Golden Week at Hakkasan; Sammy's Social Club

MGM GRAND — Hakkasan celebrates the annual Chinese holiday Golden Week Monday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 12, with a limited edition chef's menu that includes a gift. Parties of two or more can order the chef's menu at $138 per person and includes Peking duck with Tsar Nicoulai Reserve caviar; dim sum platter; braised whole seabass in claypot; spicy Szechuan rib-eye beef with enoki mushroom; roasted crispy chicken with wild mushroom in oyster sauce; crispy prawn with dried chili and cashew nut; fried rice with diced abalone; and to finish, black sesame and chocolate dumplings with ginger and yuzu tea. A box containing hand-made golden macarons is the gift that ends the meal. [EaterWire]

CENTENNIAL — Sammy's Woodfired Pizza & Grill will host Sammy's Social Club beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, with wine varietals from Kim Crawford Winery in New Zealand. The four-course wine pairing dinner for $40 per person includes a chilled roasted vegetable salad paired with a glass of Drylands 2013 Sauvignon Blanc; Thai shrimp pizza topped with julienned vegetables, cilantro, scallions, peanuts, lime juice, fresh mint and spicy Thai peanut sauce, paired with Kim Crawford 2009 Methode Traditionelle; oak-roasted salmon filet served on Asian salad, edamame and cucumber with ponzu sauce and Kim Crawford 2013 Unoaked Chardonnay; and salted caramel pudding served with Kim Crawford 2012 Pinot Noir. For reservations, call 702-365-7777 or email ch@sammyspizza.com. [EaterWire]
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