September 25-29: Latin Beer Tasting
Dos Equis, Sol, Corona and Negra Modelo, are paired up with tasty (and Kosher!) Latin dishes in a prix-fixe menu from September 25-29; cost is $49 per person. For details, visit their website. Park East Grill, 1562 Second Ave., 212-717-8400.

September 27: Eat Out '05
Time Out New York continues to celebrate its tenth birthday with Eat Out ’05, a tasting event benefitting the Food Bank For New York City. Participating restaurants include Aix, Artisanal, Aureole, Blue Hill, Chanterelle, Chocolate Bar, Ciao Bella, cube63, Dumpling Man, EN Japanese Brasserie, Gotham Bar & Grill, Haku, Hummus Place, ‘ino / ‘inoteca, Landmarc, Little Giant, Lupa, Max, Mermaid Inn, Murray’s Cheese, Nobu, Oceana, Pampano, Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro, P.J. Clarke’s, Peasant, Plate NYC, Riingo, 66, Smoked, Stanton Social, Strip House, Sueños, Tamarind, Tia Pol, Waldy’s Pizza, Wallsé, wd-50 and Xing. 7-9pm Tasting & Cocktails; 9-10pm Music & Cocktails. Skylight (275 Hudson St at Spring St). Tickets are $80 and can be purchased online.

September 27: Restaurants for Relief
Join this nationwide event by eating at a restaurant that has pledged a portion of their profits to Share Our Strength’s Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, which directly benefits area food banks in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. Reservations can be made through OpenTable.com, or through the restaurants themselves. For a list of participating restaurants, or to make a separate donation, visit the Restaurants for Relief website.

September 27: Swinging Out Downtown
And just in case you didn't have enough to do that night, you can also eat at 71 Clinton Fresh Food (71 Clinton St.), Alias (76 Clinton St.), Falai (68 Clinton St.), or Chibitini (63 Clinton St.) -- each participating restaurant will contribute 10% of the proceeds to the Grand Street Settlement's Project Playground, which will help rebuild a playground at 294 Delancey Street. The project will give some 100 2-to-6-year-old children living in public housing on the Lower East Side, including those enrolled in the settlement's Head Start and Early Childhood Programs, a safe and stimulating place for unstructured play.

September 28: Jamie Oliver Booksigning
Food Network star & Gothamist crush Jamie Oliver will be visiting the SoHo Sur La Table to sign copies of his newest releases, The Naked Chef and The Naked Chef Takes Off, available for the first time in paperback. Although we know he's married, we still might show up just to swoon. To RSVP, please visit soho.surlatable.com or call 1-800-243-0852 – press 1. Sur La Table, 75 Spring Street, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.