Emeril’s offers Feast of the Seven Fishes
Emeril's New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, once again is offering its version of the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, which will be available through Sunday. It's a chilled seafood platter, charred octopus and watercress salad, brandada de bacalao, grilled Gulf shrimp, baked calamari, clams casino and yellowfin tuna marmitako, with a selection of sorbets, beignets, chocolate truffles and cannoli for dessert. It's $80 per person for a minimum of two, with all courses served family-style. For reservations, call 702-891-7374. ...
Tickets are now on sale for the Grand Tasting of Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit, scheduled for April 29 at Caesars Palace, at $225, or $300 for VIP/early access. The annual weekend will have numerous yet-to-be-announced culinary events that also will be at The Cromwell, The Venetian and the Palazzo from April 28 to May 1. For Grand Tasting tickets, go to vegasuncorked.com. ...
The Mandarin Oriental, 3752 Las Vegas Blvd. South, now offers two weekly classes by its mixologist, Michael LaPenna, and master sommelier, Will Costello. "Mixologist in the Making," from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturdays in the hotel's Mandarin Bar, teaches the 12 cocktails everyone should know and also covers distillation, production and tasting. It's $50. "Sips with a Master Sommelier," from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturdays in the private dining room at Twist, covers oak, old world, new world, thin- and thick-skinned varietals and tips on blind tasting, plus a tasting of four premium wines. It's also $50. Call 702-590-8888 at least 24 hours in advance for reservations. ...
Via Brasil Steakhouse, 1225 S. Fort Apache Road, has introduced market-price seafood and a la carte dishes, with the latter including bacon-wrapped shrimp ($10.50, or $7.50 during happy hour), a spiced apple pork chop ($14.50, or $10.50 during happy hour) and filet mignon in green peppercorn sauce with grilled shrimp and roasted potatoes ($25.50, or $18.50 during happy hour). Call 702-804-1400. ...
Carmine's at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, has expanded its happy hour menu, with cocktails including a frozen cosmopolitan ($7) and Italian shandy ($5) and dishes including eggplant rollatini ($8) and mussels in red sauce ($9).
