Dining events: Create your own yogurt pairings at Yumz

Yumz new flavors

Mix and match the goodness at Yumz. The gourmet frozen yogurt shop allows customers to make their own creations with hundreds of possibilities made from flavored yogurt and fruit, nuts and candy toppings. Combine flavors — such as the new root beer with vanilla for a root beer float — to make an entirely new taste. Creations cost 42 cents an ounce. Yumz Gourmet Frozen Yogurt is at 5006 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake, (815) 459-3073; and 277 Randall Road, Lake in the Hills, (847) 854-7071. //www.yumzfrozenyogurt.com" target="_blank">yumzfrozenyogurt.com.

Taste of Portugal

Waterleaf restaurant presents a four-course dinner of Portuguese-inspired dishes paired with wines from the region. The wine dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24. The menu includes Portuguese Kale Potato Soup, Seared Spotted Spanish mackerel, Pimienton Pork Rib Roast, various Portuguese cheeses and more. Featured wines include 2009 Passadouro Blanco, 2009 Lagoalva Espirito Red and more. $75 per person. Waterleaf Restaurant in the College of DuPage Culinary and Hospitality Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, (630) 942-6881 or waterleafrestaurant.com.

DiBenedetto's lunch

DiBenedetto Trattoria now offers lunch Tuesday through Friday. Opened in March by chef Vittorio DiBenedetto, the Italian restaurant offers old world classics such as chicken Marsala with a homemade sauce and other classics like linguine with fresh clams. At dinner, soup and salad comes with every entree. Enjoy live music Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings or book a private luncheon Saturday or Sunday. DiBenedetto Trattoria, 1766 W. Algonquin Road, Hoffman Estates, (847) 496-5016 or dibenedettotrattoria.com.