Emeril Gets His Own Buffalo Trace; Harvest for Hope

LAS VEGAS — Emeril Lagasse's restaurants Delmonico Steakhouse at the Venetian, Emeril's New Orleans Fish House at the MGM Grand and Table 10 at the Grand Canal Shoppes now has its first hand-selected, private bourbon whiskey exclusively from Bourbon Trace offered at the three locations. In addition to being served straight-up or on the rocks, Max Solano, beverage manager for Delmonico Steakhouse, created three seasonal cocktails with diverse flavor profiles using the bourbon to be featured at all three restaurants. The restaurant now have the Kicked Up! Bourbon Milk Punch ($14), made with St. Elizabeth allspice dram, Monin Organic vanilla syrup, whole milk, cayenne pepper and garnished with freshly grated cinnamon and a cinnamon stick; the Autumn Pomme ($14), made with fresh apple cider, fresh lemon juice, grade A 100% maple syrup and garnished with a red apple slice and freshly grated cinnamon; and the NOLA Mule ($14) made with Marie Brizard Pear liqueur, fresh lime juice, Fever Tree ginger beer and garnished with a fresh pear slice and mint sprig. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN — Communities In Schools of Nevada holds its third annual Harvest For Hope at the Cashman Center on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. to benefit the local affiliate of the nation's leading dropout prevention program. Nine restaurants from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas serve up dishes while the resort's mixologists have created a special cocktail for the night. Tickets are available for reserved seating at $350, $250 for an adult general admission ticket and a children's ticket for $100 here. [EaterWire]
Table 10 [Photo: Emeril's Homebase]