Dining events: Four courses for $12.99 at Olive Garden

Festa at Olive Garden

Olive Garden's four-course Festa Italiana starts at $12.99 and includes breadsticks, unlimited soup or house salad; one small plate with a choice of chicken meatballs, crispy risotto bites or roasted garlic hummus; a choice of entree: asiago tortellini with meat sauce, spaghetti with five-cheese marinara, tri-colored vegetable penne with marinara sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, smoked mozzarella chicken or shrimp Alfredo; and a choice of dessert: dark chocolate caramel cream, limoncello mousse, strawberry white chocolate, chocolate mousse or amaretto tiramisu. Olive Garden has locations throughout the suburbs. Olivegarden.com.

ClayOven now open

ClayOven Tandoor Indian Bar and Grill recently opened serving Indian cuisine in an upscale setting formerly occupied by Urban Tandoor. Stop in on Valentine's Day for a lunch buffet (for $19.95 per person) from noon to 3 p.m. that includes a complimentary glass of champagne, wine or beer. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays. ClayOven Tandoor Indian Bar and Grill is at 3970 Route 22 Half Day Road, Long Grove. (847) 550-8600 or clayoventandoor.com.

Pure Juice's milk class

Learn how to make nut and seed milks during a class from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Pure Juice Cafe. The class costs $25 and includes instruction in making raw and vegan seed- and nut-based milks using almonds, cashews, hemp, strawberries and pumpkin seeds. The cost covers samples of different milks and a take-home milk strainer bag. Pure Juice Cafe is at 24 S. Evergreen Ave., Arlington Heights. (847) 873-0942 or purejuicecafe.com.