Table talk

The Alta Club hosted Martin Yan, TV cooking show host and cookbook author, to a Pacific Rim-themed dinner Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, Yan did a "Taste of Pacific Rim" cooking demonstration for chefs and restaurateurs as a guest of Sysco Foods.

Through a prize drawing, 10 chefs won a seat at the Alta Club dinner. Chef Brian Edwards' menu included coconut Key West shrimp, charbroiled beef spring rolls, sake-poached nairagi (striped marlin), tea-rubbed lamb chops, yam duchesse with black beans, and garlic and braised baby cabbage. Desert was lychee mousse, passion fruit gelee and mango creme.

The Grand America, 555 S. Main, is hosting a four-course dinner with optional wine pairings from Fischer Vineyards on April 20 at 6:30 p.m. Dinner includes goat milk ricotta ravioli, potato-wrapped Alaskan halibut, pine nut dacquoise (baked meringue layer). Cost is $50; optional wine pairings, $40 (258-6708).

The Matt Lund Fund benefit dinner takes place at Kimball's Distributing, 2233 S. 300 East, April 26, 6-9 p.m. Participating chefs from Jim Light HomeCooks, Lortcher/Vlasic Catering, Martine, Z-Tejas, Carlucci's Bakery and others will provide the dinner. The Paul Green School of Rock will provide entertainment. Cost is $50, with proceeds going to Matt Lund, a young father who suffered a spinal-cord injury last fall and is paralyzed below his chest (www.mattlundfund.com).

Bambara, 202 S. Main, part of the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, recently received the company's Gold Service Award for extraordinary service and hospitality. In addition, general manager Art Cazares received the company's Kimpton Culture Award, given each year to the individual who shows consistent commitment to the Kimpton culture and inspires the people around them (www.bambara-slc.com).

Harmons grocery stores are launching a 75th-anniversary celebration with Healthy Families Month in April. There will be more than 25 free or low-cost health screenings on Saturdays in Harmons' 12 stores throughout the month. The screenings will take place near the stores' pharmacy departments and include checks for diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma and bone density. Cholesterol tests are $10 and bone density scanning is $5; the rest are free. Harmons will provide store tours by nutritionists and clinics on celiac disease. Check with individual stores for a schedule of screenings.

Several restaurants will be hosting special Easter meals April 8: