Greer's OC: Surfing goes to the dogs

One of our favorite upscale Vietnamese restaurants, Phans55 in Irvine, is offering a $40-Wine Week dinner starting with a roll sampler plate with a small glass of Pinot Grigio, Barone Fini, Italy; and then a bowl of PHO with top round or chicken with a small glass of Rose, Simi Winery, Sonoma.

The entrée choices include prawn garlic noodle with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, Nobile Icon, Marlborough, N.Z.; a shaken beef filet with a glass of Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Ore., '06; or braised short rib with a glass of Cabernet, Dollarhide Ranch St Supery, Napa, '02. Finish with a macaroon and small glass of Hogue, Late Harvest Riesling, Washington.

Phans55 Irvine is at 6000 Scholarship Drive. For more information, call (949) 724-1236.

In Laguna Beach, Splashes at the Surf & Sand Resort is serving a $50-Beer Week dinner from Oct. 2 through Oct. 8. Choose from one starter, an heirloom tomato and Gorgonzola with Mama's Little Yella Pils, Oskar Blues Brewery; or a BBQ octopus with white beans, plums paired with Levitation Ale, Stone Brewery; or a Cajun shrimp with sweet corn paired with Hefe-Weizen, Paulaner Munchen.

The entrée choices include Parmesan chicken with pole beans paired with Red Seal Ale, North Coast Brewing Co.; or seared ahi tuna with shiitake mushrooms paired with Ellies Brown Ale, Avery Brewing Co.; or grilled hanger steak with crispy onions, paired with IPA, Stone Brewing Co.

Finish with dessert with raspberries and cream paired with St. Louis Framboise, Castle Brewery; or a beer float; or chocolate cappuccino with Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewery. Splashes is at 1555 S. Coast Hwy. For more information, call (949) 376-2779.

For an entire list of menus and participating restaurants go to http://www.ocwineandbeerweek.com.

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BENEFIT LUNCHEON

You can do your part for a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease by attending the fifth annual Visionary Women's luncheon, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

The event will feature special guest and five-time Emmy Award winner Doris Roberts, an actress and star of "Everybody Loves Raymond." The luncheon is a celebration of caregivers in a range of categories.

Shop at an exclusive, luxury boutique at the luncheon, and a percentage of all purchases will benefit the Alzheimer's Assn. Tickets cost $100 per person. The Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa is at 900 Newport Center Drive.