Dining events: Pumpkin mania comes to LongHorn
LongHorn sweet fall flavors
LongHorn Steakhouse welcomes the flavors of fall with a dish dedicated to pumpkin mania: the Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake made with a cream cheese frosting center and served with caramel sauce and candied pecans for $6.99. LongHorn Steakhouse has locations throughout the suburbs. Longhornsteakhouse.com.
Wildfire's Rosh Hashana menu
Wildfire in Glenview and Lincolnshire serve up a special Rosh Hashana menu for Sunday dinner and all day Monday. Groups of six or more can order the chopped liver, matzoh ball soup, apricot-glazed chicken breast and braised brisket of beef for $39.95 per person and $16.95 for children 12 and younger. Smaller groups can order specialty entrees individually. Wildfire has locations in Glenview and Lincolnshire. Wildfirerestaurant.com.
Buy one, take one at Olive Garden
Olive Garden's buy one, take one promotion returns through Oct. 4. Starting at $12.99, start by choosing one of seven entrees for dine-in: fettuccine alfredo, mezzaluna ravioli with marinara, spaghetti with meat sauce, five cheese ziti al forno, smoked mozzarella chicken, chicken scampi and baked Parmesan shrimp. Then, choose an entree to take home from these four: fettuccine alfredo, mezzaluna ravioli with marinara, spaghetti with meat sauce and five cheese ziti al forno. Olive Garden has locations throughout the suburbs. Olivegarden.com.