: the chicken pot pie.

Basil scrambled eggs with goat cheese from Kevin Dundon’s “Back to Basics.”

Dougie J’s Cafe at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Bonneville Avenue features comfort food and patriotic decor. It’s named for SPC Douglas J. Green, who was 23 when he was killed in action in August in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Las Vegas’ restaurant realm staggered a bit for a few years during the worst of the recession, but regained its footing during 2014 all over the valley. Here are my picks for the 10 best.