Restaurant Week

This year’s Las Vegas Restaurant Week will kick off with the Summer Cookout featuring Robert Irvine from

7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Robert Irvine’s Public House at the Tropicana.

The event will involve dishes from Irvine’s spot and Tropicana restaurants Oakville Steakhouse and Red Lotus Asian Kitchen such as blackened mahi sliders, Prime Cowboy Sushi Nigiri and Thai veggie egg rolls. Tickets, which start at $50, are available at the Tropicana box office, troplv.com or by calling 800-829-9034.