True Food Kitchen's Spring Harvest Event; New English Beer Dinner

FASHION VALLEY—True Food Kitchen starts its community dinner series this Wednesday, May 18 at 6 p.m.; held in the eatery's private dining room, each event will feature educationally-themed four-course menus based on local and seasonal ingredients. First up is the Spring Harvest, a $55 wine paired dinner that includes pan seared sea bass with morels, spring vegetables, icicle plant and nasturtium and a special dessert from executive chef Nathan Coulon's mother, acclaimed pastry chef Michele Coulon, owner Michele Coulon Dessertier — French berry tarts with white chocolate mousse and fruit from Chino Farm. Subsequent dinners will feature sustainable seafood and grass fed beef. For reservations, call 619-810-2929. [EaterWire]

HARBOR ISLAND— Fresh from medaling that the recent World Beer Cup, New English Brewing Co. will be at Tom Ham's Lighthouse on Wednesday, May 18 for a five course beer dinner that will begin at 7 p.m. and includes pan seared scallops, green garlic puree, charred ramps and roasted corn and poblano hash paired with Bourbon Barrel-aged Brown Ale and New English's Bees Knees Pale Wheat Ale served with honey flower semifreddo, Meyer lemon cake, beer-poached nectarines and honeycomb. Tickets are $65. [EaterWire]

KEARNY MESA— Pokirrito opened last month on Convoy with a menu of poke bowls and sushi burritos but the eatery just added grilled skewers, including chicken and beef with red and green peppers. The yakitori can be ordered a la carte, or in a bento box alongside chicken soboro over rice. Pokirrito's owner Junya Watanabe also runs RakiRaki Ramen & Tsukemen, and plans to open a yakitori shop next to RakiRaki this summer. [EaterWire]