BWW Preview: LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT WEEK 2018 Returns from June 18 to June 29

Restaurateurs across the Las Vegas valley are turning up the heat in preparation for Southern Nevada's leading culinary event, Las Vegas Restaurant Week, June 18-29, 2018. In fact, it lasts more than a week, giving guests plenty of opportunities to enjoy a variety of great meals. There are restaurants serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You can feel good about dining out. Proceeds from Restaurant Week benefit Three Square, Southern Nevada's only food bank. This year marks the 12th installment of Las Vegas Restaurant Week, which has raised a total of $1.4 million since its inception thanks to visitors, locals and the valley's restaurant community.

"Las Vegas is the epicenter of the culinary arts, providing access to some of the world's best restaurants and most talented chefs - that's what makes Las Vegas Restaurant Week so unique," said Three Square Food Bank President and CEO Brian Burton. "It's the time of year when our city's finest make themselves even more accessible with affordable menus that help feed our hungry neighbors at the same time."

Key dates to know for Las Vegas Restaurant Week 2018

-There's a website devoted to Las Vegas Restaurant Week. Visit www.helpoutdineoutlv.org. Diners will be able to view a full list of participating restaurants and bars, menu details and prices, search by type of cuisine and book reservations.

-Las Vegas Restaurant Week takes place Monday, June 18 to Friday, June 29, with participating restaurants offering prix-fixe menus at price points ranging from $20 to $80.

-A fixed portion of each meal's cost will benefit Three Square, and 100 percent of all proceeds collected will support the nonprofit's mission of providing meals to more than 271,000 food insecure residents in Southern Nevada.

-A sampling of restaurants already confirmed to participate include: Bouchon, Mustang Sally's, Black Tap Las Vegas, Honey Salt, Elephant Bar Restaurant, Foundation Room, Buddy V's Ristorante, Chica, Bazaar Meat, Lagasse's Stadium, Sparrow + Wolf, Once, Rosina, The Dorsey, Yardbird, Gilley's Bar-B-Que, Beauty & Essex, Sushi Roku, Oyster Bar & Grill, Lucky Penny, and LAVO.

In 2017 alone, the event raised more than $200,000, a record-breaking amount, providing more than 600,000 meals to those in need.

Diners are encouraged to share their experiences and be a part of the conversation on Twitter and Instagram by following @threesquarelv and using the hashtags #LVRW and #HelpOutDineOutLV, and on Facebook by 'Liking' the Las Vegas Restaurant Week page - http://on.fb.me/lvrwfb.

About Las Vegas Restaurant Week and Three Square

Las Vegas Restaurant Week began in 2007 as a way to give locals and tourists the opportunity to help out by dining out. 2018 marks the 12th installment of Las Vegas Restaurant Week, which features a variety of fine dining experiences throughout the Valley. Proceeds from Restaurant Week benefit Three Square, Southern Nevada's only food bank. Three Square currently provides more than 37 million meals - the equivalent of more than 45 million pounds of food and grocery product - per year to more than 1,600 community partners including nonprofit and faith-based organizations, schools and feeding sites throughout Southern Nevada. Three Square is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks. For additional information visit www.threesquare.org or www.helpoutdineoutlv.org.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Las Vegas Restaurant Week

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