Cooking With Friends; Table 926 Anniversary; Toys for Tacos

CORONADO— Blue Bridge Hospitality executive chef Tim Kolanko is continuing his Cooking with Friends series at Leroy’s Kitchen + Lounge series tonight at 6:30 p.m.with a collaborative dinner prepared with Great Maple executive chef Carmine Lopez. Each five course meal will come with beverage pairings; tonight features wines from the Kermit Lynch portfolio alongside a menu that includes beets with hazelnuts and a truffle vinaigrette and braised beer chef pot au feu. Future dinner collaborators include chefs from The Smoking Goat, Tidal, The Fishery and Ironside Fish & Oyster. Call 619-437-6087 to reserve.[EaterWire]

PACIFIC BEACH— Table 926 is celebrating its third anniversary with a party scheduled to roll from 5 to 10 p.m this Friday. There will be $3 sparkling wine all night and two editions of their happy hour (from 5-6pm & 9-10pm) offering half-price appetizers and glasses of wine and draft beer, plus live music and raffle with prizes from area businesses. [EaterWire]

ENCINITAS & PACIFIC BEACH— On Saturday, December 15, the Pacific Beach Fish Shop and Encinitas Fish Shop are hosting a "Toys for Tacos" event; customers who bring in a new, unwrapped toy valued over $5 will get a free fish taco and the toys will be donated to local children in need. [EaterWire]