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Lana's fall menu

Chef John Ondo at Cafe Lana will celebrate the fall season with new menu items for the fall season. Seared scallops will be served with preserved lemon risotto, calamari with roasted garlic aioli, and Moroccan spiced shrimp with fennel and lentils. House-made gnocchi will be plated with broccolini, pine nuts and raisins; crispy braised veal with gremolata; duck breast with butternut squash ravioli and sour apple gastrique.

Cafe Lana is at 210 Rutledge Ave. Call 720-8899 to make reservations.

Cabana Cachaca

Coast bartender John Acquino will compete in the world finals of the Cabana Cachaca World Challenge to be held in Rio de Janeiro in January. Locals can sample John's craft at Coast, 39-D John Street, Charleston.

For info, go to www.coastbarandgrill.com, and belly up to the Coast bar for a key lime martini, mango mojito, the dark and storm, or a Hawaiian peach mojito.

Florence and Firefly

Join popular celebrity chef Tyler Florence and Firefly Vodka for a celebration of Lowcountry cooking, fine wine and beverages during the Palmetto Bluff's and Coastal Living Magazine's "Lowcountry Weekend." This event will be held Nov. 16-18 at the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton.

Firefly Vodka is the signature spirit of the event. For information, visit www.fireflyvodka.com or call 706-6500.

Boathouse turns 10

Celebrate the Boathouse's 10th anniversary at the Boathouse location at Breach Inlet, 101 Palm Boulevard on the Isle of Palms from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

On the menu will be all-you-can-eat oysters, Beaufort stew, a cash bar, live music and a $19.95 cover charge.

For information, call 866-8000 or visit www.crewcarolina.com.

Fat Hen

John Hall has joined the Fat Hen on Johns Island as a member of the lunch crew. Fat Hen is at 3140 Maybank Highway. For reservations and information, e-mail info@thefathen.com, see www.fathen.com or call 559-9090.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Minneapolis-based Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar has opened in the Centre Pointe complex off International Boulevard in North Charleston (by the Tanger Outlet Mall). The restaurant's specialty is New York-style wings with a variety of sweet and savory sauces. Look for a sports bar setting with 30 HDTVs and seating for 225 guests.

Beaner's coffee

Station 41 Shopping Center, at the corner of U.S. Highway 17 and S.C. Highway 41, is the latest location for the Michigan-based Beaner's Gourmet Coffee Shop.

It features specialty teas, pastries, fruits and sandwiches. This site at 1055 Hwy. 41 has a drive-through window and Wi-Fi Internet access.

Visit www.beaners.com for information.

Female chefs sought

The Food Network is looking for new female chef talent for the network's "Next Food Network Star" program. The deadline to apply is Oct. 26, so gather your whisk and chef's knife and give it your best "chop."

For information, go to www.foodnetwork.com, or e-mail nextfoodnetworkstar4@gmail.com.

Trick or treat

Earth Fare, 74 Folly Road Blvd. in the South Windermere Shopping Center, invites ghouls and goblins along with their parents to come in costume at 11 a.m. Oct. 27 for trick or treat stations throughout the store.

Pumpkin painting will take place at 11:30 a.m. For information, call 769-4800 or visit www.earthfare.com.

Three Little Birds

Three Little Birds Cafe and Catering is a new spot at 65 Windermere Blvd. The establishment severs breakfast all day, lunch, organic food and also caters. For information, call 225-3065.