Red Lion Pub will raise a glass to Scotland’s favorite son Saturday, Jan 28, with Burns Night. (The poet Robert Burns’ birthday was Wednesday.) The party gets under way at 7 p.m. with traditional Scottish music and plates heaped with haggis. Kilts are encouraged, and one kilt-wearer will walk away with a $250 gift card.
2316 S. Shepherd, 713-782-3030

New tapas bar in town
1252 Tapas Bar has opened a second restaurant. The new spot, located in Vintage Park Shopping Center, offers live music, an extensive wine list, house-made sangria and a large menu of small plates.
110 Vintage Park Blvd., 281-205-4251
A dollar of all sales of Boston's heart-shaped pizzas will go to St. Jude's.: Courtesy photo
Boston’s helps children’s hospital
Now through Feb. 26, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar is running a special promotion benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which treats children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Boston’s is donating $1 of each sale of its heart-shaped pizzas, Red Velvet Cheesecake and gluten-free brownie a la mode.
17125 Tomball Parkway, 281-469-5959

Renew your vows with Elvis
Looking for something unique for Valentine’s?
Vine Wine Room is once again hosting a Vegas-style wedding-vow renewal ceremony at 6 p.m. Feb. 14 officiated by none other that the King of rock ’n’ roll, Elvis. Couples enjoy a champagne toast, a bottle of wine and chocolate lava cake for $59 per couple. Don’t be cruel, package is by reservation only.
12420 Memorial, 713-463-8463

Beer dinner at Down House
Down House in the Heights is hosting an Real Ale Brewer all-cask-beer dinner at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Real Ale brew master Erik Ogershok and head brewer Brent Sapstead will attend. Cost of the dinner is $80, which includes tax and gratuity. For a menu or to purchase tickets, visit the restaurant on go to downhousehouston.com.
1801 Yale, 281-980-6643

Wood grilled oyster at Prego.: Syd Kearney : 29-95
Menu mentions

• Prego’s Croat sous chef Smajo Beckanovic has been busy shucking oysters this month. The restaurant has added oysters on the half shell as off-the-menu special and is topping the bivalves with an array of yummy things such as salsa verde and balsamic syrup. Gently grilled oysters get a dusting of housemade pancetta, green onions and Grana cheese.
  2520 Amherst, 713-529-2420
• The downtown tunnel spot Soup Cowboy has added five new soups to its lineup: Lobster Gumbo, Lobster Bisque, Chicken Marsala, Hot Wings Soup and Indian Dal.
  711 Louisiana in the tunnel of the Pennzoil Building, 713-920-9137
• Newcomer Blu Water Fish Market is still tweaking its menu. For meat-lovers, it’s added the Farmhouse Po’Boy ($6.95), a big sandwich topped with ham, turkey, roast beef, cheese and roast beef gravy. It’s served with hush puppies.
  6127 Highway 6 in Missouri City, 281-969-8431

Top Chef’s Fabio to visit H-E-B
Fabio Viviani, “fan favorite” from season 5 of Bravo’s Top Chef, will demonstrate some of his favorite Italian dishes at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 3 at the H-E-B at the Katy Freeway and Bunker Hill. Free admission.
9710 Katy Freeway, 713-647-5900