RESTAURANT NEWS

Hard Rock Cafe offering bargain burgers

In celebration of its Founders' Day, the Hard Rock Cafe, 4475 Paradise Road, is offering its Hard Rock Legendary Burger (10 ounces with bacon, cheddar and a fried onion ring) for 71 cents on Saturday to badge-bearers including law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency-medical personnel. ...

A dinner-show package featuring a screening of "Planting the Seeds," an animation piece by Takashi Murakami, will be presented at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Monday at Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The screening will be on the resort's Lake of Dreams. The four-course dinners will be at SW Steakhouse ($160, with filet mignon or Alaskan halibut as an entree) and Daniel Boulud Brasserie ($145, with braised short ribs or Scottish salmon as an entree). For reservations, call 770-3463). ...

"Sonoma vs. Napa: Wine Country Challenge" is the theme of the June Epicurean Adventure at Envy the Steakhouse from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through June 22 at the Renaissance Las Vegas, 3400 Paradise Road. With an entree of herb-roasted Cornish game hen, the four-course dinner is $98 with wines or $62 without; wines alone are $55. For reservations, call 784-5716. ...

The bottlings of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates will be featured in a dinner at 6 p.m. June 20 at Ventano Italian Grill & Seafood, 191 S. Arroyo Grande Blvd. in Henderson. With an entree of seared halibut, the five-course dinner with reception is $95 per person, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 944-4848. ...

The Carmel Room at the Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., has introduced a new weekly dinner series, "Thursdays -- Direct from the Santa Monica Farmer's Market." For reservations and more information on each week's menu specials and pricing, call 507-5955.

Also at the Rampart, the Promenade Cafe has introduced a number of new menu selections, including Brooklyn whitefish salad, a Tampa-style Cuban sandwich and Southern-fried chicken breast with scallion-honey butter.

Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.