Dining events: Tuscany hosts pasta fundraiser for Italy disaster relief efforts

Pasta for a cause

Order the $5 side of Pasta All' Amaticiana at lunch or dinner at Tuscany Restaurants in Oak Brook, Wheeling and Chicago and Stefani Children's Foundation will donate 100 percent of proceeds to fund disaster relief efforts for those affected by the recent earthquake in Amatrice, Italy. The pasta, made with homemade pancetta, onion, garlic and tomato sauce, will be available until Friday, Sept. 30. Tuscany Oak Brook is at 1415 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, (630) 990-1993, and Tuscany Wheeling is at 550 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, (847) 465-9988. tuscanychicago.com/index.html

Wheeling's Taste of Town

Get a good taste of Wheeling from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Westin Chicago North Shore - a night of sampling, sipping and live entertainment. Participating restaurants include: Big Bowl, Bob Chinn's Crab House, Buca di Beppo, Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant, e+o food and drink, Meatheads, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Pinstripes, RAM, Saranellos, Superdawg, Truco Taqueria, Tuscany Wheeling, Wildfire, The Westin and more. $35 in advance, $45 at the door. Westin Chicago North Shore is at 601 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. Visitchicagonorthshore.com.

Red Lobster's endless shrimp

Red Lobster welcomes back endless shrimp. Choose from five flavors: handcrafted shrimp scampi, hand-breaded shrimp, shrimp linguine Alfredo, as well as two new kinds: Parmesan peppercorn, hand-breaded and topped with grated Parmesan and cracked black pepper and served with Meyer lemon aioli, and garlic sriracha-grilled shrimp. Choose two shrimp options to start and then order additional flavors one at a time. Red Lobster has locations throughout the suburbs. redlobster.com/.