Food, wine festival coming to South Point

The Las Vegas International Wine & Food Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South. A benefit for the Clark County Community Food Bank, it's $75 per day in advance (or $125 for both days), $95 at the door. Advance tickets can be obtained at VegasWineFest.com or at the South Point box office. ...

Andre's French Restaurant, 401 S. Sixth St., will host a First Friday wine and cheese tasting today from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The featured artist is Isabelle Michaud, the niece of chef/owner Andre Rochat. ...

Bonjour Bistro, 9055 S. Eastern Ave., has introduced a tapas menu that includes Spanish chorizo and Tortilla Española, and a lighter, lower-cost menu that includes French sausage and fries, a chicken crepe and a penne dish. ...

Ellis Island's egg nog is back for the holiday season. It's $29.95 a bottle and $4 a glass at Ellis Island, 4178 Koval Lane, and the Village Pubs, which have multiple locations around the valley. ...

Piero Selvaggio's Giorgio at Mandalay Place, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is offering a 20 percent discount to Nevada residents with identification, through Jan. 1. ...

The Salt Lick Bar-B-Q, Cabo Mexican Restaurant, Grande Cafe, Tides Oyster Bar and Turf Grill at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., are offering discounted prices on select menu items through Nov. 30. The resort's Feast Buffet is offering $5 off the $18.99 Saturday brunch for Boarding Pass members. ...

Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave., now offers complimentary tableside service from a traditional noodle menu in its Asian gaming pit, for qualified Boarding Pass members from 6 p.m. to midnight. ...

Among the restaurants offering Thanksgiving-dinner-to-go this year are Ceres at the JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd.; the Bagel Cafe, 301 N. Buffalo Drive; Memphis Championship Barbecue and Marie Callender's.

Submit information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-0474 or e-mail her at hrinella@ reviewjournal.com.