The Bristol County Lions Club is holding its 12th Annual Wine and Beer Festival and East Bay Pizza Challenge on Sep. 12, 6 to 9, at historic Linden Place in Bristol.

Local wines from the Coastal Wine Trail as well as selections from the West Coast, South America and Europe will be available for tasting. Rhode Island brewers will also be offering samples of their latest beers. And you can sample pizza from local restaurants.

Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen, the Linden Place Restoration Fund, Adopt-a-Family, eyeglasses and exams, college scholarships, local libraries and Thanksgiving Baskets. Last year's event raised over 8,000 bucks.

Advance tickets are 35 bucks, 40 at the door. (401.48.-9678)

Bella Vista on Elm Street in North Attleboro is celebrating its six-months anniversary by offering a three-course meal plus a glass of house wine for 20 bucks. The offer is good Sunday through Thursday through the end of the month. Check the coupon in Monday's Sun Chronicle for more details. (508.809.6068) A newly renovated Capriccio on Pine Street in Providence is scheduled to reopen Monday, Aug. 18. (401.421.1320)

The Mile High Meatloaf is 9 bucks, the roast pork dinner is 8 bucks and the twin lkobsters are 18 bucks with the coupons in The Sun Chronicle Monday for Jenerations on East Street in Downtown North Attleboro. Don't some of those specials sound kinda familiar ... (508.809.6585)

Joseph Hafner, the executive chef at Gracie's in Providence, is cooking at the James Beard House in New York City on Monday, a real plum for any chef, but if you can't make it, Gracie's will feature highlights of the menu tomorrow and Saturday. Dinner will include Point Judith bluefish rillettes with tomato crumpets, sherry-glazed beets with Narragansett Creamery angelito, almond crispies, veal roulade with country bacon and basil, and crisp veal sweetbreads with Peppadew gastrique and creamed garlic fondue, plus .a new dessert creation, Baked Rhode Island - coffee milk rocky road ice cream with Kenyon's Johnnycake and marshmallow meringue.

You get free coffee with any breakfast over 4 bucks today and tomorrow at The Moose Cabin on O'Neil Boulevard in Attleboro. (themoosecabin.com and 508.226.1177)

They're having a 5 Mile Dinner on Friday, Aug. 15, at Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery on Hixbridge Road in Westport. The menu includes shellfish, free-range chicken, squash, potatoes, greens, herbs, fruit and even the cheese all sourced from within five miles of the vineyard's Long Acre House. There's a vineyard and wionery tour at 5, followed b

The flavor of the month for August at Bliss Ice Cream & Sandwich Shop on Park Street is Freedom of Espresso. It's mocha ice cream with fudge swirl and chocolate espresso "pillows." (508.222.2884)

Dunkin' Donuts this month is launching better-for-you options on its new menu, called DDSMART. It includes new and existing Dunkin' food and beverages that contain at least 25 percent fewer calories, 25 percent less sugar, fat, saturated fat or sodium than comparable fare, or ingredients that are nutritionally beneficial. Look for Egg White Flatbread Sandwiches, coffees, lattes and espressos using skim milk and a sugar substitute.

There are 2-buck drafts and steaks at the Gridiron Steak House at Fusion 5 on Route 1 in Foxboro. (myspace.com/clubfusion5 and 508.543.0599)

The New England Oyster Festival will be held the weekend of Sept. 27-28, on the waterfront in Newport.

They have Szechuan and Mandarin fare and a sushi bar at Hong Kong Treasures on County Street in Attleboro, where The Notester goes frequently for spicy orange chicken.Look for the coupons in The Sun Chronicle. (508.226.8888) The August dine-out by Gluten Free Dining Friends R.I. is Sunday, Aug. 24, at 4 at Rasoi in Pawtucket, a Notester favorite. (geocities.com/glutenfreefriendsri and 401.946.9102)

Alfredo, marsala, scapi, gorgonzola, you name it they have it at the Italian Supper Club 4 to 9 Wednesdays at Morin's on South Main Street in Downtown Attleboro. And on Thursdays 4 to 9 they have brewhouse specials like pepper steak, maerzen-braised shortribsand Cuban pork with pineapple. (508222.9875)

Sake Bomb Sunday is back at Uni, the sashimi bar inside Clio at the Eliot Hotel in Boston. You get a four-course menu accompanied by an Uni sake bomb - a warm glass of sake dropped into a glass of Sapporo beer. The menu changes weekly and is 35 bucks. (617.536.7200)

The patio is open for dining at Leona's on Kelley Boulevard in North Attleboro. They have live music Thursday through Saturday and a new pub menu. (leonasfamilyrestaurant. com and 508.809.6171)

On Mondays you get a free bowl of mussels when you order a mojito, margarita or martini cocktail, on Tuesdays it's two-for-one appetizers, on Wednesdays it's free sushi with a minimum order of 5 bucks, and on Thursdays and Fridays there's live music. Where? Aspire Restaurant on Westminster Street in Providence. (401.521.3333)

Bistro 44 at the Doubletree Hotel in Boston grills in its outdoor barbeque pit on BBQ Wednesdays, which run through September, 6 to 9. (781.276.7565)

In addition to traditional beef and fish dishes, they have an all-you-can-eat salad bar for 8 bucks at The Pump House on Kingstown Road in Peace Dale. (401.789.4944)

A Caribbean jerk pork delmonico and a Maine lobster mac 'n' cheese are new on the menu at Waterman Grille at Richmond Square in Providence. (401.521.9229)

Castle Hill Inn & Resort on Ocean Drive in Newport serves outdoors at its Sunset Grille through Labor Day, 3:30 to sunset every day. (castlehillinn.com and 401.849.3800)

You can get slow-roasted rabbit in a savory tomato broth from the new menu at The Blue Grotto Restaurant on Federal Hill in Providence. (401.272.9030)

Every Sunday night you can take a sangria flight at Zócalo Cocina Mexicana on Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton. They're flavored with blood orange, pomegranate and mango, and cost 12 bucks. (617.277.5700)

Bon appetit. And if you go, let The Notester know.

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