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Strip HouSe 5-year anniverSary Through September 30 Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino 702.737.5200; striphouse.com Strip House celebrates five years in Las Vegas with specials throughout the month. Raise a Blueberry Thyme cocktail, made with Stoli Blueberrry and shaken fresh with blueberry lemon-thyme puree, for only $13, or cut into a massive 38-ounce bone-in rib eye for $88. project Dinner table September 8, 6:30 p.m. Town Square projectdinnertable.com With sold-out dinners earlier in the year by chefs Geno Bernardo and Michel Richard, the third season of Project Dinner Table has been a smashing success. The early fall installment features Bellagio executive chef Edmund Wong and Sensi executive chef Roy Ellamar, a long table, family-style service and 150 of your closest friends, sharing inspired, locally sourced cuisine. $140 per person
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laS veGaS Wine & FooD FeStival September 22, VIP 8 p.m., General Admission 9 p.m. Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa 702.509.4636; vegaswineandfood.com Now in its second year, the Las Vegas Wine
& Food Festival arrives at Red Rock’s pool complex with more than 100 wineries from all over the world. Sip vintages from storied estates such as Pacific Coast Vineyards and Cas’Almare, as well as brews from Beverly Hills Beer and Speakeasy Ale and Lager. Local’s favorites including Ethel M Chocolates, Pink’s Hot Dogs and Kabuki Japanese Restaurant provide bites. Proceeds benefit the James Beard Foundation. $35-$75 M.e.n.u.S. September 28 M Resort Spa & Casino 702.932.5098; ecflv.squarespace.com Epicurean Charitable Foundation’s annual M.E.N.U.S. (Mentoring & Educating Nevada’s Upcoming Students) not only offers dishes from more than 30 of Las Vegas’ finest restaurants but also raises scholarship funds for future culinary and hospitality leaders. $500 per person
StarS come out of the Kitchen / food & Wine all-Star WeeKend Food & Wine magazine’s third annual celebrity chef-studded culinary weekend expands to other properties along the Strip this year. foodies can now attend events at aria, mGm Grand, mandalay Bay and Bellagio, rubbing elbows and eating bites with famous kitchen talent. Top Chef: Just Desserts’ Gail Simmons hosts this extravaganza, which includes the all-Star tasting featuring chefs such as rick moonen and laurent tourondel poolside at Te mirage on october 5. other highlights include a grand meal at Sage in aria with each course prepared by a different powerhouse resort chef: masa takayama, Shawn mcclain, Jean-Philippe maury, michael mina, Julian Serrano and Jean-Georges vongerichten. Plus there’s a cooking demonstration and lunch with chefs claude letohic and Steve Benjamin of Joël robuchon and l’atelier de Joël robuchon at mGm Grand. October 5-7, tickets for individual events $50-$275; mgmresorts.com/foodandwine
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San Gennaro FeaSt September 11-16 Silverton Casino 702.227.0295; sangennarofeast.com Little Italy can be anywhere you want it to be. The weeklong festival dedicated to all things Italian features carnival rides, live entertainment, games, and, yes, lots of food. Just follow the scent of sausage and peppers. Admission starts at $8
DiSH laS veGaS September 20, 6:30 p.m. Palms Pool and Bungalows Palms Casino Resort 702.644.3663; threesquare.org Local food bank Three Square holds its fourth annual dine-around event to help raise money and awareness in the fight against hunger in Southern Nevada. Guests can sample noshes from more than 20 different culinary stations provided by some of the Valley’s best chefs, sip signature cocktails, bid in a silent auction and dance to the rock sounds of Vegas favorites Zowie Bowie. $100 in advance, $150 day of event