• Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with two drink selections whose sales benefit breast cancer-related charities. One hundred percent of sales of the Stiletto, a new 99-calorie blackberry cocktail, will benefit the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, while Cline Cellars will donate $25,000 to Living Beyond Breast Cancer in conjunction with the sale of Cline Cashmere wine. The Stiletto includes Hendrick’s gin, Monin sugar-free syrup and lime juice. The cocktail will be available through the end of October. Cline Cashmere is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, named for its velvety structure and mouth-feel. A flavorful, smooth wine, it offers big cherry, raspberry and chocolate notes with hints of cracked black pepper and plum. Beginning Oct. 5 and continuing for a limited time, Fleming’s guests who order Cline Cashmere by the glass will receive a pink-ribbon wine glass charm as a thank you for their support. Both The Stiletto and Cline Cashmere are featured on the Fleming’s “5 for $6 ‘til 7” bar menu, which includes a selection of five full-portion appetizers, five premium cocktails and five distinctive wines by the glass for $6 apiece from 5 to 7 p.m. in the bar. The latest “5 for 6 ‘til 7” menu also features items like a tropical martini, Mark West pinot noir, wicked Cajun barbeque shrimp, sweet chile calamari, tenderloin carpaccio and the Fleming’s prime burger. Fleming’s is located at 8970 University Center Lane. • Already-rosy La Valencia Hotel is encouraging guests to Think Pink and support Breast Cancer Awareness during October, so the hotel will host a number of Pink initiatives to contribute to the fight against breast cancer, including limited-time lunch and dinner menus, a specialty cocktail and a healthy cooking class. Five percent of all proceeds will be donated to UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center’s Healing Foods Kitchen. The “Think Pink” lunch menu includes appetizer choices of corn and fennel soup, ahi crudo or heirloom tomato and burrata. Main courses include chicken panini, pappedell pasta or market fish. The dinner menu choices include starters of bruschetta, mixed field greens or pickled baby beets and entree choices of couscous, roasted Jidori chicken or wild Alaskan salmon with a dark chocolate lava cake for dessert. The strawberry basil lemonade, made with or without alcohol, pairs perfectly with the menu. Lunch is $20 and dinner is $30 per person. For more information, call (858) 454-0771 or visit www.lavalencia.com.
