Miss USA contestants by day, South American superteam of crimefighters by night. (Photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)

Telemundo went for the ethnic flair yesterday when it brought out the Hispanic Miss Universe contestants to Border Grill at Mandalay Bay for a little meet-and-greet with on-air talent Monica Noguera and Jorge Bernal. That’s all well and good, but Telemundo of all stations couldn’t figure out to put these girls in something a little more flashy? We’ve seen their shows and we’re pretty sure modesty isn’t their bag.

By Jason Scavone

We have never had pear and endive salad, but we would eat the crap out of pear and endive salad.

The one thing we love about the passing of summer (or would love if summer out here weren’t the oppressive test of a malicious god) is when menus start to get a little heavier, a little more robust. Fall dining (and fall cocktails) have a certain, as Rivers Cuomo would put it, raditude. (Just trying to help the man make it into an actual word. Nothing to see here.)

SpyOnVegas.com brings its Fude event to Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, where tomorrow night’s menu includes your choice of black mission fig quesadilla, Alaskan halibut ceviche or pear and endive salad to start; Oaxacan strip steak, cochinita pibl (Yucatan-style pork) or smoked chicken enchiladas for your main course; and Mexican chocolate cream pie, tres leches, pastel rufina, flourless chocolate truffle cake or flan for dessert.

It goes down for $35 per person, which includes cocktails from 6 to 9 p.m. Get on board with your RSVP here.

By Jason Scavone