Societe Beer Dinner & a Farm-to-Table Tennis Tourney

LA JOLLA— The Grill at The Lodge at Torrey Pines continues its craft beer dinner series this Wednesday, April 8 with an event featuring Societe Brewing Company, starting with a reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by a multi-course dinner from chef Jeff Dibble of dishes that pair with each Societe brew; the $75 ticket includes food, drink and valet parking. [EaterWire]

LIBERTY STATION— DiningOut is sponsoring a sporting event dubbed #FarmToTableTennis that will pit San Diego chefs against each other in a high stakes ping-pong tournament. Held at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens this Sunday, April 12, the invitational's competing chefs include Brian Redzikowski (Kettner Exchange), Jon Sloan (Juniper & Ivy), Andrew Bachelier (Cucina Enoteca). Ticket holders can watch the action while sampling food and beer from Stone Brewing, Ironside Fish & Oyster, Sirena Gourmet Latin Seafood, URBN St. Brewing and more; a portion of the proceeds will go to charity. [EaterWire]

AROUND TOWN— Thursday, April 30 marks the return of the country-wide fundraiser, Dining Out For Life^® , in which local restaurants participate by donating a portion of the day’s proceeds to support their citiy's AIDS service provider. Participating San Diego restaurants, including Ritual Kitchen & Beer Garden, Local Habit, Buona Forchetta, Cowboy Star, Indigo Grill and many more will be donating a minimum of 25% their sales to The Center's HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs. [EaterWire]