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In conjunction with its 15th-anniversary celebration, Paris Las Vegas is offering $19.99 weekday lunch in its Le Village Buffet and a $15 three-course lunch at Le Cafe Ille St. Louis from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, both through Sept. 30.

It’s National Mushroom Month, so consider celebrating in style.

A number of local restaurants are planning special observances for Mexican Independence Day. Drink specials also will abound.

In recent years, this “college-educated cabbage” has gotten attention like never before, in large part because cauliflower is being prepared in ways like never before. Chefs are roasting it, frying it, pickling it, pureeing it and using it instead of rice.

Our list is all over the map, but that’s kind of the point. Casual American food crosses a lot of lines and finds its way onto menus that are full of variety that ranges from comfort food to out-there entrees.

Made L.V. American Tavern is the latest culinary venture to open in Tivoli Village, taking over the space formerly occupied by Bradley Ogden’s Hops & Harvest.