• Mantini's Woodfired is reopening Friday. Its new location at 1209 E. Carson St. South Side offers a larger renovated nonsmoking dining room and a bar where smoking will continue to be permitted. Look forward to trying some new menu items as well as old favorites. Call 412-488-3560 for more information.

• Pines Tavern in Pine is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Events and specials to mark the occasion will occur throughout the year, beginning with the return Saturday of the Saturday Evening Jazz Series. For more information on anniversary events visit www.thepinestavern.com or call 724-625-3252.

• Interested in expanding your food-pairing options? Green Gables chef Shay MacDonald and sommelier Ben Grace are preparing a special six-course menu paired with sake at 7 p.m. Feb. 8. The dinner will be $80 per person not including tax and gratuity. Call 1-814-629-9201, ext. 290, for more information.

• Help stave off seasonal doldrums with a winter beer dinner Monday at Point Brugge Cafe in Point Breeze. Various hors d'oeuvres and a three-course meal will be paired with beers from Bell's Brewery in Michigan. The brewery will be represented by special guest Derek Zomonski. The reception begins at 6 p.m. and the first course at 6:45 p.m.; $75 including tax and gratuity. Space is limited. To reserve, call 412-441-3334. For more information visit www.pointbrugge.com.