Tea-Inspired Menu at Bar + Bistro; Benefit at Herbs & Rye

DOWNTOWN — The first Las Vegas Tea Fest kicks off this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Arts Factory. The day includes tea sampling and sipping, educational courses and tea ceremonies. Afterward, Bar + Bistro chef Beni Velasquez and mixologist Scott Hartmann are offering a tea-inspired, four-course dinner. Dishes include Bristol Bay scallops consomme featuring a lavender black tea infusion and pairing a Loch Duart Scottish smoked salmon salad featuring Lapsang Souchong, a smoked black tea as a spice addition; Atop old Smoky, a tea, scotch and bitters concoction; pineapple-crusted baked chuleta infusing a pineapple green tea and paired with a Bonzai; and a masala chai flan and a chaitini. For more information, visit www.lasvegasteafest.com. [EaterWire]

WESTSIDE — Herbs & Rye is holding a benefit for Seattle bartender Murray Stenson, who needs to have heart surgery. The legendary Seattle bartender does not have health insurance so events and fund-raisers have taken place across the country to help Stenson. The event from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Nov. 11 costs $10 at the door, all of which goes to the fund, plus sales of Last Word cocktails will also benefit Stenson. we will be serving Last Word cocktails, all of which sales will go to the fund. Bryant Jane and Roger Gillespie from Vesper Bar at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be guest bartenders and all tips will go toward the fund as well. [EaterWire]

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT — Military personnel, past and present, may present their government-issued military identification cards to restaurant cashiers at eight of Caesars Entertainment's buffets to take advantage of the Buffet of Buffet offer. The complimentary passes may be obtained at any of the buffets on Nov. 11. The special, valid for 24 hours is available at Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace with a $15 upgrade charge per visit, Paradise Garden Buffet at Flamingo Las Vegas, Flavors at Harrah's Las Vegas, Emperor's Buffet at The Quad, Le Village Buffet at Paris Las Vegas, Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood Resort and Carnival World Buffet and Village Seafood Buffet (with a $15 upgrade charge per visit) at the Rio. [EaterWire]

LAS VEGAS — Block16 Hospitality is thanking veterans and military for their service with a Veteran's Day special at Public House, Holsteins Shakes and Buns and LBS Burger on Saturday, Nov. 10 through Monday, Nov. 12. All active, retirees and veterans with a valid military ID or proof of military service will receive 50 percent off their food bill. [EaterWire]

MIRAGE — Rhumbar is offering rum and cigar pairings and a scotch and cigar pairing during Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke from today through Sunday. The pairings, priced from $10 to $40 each, include Rhum Barbancourt 15-Year Estate Reserve and Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Short Churchill, the El Dorado 15-Year Special Reserve and La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Robusto, Ron Zacapa 23 and Padron Series 1926 No. 2 Maduro and Glen Morangie Quinta Ruban with Fuente Fuente OpusX Double Corona. [EaterWire]
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