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Happy Hour At Taste Lasts All Weekend For Pride, June 13-14
Taste's Melrose location will be offering happy hour specials all day for both days of Los Angeles's Gay Pride Weekend. Pride takes place Saturday-Sunday, June 13-14, and the restaurant is just a 10-minute walk from many of the festival's main events.
8454 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069, (323) 852-6888.

Taste of the Nation, Sunday, June 14
Head on down to Media Park in Culver City from 1-4pm this Sunday for one of L.A.'s hottest food and wine event. Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation features top chefs and mixologists, who donate their time and talent to help fighting hunger. Tickets cost $125 per person (kids under 10, free; ages 10-15, $25). All proceeds go to the Share Our Strength organization to end childhood hunger. Get your tickets here.
Corner of Venice Blvd. and Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.

5X5 Chef's Collaborative Dinner at Grace, June 15
This collaborative dinner usually involves some of LA's best chef's and this year is no exception. Hosted at Grace, the meal will feature one course by each of seven chefs. Participants will include: Neal Fraser of Grace, Michael Cimarusti of Providence, Josiah Citrin of Melisse, David LeFevre of Water Grill, Gino Angelini of Angelini Osteria, and Sean McClain from Chicago's Spring and Green Zebra. Grace's pastry chef Mariah Swan will provide the dessert. Tickets are $150 per person, and $65 more for wine pairing. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Southern California Special Olympics.
7360 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, (323) 934-4400.

STK Introduces "Bite While It's Light" Menu
Now that the summer days are lasting into the night, STK is offering a special small bites menu from 6-8pm Sunday-Friday. Dishes like the mini lump crab salad go for $10; whole "mini meals" like a burger and fries, and a petite short rib are $15; and you can also get beers ($5) and cocktails ($10) at a discount.
755 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069, (310) 659-3535.

Seasonal Cupcakes and Frozen Frosting Shots at Sprinkles
Everybody likes the frosting best, so to celebrate summer, Sprinkles Cupcakes has created a line of frozen frosting shots in flavors like dark chocolate, cream cheese, strawberry and vanilla, for $0.75 each. The chain is also making special cupcakes for Father's Day and 4th of July, as well as summery treats like the lemon blueberry cupcake.
For locations, visit www.sprinkles.com.

Argentine Wine Tasting at Morton's Burbank, June 19
For $45 per person, diners get to try four Malbecs and a Torrontes from south of the equator to compliment dishes like sliced tenderloin with chimichurri sauce. The dinner runs from 6-7:30pm on Friday, June 12.
3400 W. Olive Ave., #180, Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 238-0424.

BBQ Season Means BBQ Sushi From Wockano Restaurant and Lounge
This Asian chain is firing things up for summer with its new BBQ sushi roll, the Kobe Tempura Roll. The new creation has slices of seared Kobe beef brushed with barbecue sauce and draped over a spicy crabmeat tempura roll.
For Wockano locations visit www.wokcanocafe.com.