AROUND TOWN:Eateries participate in ‘Dine Around Costa Mesa’

The Costa Mesa Conference and Visitor Bureau is partnering with local restaurants to offer a “2007 Dine Around Costa Mesa” promotion for July and August.

Participating restaurants, including Chat Noir Bistro and Jazz Lounge, Hemingway’s, Karl Strauss Brewing Company and Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill, will offer $25 dining certificates good toward the purchase of lunch or dinner at their establishments, with a limit of one per household.

Certificates may be obtained by calling the office at (714) 435-8530 or by visiting www.travelcostamesa.com. No post office box addresses will be accepted.

A menu booklet featuring all the restaurants honoring the certificate will be included, and should arrive by mail within three days of placing the order.

— Sue Thoensen