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Mi Casa Grill Cantina at the Silverton Casino Lodge, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, plans to offer drink specials, special prices on tacos and enchiladas and a sombrero toss competition for Cinco de Mayo Thursday.

For more information, call 263-7777.

Cheeburger cheeburger to celebrate Hamburger Month in May

Cheeburger Cheeburger, 8390 S. Rainbow Blvd., plans to mark National Hamburger Month in May by offering a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal on its 100 percent Angus beef burgers.

Cheeburger’s Invent Your Own Taste menu allows patrons to select from five sizes of burger, 15 to 27 toppings and 10 types of cheese, all at no additional charge. Burgers are made fresh to order, and the menu includes fresh fries and onion rings. There are more than 150 different flavors of milkshakes, which patrons can add flavors and toppings to at no extra cost.

The restaurant has a 1950s and ’60s theme with neon lights and signs, posters and music from the era.

For more information, call 220-3912.

Eateries at The Orleans to serve Mother’s Day specials

Canal Street at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., plans to serve a special Mother’s Day menu from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

The menu features a starter of prosciutto, endive asparagus and mozzarella bruschetta; choice of lobster bisque or summer strawberry salad; and entree choices of Louisiana beef Oscar for $32, stuffed prawns for $30 or chicken scallopine Napoleon for $24. Dessert is strawberry shortcake.

Courtyard Café plans to serve a Mother’s Day special from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for $11.99. It features entree choices of New York steak and jumbo fried shrimp, turkey dinner or sesame-crusted salmon and house soup or salad and strawberry cream pie.

French Market Buffet will serve a champagne and seafood brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 4 to 9 p.m. for $17.99, with discounts for B Connected club members.

The Prime Rib Loft plans to serve a special menu from 5 to 10 p.m., with a starter of chicken satay, choice of cream of potato soup or watermelon and jicama salad, entree choices of half Maine lobster tail for $31, coconut-crusted chicken for $22 or applewood bacon-wrapped filet mignon for $29 and white chocolate raspberry truffle for dessert.

The regular menus also will be available. For reservations, call 365-7111.

Enjoy Mother’s Day at the Gold Coast

The Cortez Room at the Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, plans to feature a Mother’s Day special for $34 from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday with soup, salad, steak Diane and peach melba.

The Ports O’Call Buffet will serve a Mother’s Day menu from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and a champagne brunch until 3 p.m. The brunch is $12.99 for B Connected cardholders.

For more information, call 367-7111.

McFadden’s to host Cinco de Mayo, College Night celebration

McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon in the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, plans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Beerfest College Night with free drinks for local and college women from 10 to 11 p.m. Thursday.

All guests can enjoy $20 endless Coors Light drafts and $5 pitchers from 10 p.m. to close. Drink specials will include $5 margaritas and $5 Ambhar shots. A beer pong tournament is planned for 10 p.m.

For more information, call 270-6200.

Nove Italiano rolls out
new seasonal menu items

Executive chef Geno Bernardo has announced new seasonal menu items at Nove Italiano inside the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road.

The menu features ingredients from Bernardo’s farm in Pahrump. The farm-to-fork salad has Nove’s private farm mixed greens tossed with strawberries and goat cheese. Spring brodo, a soup, is made daily. Entrees include grilled Thai snapper, served with a colorful assortment of artichokes, fingerling potatoes and olives, and veal osso bucco, plated with saffron risotto, pea shoots and gremolata. Side dishes include broccoli di cicco, with elephant garlic and crushed chili, and cauliflower bistecca, sweetened with cherry agrodolce, a traditional sweet and sour Italian sauce.

For more information, call 942-6800.

Brio Tuscan Grille offers
Educators’ discount

Brio Tuscan Grille at Tivoli Village, 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 180, plans to celebrate Teachers Appreciation Week through Friday by offering teachers and school administrators 20 percent off.

Teachers and administrators must present their Clark County School District badge to receive the discount, which is valid only for patrons dining in the restaurant. Tax, gratuity and beverages are not included.

Les Kincaid, UNLV announce
wine and cooking classes

Wine radio show host Les Kincaid and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas plan to present a series of wine and cooking classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on select dates in May.

A class called Tequilas is scheduled for Wednesday at Total Wine & More in Boca Park, 730 S. Rampart Blvd. Learn the differences between average tequila and premium flavors, as well as how tequilas are made and why they are not just for margaritas anymore. The cost is $50 per person, paid by cash or check. This class is for students 21 or older. To RSVP, email les@leskincaid.com or call 871-5145.

Garlic Lover’s Feast is scheduled for May 10 at the Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery, 4175 S. Grand Canyon Drive, Suite 109. Learn to use garlic in a multitude of recipes.

There’s More Than Chardonnay! is scheduled for May 11 at Total Wine & More in Boca Park. Explore the richness of choices available to aficionados of the white grape, from light and fresh sparkling wines to deep and rich dessert wines. This class is for students 21 or older.

Summer Salads is scheduled for May 17 and 24 at the Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery. Learn how to transform fresh vegetables and lettuce into dishes that are healthy, tasty and easy to prepare.

To reserve a spot for Garlic Lover’s Feast, There’s More Than Chardonnay! or Summer Salads, visit edoutreach.unlv.edu/continuingeducation and under “Programs and Courses” click on “Personal Enrichment” and then “Gardening, Food and Beverage.”

Sauces, Rubs & Marinades is scheduled for May 18 at the Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery. This is part one of a three-part class designed to give information to make your summer grilling and barbecue experience a breeze. Learn easy recipes to enhance your outdoor cooking. This class can be taken alone or as part of the series. The cost is $45 per person.

Grilling, part two of the series, is scheduled for May 25 at the Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery. Learn proper methods of grilling everything from fish, seafood and meat to vegetables. Find out the difference between grilling and barbecuing. The cost is $55 per person.

The third class, Barbecuing, is scheduled for June 1 at the Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery. Learn proper methods of barbecuing, including direct and indirect smoking. The cost is $55 per person.

Class fees can be paid by cash or check. Seating is limited. To RSVP for Sauces, Rubs & Marinades or any of the Grilling series classes, email les@leskincaid.com or call 871-5145.

Panera Bread donates funds
to Children’s Miracle Network

Panera Bread recently donated $18,704.70 to the Children’s’ Miracle Network through Panera Bread’s Operation 2Dough-Nation. The funds will be used to further the network’s mission of caring for children and families stricken by illness. The check was presented to the network at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson.

Operation Dough-Nation donates a portion of customers donations made in the Community Breadbox containers near the registers, which it matches with cash for distribution to local charities. At the end of the day, local cafes also donate unsold bread and baked goods to local hunger relief agencies through the company’s Day-End Dough-Nation program.

Les Kincaid to debut new radio show

Les Kincaid plans to broadcast his new radio show “Les Kincaid’s Lifestyles Las Vegas” from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Each week guests will include celebrity chefs, cookbook authors, restaurateurs, food professionals, vintners, winemakers, wine professionals and Las Vegas entertainers. There will be three guests featured each week, with the live broadcast coming from P.J. Clarke’s in The Forum Shops at Caesars.

Listeners can tune in to KLAV 1230 AM or sorealradio.com (click “Station: Les Kincaid.”) Broadcasts will replay the following Mondays at noon on sorealradio.com.

Wine Walks to raise funds
for New Vista Community

The Village Lake Las Vegas plans to host a Wine Walk from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday to raise funds for New Vista Community, a nonprofit group that provides equal opportunities and support for the intellectually challenged people of all ages.

Wine Walk will feature a variety of wines at 20 different tasting stations through the Village and live entertainment.

Another Wine Walk to benefit New Vista Community is scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. May 21 at Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

The cost for either event is $25 per person in advance or $30 for a single ticket or two for $50 at the door.

For event tickets, visit winewalklv.com. Guests must be 21 or older.

Brio Tuscan Grille plans
Mother’s Day brunch

Brio Tuscan Grille at Tivoli Village, 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 180, plans to serve a Mother’s Day brunch starting at 10 a.m. Sunday.

A Tuscany-influenced menu will feature selections ranging from $10.95 to $18.95, and the full dinner menu will be available all day. The brunch menu includes frittata al forno, white chocolate raspberry French toast and crab and shrimp crepes. The drink menu will feature Italian bellinis or Mama’s Mimosa, served with Moletto Prosecco and fresh squeezed orange juice.

For reservations, call 433-1233.

Suncoast restaurants plan specials for mother’s Day

Café Siena in the Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, plans to serve a Mother’s Day dining special for $16.95 that includes a choice of soup or salad, entree choices of crab-stuffed chicken breast, seasoned rib-eye steak or Canton combo (shrimp, scallops and asparagus in black bean sauce) and dessert choices of tropical fruit tart or double fudge cake.

SC Prime Steakhouse and Bar plans to serve a Mother’s Day special for $49 that features soup or salad, entree choices of roasted beef tenderloin and broiled half lobster tail, veal Florentine or seabass and chocolate-dipped strawberry basket and peanut butter vanilla mousse and Grand Marnier crème anglaise for dessert.

The St. Tropez Buffet plans to serve a Mother’s Day buffet for $18.99 or $16.99 for B Connected cardholders (up to four guests per card).

For serving times or reservations, call 636-7111.

Buca di Beppo announces Mother’s Day, dining specials

Buca di Beppo plans to open at 11 a.m. Sunday for Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day menu will include the new Fritto Misto, which blends shrimp, calamari and pepperoncini coated in zesty breading and served in a colossal martini glass. The new red or white sangria will be available in 1-liter carafes.

Buca di Beppo is offering a Spring Features Menu for a limited time. Appetizers include cheesy bread Florentine and chopped antipasto salad. Entree selections include Parmesan-crusted tilapia served on a bed of sautéed spinach with fresh tomato bruschetta.

Buca di Beppo in the Las Vegas Valley is at 7690 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (363-6524) and 412 E. Flamingo Road (866-2867).

Rampart Casino to serve
Mother’s Day specials

The Carmel Room inside the Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., plans to serve a Mother’s Day brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

The menu will feature a pastry basket of muffins, cinnamon rolls and sticky pecan rolls with warm pastries and fruit compote of assorted melon ball and fresh berries with a hint of basil and Chambord. Entrees will include crab and asparagus omelet, crusted cinnamon swirled French toast, mushroom ravioli, lamb chops Carmel, petite steak and salmon. The dessert cart will have assorted French pastries.

The cost is $39 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

The Carmel Room also plans to serve a three-course dinner for Mother’s Day from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. It will have starter choices of seared scallop salad or rosemary-crusted goat cheese salad, entree choices of penne Florentine with garlic shrimp or steak frites, whole roasted beef tenderloin sliced to order with cherry and shallot reduction and crispy Battonnet potatoes. Dessert will be strawberries Romanoff, strawberries macerated in Grand Marnier and served with whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream.

The cost is $52 per person. For reservations for brunch or dinner, call 507-5955.

The Rampart Buffet plans to feature a special menu for Mother’s Day with brunch specialties served from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., including eggs Benedict, Sunrise lox scrambled eggs, omelets made to order, sausage, bacon, pecan waffles, cinnamon French toast and cheese blintz.

Other selections available from
9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. will be the salad bar, seafood on ice, soups, and Mother’s Day specialties of buttermilk fried chicken, tilapia vera cruz, rigatoni carbonara, chicken Parmesan, sage-stuffed pork loin, honey almond chicken and steak au poivre. Carving selections include glazed ham, roast turkey, prime rib and leg of lamb. A live action crepe station and extensive dessert menu are included. The cost is $16.99 per person.

Also during May, the Promenade Cafe plans to serve a taco hat salad for $6.99 24 hours a day.

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
to serve dining specials

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., is offering a Memorable Meal for Two for $125 per couple now through May 15. The three-course dinner has Chateaubriand and lobster en fuego, salad, side dishes and dessert.

A nightly prix fixe meal is $39.95 for three courses, with a chef-selected entree, choice of soup or salad and a choice of dessert.

A Mother’s Day brunch is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Reservations are recommended.

For more information or reservations, call 838-4774.

Fleming’s to host J. Lohr
winemaker dinner

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., plans to host a J. Lohr winemaker dinner at 6:30 p.m. May 13.

J. Lohr is a winery with sustainable growing practices. Steve Peck, the winemaker, will be on hand for the four-course dinner.

The menu is set to feature scallop ceviche, duck confit spinach salad, filet with smoked jalapeno blackberry sauce and pear and cranberry cobbler.

The cost is $65 per guest, which includes five wines. For more information or to make a reservation, call 838-4774.

Learn to roll sushi at Hachi

Hachi Modern Japanese, inside Red Rock Resort at 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., offers monthly sushi rolling classes. The next one is set for 6:30 p.m. May 19.

The two-hour class will offer each participant his or her own work area with all ingredients at arm’s length. The cost is $85 per person, plus tax.

For more information or to make a reservation, call 797-7054.

Barbecue championships coming to The Orleans

The USA Barbecue Championships and food festival is planned for May 21 and 22 at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.

More than 100 of the world’s top-ranked professional grilling teams, including those representing 43 states, six teams from Canada and one from Tokyo, will vie for their piece of the largest barbecue purse, totaling $125,000 in prizes.

The competition will feature four categories: brisket, chicken, ribs and pork butt. Local barbecue teams Trailhound Smoker BBQ, Sin City Smokers and The Smokin’ B.A.R. are set to compete from the South for a top prize of $25,000.

The event also will feature professional and amateur barbecue cook-offs, barbecue vendors, an expo, live music and a kids’ play zone. The UNLV Ribba Ramma Amateur Rib Cook-Off also is planned on the event grounds, and for a $10 donation, attendees can sample ribs, with all donations supporting athletics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Admission to the festival is free from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 21 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 22. For more information, visit orleansarena.com.

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza to highlight gluten-free menu

May is Celiac Awareness Month, and Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza is offering an extensive gluten-free menu at all five of its Las Vegas Valley locations.

There are more than 20 gluten-free pizzas available, along with a variety of tapas, salads, entrees and beers.

Locations include 7345 Arroyo Crossing Parkway (263-7171), 6500 W. Sahara Ave. (227-6000) and 9615 W. Flamingo Road (638-9500).

For more information, visit sammyspizza.com.

Carl’s Jr. partners with March of Dimes, Las Vegas 51s for fundraisers

Carl’s Jr. locations across the Las Vegas Valley are collecting donations for the March of Dimes through May 23.

Any customer who donates $1 will receive a special cutout to sign and display, along with food coupons. Last year Carl’s Jr. raised $40,000 for the organization, which supports research, awareness programs, local hospitals and families affected by the outcomes of premature births.

Carl’s Jr. also is partnering with the Las Vegas 51s baseball team. While supplies last, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson locations are giving one ticket to a 51s game to customers for free, upon request, with the purchase of any large combo. The 51s also are selling a Family Four Pack with four game tickets, four Carl’s Jr. $4 food coupons and four 51s hats for $36.

To purchase a Family Four Pack, visit lv51.com or call 798-7825.

To find a Carl’s Jr. location near you, visit carlsjr.com.