5 restaurants you should try in Las Vegas this week

Something new

Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, has introduced the monthly Border Grill Patio Series. The first event, Spring Break Clam Bake, runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and is $97 per person inclusive. Clams, crabs, mussels, chorizo, corn and potatoes are on the menu, along with bottomless beer, sangria, margaritas and micheladas, with a bonfire for atmosphere. For tickets, go to www.bordergrill.com.

Family fun

Day trip! Pack the kids in the family truckster and head to Pahrump on Saturday for the fourth annual Silver State Chili Cook-Off from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Petrack Park on state Route 160. Admission is free, and the event will include live music and dancers, gun fighters, vendors, a car show and more. Go to visitpahrump.com.

Solo trip

Stop by the Dog Haus at 4480 Paradise Road during its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and you can get a free Haus Dog. Dog Haus offers seven choices, including the Scott Baioli, topped with smoked bacon, white American cheese, garlic aioli and caramelized onions, and the Pig Lebowski, Polish kielbasa with Haus slaw, barbecue sauce and french fries.

Date night

There’s no conundrum here: You and your buddy can partake of wines from Wagner Vineyards, including Conundrum White Blend 2013, Conundrum Red Blend 2013 and Merlot Emmolo Napa Valley 2011, during a winemaker dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Spiedini at the J.W. Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. The four-course dinner with an entree of pork rib-eye with potato puree and sweet-and-sour Savoy cabbage is $69, plus tax and tip. Call 702-869-8500.

For friends

If your friends are the dainty-fingered type — and even if they’re not — consider getting together for afternoon tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas in Henderson. Served in traditional tea sets, it includes petite tea sandwiches, scones, a selection of desserts and tea of your choice and is $38 per person, plus tax and tip. The teas will continue on the third Sunday of each month, except April.