Culinary Dropout Beer Dinner; Mandarin Bar Music

HARD ROCK HOTEL — Culinary Dropout throws a five-course craft beer pairing dinner with brews from Las Vegas' Joseph James Brewery on Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. Executive chef Erik Syhre prepared the dinner that includes Far'mani Sopressatta with pickled spring vegetables, peach mostarda and pretzel crouton paired with Joseph James Fox Tail. The first course includes artichoke hearts, truffled crescenza cheese, watercress with preserved lemon paired with Joseph James Citra Rye. For the second course, look for beer-battered fish and chips with a side of coleslaw and tartar sauce paired with Joseph James American Lager. Next comes 36-hour pork ribs with jalapeño, molasses and corn bread paired with Joseph James Double Red Imperial Stout. For dessert, vanilla bean ice cream paired with Joseph James All Natural Root Beer. Pricing is $50 per person at 702-522-8100. [EaterWire]

MANDARIN ORIENTAL — Mandarin Bar now has live music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings that includes Top 40 hits and live contemporary jazz. On Fridays and Saturdays starting at 9 p.m., a variety of bands play their own blend of today's popular hits, while every Sunday starting at 6 p.m., a live jazz band will entertain the crowd in conjunction with the Jazz Sunday Brunch at MOzen Bistro from noon to 2:30 p.m. Some of the new cocktails include the Spring into Elyx with Asbolut Elyx, fresh basil and lavender-enhanced fresh grapefruit juice and the Sparkling Elderflower with an exclusive rose sparkling vodka, fresh cucumber, house-made lemon grass infused simple syrup, St. Germain Elderflower Liquor and Fevertree Elderflower Tonic. Also new, a cool barbecue appetizer with Alaskan king crab, Kampachi yuzu tartar and other complementary bites atop a smoking serving tray with dry ice billowing over onto the table. [EaterWire]
Culinary Dropout [Photo: Erik Kabik]