Las Vegas Special Dinners & Food Festivals

By Bob Barnes

Your guide to Las Vegas special dinners & food festivals

Find the latest culinary events and food festivals in Las Vegas with GAYOT’s calendar featuring chef pop-ups, special dinners, tasting menus, food festivals and more.

March 20-21, 2025 | The Front Yard

The Front Yard inside Ellis Island Hotel and Casino will offer NCAA First Round Tournament packages for morning, evening and all-day sessions.

Guests will be able to view every game being aired from wall-to-wall TVs in the two-story indoor/outdoor venue featuring an 18-foot big screen TV and 27 additional screens. Packages include reserved seats and an all-you-can-eat-and-drink menu. Beverages include Bud Light, Bud, Mich Ultra, Bud Light Seltzer and Ellis Island Draft Beer; well cocktails; Crown Royal, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Ketel One, Casamigos and Smirnoff Smash; Silver Reef wine; and mimosas, rum punch, old fashioned and espresso martini. The food menu offers items such as assorted pastries, bagel and lox, McEllis sandwich, steak and eggs, chix and waffles and caveman skillet.

Session times are 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 3:30 p.m.-10 p.m. and full-day from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Packages are $175 per person for morning and evening sessions and $325 for the full-day session. This event is 21+. For seat selection and to purchase tickets, visit TicketSauce.com.

The Front Yard, Ellis Island Hotel, Casino & Brewery, 4178 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89109 | 702-733-8901

March 29, 2025 | Vic’s Las Vegas

Vic’s Las Vegas will host Reckless In Vegas: Unplugged, a one-night-only dinner show with Reckless, featuring acoustic songs and storytelling re-creating the glory days of glamorous Las Vegas.

Priced at $65 per person, the dinner menu includes choice of signature blend hamburger with house made pickle relish, lettuce, tomato and Vic’s sauce; shrimp fra diavolo with Mexican wild caught shrimp sauteed with olive oil, sofrito and spicy pomodoro served with tagliolini; rotini pasta primavera (vegan/gluten free) with chickpea pasta, roasted peppers and grilled vegetables; sausage & peppers crust with pomodoro, mozzarella cheese, hot Italian sausage, pickled peppers and onions; or chicken parmesan with rigatoni pomodoro. Entrees come with a choice of soup or salad.

The dinner and show will begin at 7 p.m. To purchase tickets call 725-755-5299.

Vic’s Las Vegas, Symphony Park, 355 Promenade Place, Las Vegas, NV 89107 | 725-755-5299

March-April, 2025 | HarlØ Steakhouse & Bar

HarlØ Steakhouse & Bar Indian tasting menu

Harlø Steakhouse & Bar in Downtown Summerlin has brought back its bi-monthly tasting menu, in which executive chef and partner Gina Marinelli curates a four-course tasting menu highlighting the cuisine of a different country.

Throughout March and April the vibrant flavors of India will be featured. Priced at $95 per person, the Indian-inspired menu will include:
– choice of mango salad (with frisée, cucumbers, peanuts and tahini vinaigrette) or crispy cauliflower (with ginger, red chiles, scallions and lime)
– lentil soup served with garlic naan and raita
– choice of skirt steak (with cardamom butter, paneer and farmers market spinach) or lamb chops (with butternut squash curry and pomegranate glaze)
– and tea and cookies with chamomile tea, mango kulfi and spiced shortbread.

Harlø Steakhouse is open daily at 4 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made at harlosteak.com.

HarlØ Steakhouse & Bar, Downtown Summerlin, 1720 Festival Plaza Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89135 | 702-333-0402

On-Going | Lip Smacking Foodie Tours

Lip Smacking Foodie Tours has launched a new tour: The Celebrity Chef Tour.

The 2.5 hour afternoon dining experience includes visits to four celebrity chef restaurants: Buddy Valastro’s Cake Boss Café within the LINQ Hotel for fresh mozzarella and a Jersey Roast Beef sandwich on fresh baked bread with warm au jus, Gordon Ramsay’s Fish & Chips at the LINQ Promenade for the classic United Kingdom street food coated in a special custard powder batter served with French fries and tartar sauce, Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar at the LINQ Hotel for trash can nachos and Koreatown’ short rib tacos, and Dominique Ansel Vegas at Caesars Palace for pastries and crispy and caramelized cronuts (cross between a French croissant and an American donut formed into a muffin-like shape) Ansel is known for.

The tour is $99 per-person and an optional beverage package provides one pre-selected alcoholic beverage at three of the stops. For more info and to book the tour, visit www.lipsmackingfoodietours.com/experiences/celebrity-chef.

On-Going Weekly | The Cabinet of Curiosities

The Cabinet of Curiosities is hosting weekly mixology masterclass.

The Cabinet of Curiosities at Horseshoe Las Vegas, the immersive bar and speakeasy known for its collection of rare and precious things from around the world, has debuted a weekly mixology masterclass.

The 90-minute program includes a presentation on the history, flavor profiles and techniques of crafting two classic cocktails. Guests will have a host of spirits, mixers and garnishes to craft their own custom cocktail while guided by an expert mixologist. Classes cover essential tools, techniques and terminology of mixology; how to balance flavors and fashion harmonious cocktails; how to create unique and innovative cocktails that reflect personal style; and the art of garnishing and presentation to enhance the visual appeal of cocktails.

Classes are every Thurs., Fri. and Sat. from 1-2:30 p.m. and include three cocktails, a souvenir apron and a recipe card. The cost is $100 per person. To make reservations email [email protected] or visit https://sevn.ly/xbIMhmNn

The Cabinet of Curiosities, Horseshoe Las Vegas, 3645 S, Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 | 833-855-2888