COOKING FOR DIETS

Attention, Atkins and South Beach dieters: Tired of the same turkey rollups and grilled salmon week after week? Get an in-depth lesson on how to cook great food and stay within these diets' parameters from the chefs at Isabela on Grandview. On Wednesday, March 10, at noon, the Mount Washington restaurant will be hosting a cooking class featuring four courses you'll learn to make yourself at home. The cost is $60. Call 412-431-5882 for more information.

BENEFIT AT TONIC

The Tonic Bar and Grill will be hosting a four-course dinner March 3 to benefit the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Scholarship and Mentor Program. Culinary delights include sesame-crusted tuna skewers with a wasabi cream dipping sauce over daikon cucumber salad; tender field greens with a choice of either honey lemon, creamy roasted shallot or lime cilantro vinaigrettes; scallops in a creamy vodka sauce over linguine with grilled asparagus and roasted peppers or stuffed chicken breast with dill havarti dressing and raspberry vinaigrette; and devils food cake layered with peanut butter mousse and fresh strawberries. For more information, call 412-456-0460.