Meet Steven Jackson at Joe’s; Tasting Menus at Aria

FORUM SHOPS AT CAESARS — Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steaks & Stone Crab and St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson have paired up for an Evening of Cocktails and Conversation Benefiting the Steven Jackson Foundation on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 6:30–9 p.m. Tickets are $125 and event proceeds will directly benefit the Steven Jackson Foundation. [EaterWire]

LAS VEGAS — Frozen yogurt franchise Pinkberry plans to open six outposts in Las Vegas this year. No word on locations, but A5 Group, which previously worked with Pure Management Group, is leading the charge. [EaterWire]

ARIA — Three of the restaurants at Aria are heading into February with tasting menus galore. American Fish is offering up a four-course meal with a Dungeness crab cake, fish and chips, shrimp and grits and Michael Mina’s lobster pot pie capped of with a root beer float or bananas foster for $85. Jean Georges Steakhouse brings its A-game with a five-course tasting menu that highlights beef from Rangers Valley in Brisbane, Australia. Look for Rangers Valley Angus 300 beef prepared in four cooking styles: hand-cut Wagyu steak tartare, charred chili-rubbed Angus 300 rib eye skewers, Angus 300 braised short rib and a 21-day dry-aged grilled Angus 300 NY Strip for $95. Sirio Ristorante dishes a five-course meal with a raw seafood trio of Littleneck clams, Kusshi oysters and branzino carpaccio, followed by beet and mascarpone cheese-filled ravioli topped with seasonal black truffle shavings. A pan-seared porcini-dusted turbot fillet and roasted pheasant breast with leg confit follows, with a warm lemon almond cake to close for $89. [EaterWire]