Sake Tour at Kabuki; Truffle Season at Delmonico

TIVOLI VILLAGE — Kabuki's master sake sommelier Yuji Matsumoto will host his bi-annual Sake Tour on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Sample sake and shochu, plus selections of sushi and appetizers and a chance to learn from the master himself. Tickets are priced at just $10.95 and can be purchased at the restaurant. [EaterWire]

VENETIAN — Emeril Lagasse's Delmonico Steakhouse celebrates truffle season with a special menu featuring white and black truffles this Friday and Saturday. Dishes include black truffle-cured foie gras with brioche toast, warm mushrooms, petite greens and a sherry vinaigrette for $30 or angel hair pasta with Vermont butter, white Italian truffles and local chives for $40. Salad options include roasted fall vegetables with creamy black truffle dressing, Bibb lettuce, Parmesan reggiano and fresh black truffles for $30 or shaved prosciutto and fresh white truffles with frisee, a poached egg and extra virgin olive oil for $45. Entrees include a trio of rabbit with a braised rabbit leg, crispy loin and homemade sausage with black truffle heirloom grits, local carrots, natural jus and fresh black truffles for $60 or Maine lobster and fresh white truffle risotto with local herbs for $90. Desserts with a truffle theme include a white truffle ice cream for $15 or a white truffle parfait with orange preserves and pound cake for $18. [EaterWire]
Kabuki [Photo: Chelsea McManus]