Dining events: happy hour, sushi demo, heart-shaped pizzas

Cheap eats after work

Morton's The Steakhouse in Westchester has an after-work special through the month of February. Mini-cheeseburgers are $1 and three brands of beer (Sam Adams Seasonal, Miller Lite and Bud Light) are sold for $3.

5 to 7 p.m. daily through Saturday, Feb. 28, at 1 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester. (708) 562-7000.

Sushi showoff

Shaw's Crab House hosts an interactive Japanese Sushi Demonstration and Lunch. Participants get their own bamboo sushi mat and learn how to make sushi rice, hand-pressed nigiri sushi and hand-rolled maki. A Saketini cocktail is also included.

11:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. $45 per person, all-inclusive. Reservations required. (847) 517-2722.

I heart pizza

Boston's The Gourmet Pizza serves up heart-shaped pizzas in time for Valentine's Day. For each pie sold, $1 is donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Heart-shaped pizzas served 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14, at 7216 191st St., Tinley Park. (815) 464-9844.

• RA Sushi, 2601 Aviator Lane, Glenview, serves up its popular "Sake and Sushi Social" at 6 and 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. (847) 510-1100. $30.

• Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, plays host to the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation's Mardi Gras Jazz Brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15. There's music courtesy of the Elmhurst College jazz ensemble and a historical presentation by Frank Alkyer of DownBeat Magazine. Cost is $75 per person, which includes champagne. Call (630) 833-1457.

• Shaw's Crab House, 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, offers a special "Tastes for Two" aphrodisiac menu during its weekend-long Valentine's Day celebration from Friday, Feb. 13, to Sunday, Feb. 15. Cost is $46.99 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

• Shaw's Crab House also expands its "Hotel-Style Brunch" to the suburbs starting Sunday, Feb. 15. Includes a buffet line, carving station and more. The brunch is available from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Cost is $39.99 for adults and $19.99 for kids. Call (847) 517-2722.

• Duke's Alehouse, 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake, offers free roses to women, live jazz and $5 martinis on Saturday, Feb. 14. Call (815) 356-9980.

• Vintner's Cellar Winery, 529 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, offers specially designed wine labels for Valentine's Day that can be customized with photos and personal messages for $5 to $30. Call (847) 918-9463.

• D.O.C. Wine Bar, 326 Yorktown Center, Lombard, holds a "Juice of Passion" wine tasting from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. The $35 fee includes appetizers and eight wines. Reservations required. Call (630) 627-6666.

• Yanni's Greek Restaurant, 10 E. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, serves up entrees for two to share and free desserts on Saturday, Feb. 14. Call (847) 952-1111 for more information.

• Morton's The Steakhouse, 9525 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont, teams up with the Aloft Hotel for a special Valentine's Day deal that features a $109 hotel package with dancing, movie tickets and more if you make a Saturday, Feb. 14 reservation to dine. Cost of the meal is $99 for two. Call (847) 678-5155 or (847) 671-4444.

• Enzo & Lucia Ristorante Italiano, 343 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove, serves special heart-shaped pasta with homemade sauces from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. Call (847) 478-8825 for reservations.

• Arrowhead Restaurant and Bar, 26 W 151 Butterfield Road, Wheaton, celebrates Valentine's Day by serving a special three-course meal Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14, and holding a special drawing for an overnight stay at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville. Call (630) 653-5800.

• Brasserie JO, 59 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, offers a three-course prix fixe Valentine's Day menu on Saturday, Feb. 14. Cost is $49. Call (312) 595-0800.

• Carnivale, 702 W. Fulton St., Chicago, hands out free roses to women on Saturday, Feb. 14. Call (312) 850-5005.

• Chen's Chinese and Sushi, 3506 N. Clark St., Chicago, (773) 549-9100, and Koi, 624 Davis St., Evanston, (847) 866-6969, both offer a special three-course couples' prix fixe menu on Saturday, Feb. 14. Reservations recommended.

• Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, continues "Sweet Saturdays," an event that showcases the variety of plants used to create candy, such as vanilla beans and cinnamon bark. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 14 and 21. Suggested donation is $2. Call (312) 742-4786.