Food Feature: Profit sharing

Events
More than 100 Atlanta restaurants will participate in Dining Out for Life, Project Open Hand’s annual fund-raising event, on Nov. 8. Eat out for breakfast, lunch or dinner at any of the participating restaurants, and 20 percent of receipts will be donated to the project. For a complete list of participating restaurants, call 404-872-8089.
Tempt your taste buds with a dinner including Catalan fish soup, marinated tomato salad, roasted pork tenderloin with steamed clams and more at Vino’s “Comidas y Bebidas: A Spanish Wine Dinner” Nov. 7. 7 p.m. $65. 2900 Peachtree Road. 404-816-0511.
Contribute to Meals on Wheels, a project of Senior Citizen Services to expand the home-delivered meals program, at A Meal to Remember Nov. 3. A six-course feast prepared by Executive Chef Xavier Salomon of the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, will be served at this black-tie affair. Nov. 3. 6:30 p.m. 3434 Peachtree Road. 404-351-3889 ext. 221.
Openings
The owners of the Leopard Lounge bring the Cherry Restaurant and Bar to Midtown this month. Paul Gibbs and Ray Sieradzki present a menu of American-based cuisine with Asian and Latin influences and a casual setting with Asian influences, including a sushi bar and two complete beverage bars. 1051 W. Peachtree St. at the corner of 11th Street.
Classes
The Art Institute of Atlanta offers two cooking workshops demonstrating Greek as well as Low Country and Southern cuisines as part of its SmartFun Workshops series Nov. 4. 12:30-4:30 p.m. $85. 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road. 770-394-8300 ext. 2420.
Warm up for winter with Brandon Carter of Bliss. He will demonstrate his seasonal favorites like Butternut squash soup, potato-crusted Snapper on succotash risotto and brown sugar cinnamon creme brulee at a class offered by the Cook’s Warehouse Nov. 1. 7-9 p.m. $35. 549-1 Amsterdam Ave. 404-815-4993.