Memo to Bosses: Take a Secretary Out to Lunch

OK, bosses, don’t be cheapskates. Wednesday is Secretary’s Day--take him or her to lunch! If your schedule is tight, any day of the week will do.

The Daily Grill salutes secretaries, assistants and support staff with an Unsung Heroes Contest. Entry forms (available at the restaurant) are due Friday at 5 p.m. The awards ceremony takes place Tuesday at noon; grand prize is dinner for two at the Daily Grill each month for a year (and lunch at the ceremony, and a bouquet of flowers).

On Wednesday, Cafe Fleuri offers a “Taste of the World” buffet of rotisserie entrees (chicken, duck, top sirloin and thresher shark among them), a salad bar and dessert.

Secretaries will receive a kir royale and a rose. Pianist Gerard Barbut will play throughout the luncheon, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s $16 per person, plus tax and tip.

Cafe Fleuri, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. (714) 476-2001.

Daily Grill, 957 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (714) 644-2223.

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Lots of tasting events coming up.

On Wednesday, John Dominis in Newport Beach showcases Napa Valley-based Far Niente. The five-course meal starts at 7 p.m. with two Chardonnays and ends with 1991 Dolce. The 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon accompanies sweetbreads and lobster with chanterelles, spring onions and chives; the 1983 Cabernet Sauvignon is served with a Muscovy duck in puff pastry with sweet and sour cherries. It’s $60 including tax and tip. (714) 650-5112.

Mr. Stox in Anaheim presents Napa’s Cain Cellars and winemaker Chris Howell on Friday at 7 p.m. The four-course meal is $75 all-inclusive. (714) 634-2994. . . . At 7 p.m. on Monday, Sfuzzi in Costa Mesa hosts a vodka tasting featuring five vodkas and an hors d’oeuvres buffet, including rock shrimp on toasted brioche and seared sea scallops with wasabi. It’s $25 plus tax and tip. (714) 548-9500. . . . On Wednesday, Golden Truffle mixes and matches courses with wines, letting you decide which pair best, at a Wine & Food Matrix dinner. It’s $55 plus tax and tip and starts at 6:30 p.m. (714) 645-9858.

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Les Chefs a Table, a nine-dinner series conceived by chef Pascal Olhats, gets underway Monday at La Cachette in West Los Angeles. At each dinner, participating chefs each host a table. Dinners range from $55 to $65 all-inclusive. Contact individual restaurants for menus and cost. The series continues with Pascal Restaurant in Newport Beach on May 15, The Tower in Los Angeles on June 12, Antoine in Newport Beach on Aug. 1, Citrus in Los Angeles on Sept. 11 and the Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point on Oct. 9. (714) 752-0107.