Happy Monday!

C'mon, no need to groan at the start of the week when there's lots of great dining deal and events happening all around town. This week's fun line up ranges from philanthropic food events to dining deals (Who doesn't like dollar oysters?). Each will keep your mood festive and your stomach full.

La Tavola: Cheap eats. Here, Molto Mondays mean a variety of different pasta specials for $10 each.

404-873-5430. 992 Virginia Ave. N.E., Atlanta.

Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q and Taqueria del Sol: These two restaurants teamed up to offer The Hogs for the Cause Taco—a collaborative dish featuring smoked pork from Fox Bros. with pumpkin seed pesto and spicy southwestern slaw from Taqueria del Sol on a flour tortilla for $2.99 now through Feb. 28. Funds will benefit Hogs for the Cause 2016 and children in Georgia who are battling brain cancer.

Fox Brox. Bar-B-Q: 404-577-4030. 1238 Dekalb Ave., Atlanta.

Taqueria del Sol: 404-352-5811. 1200-B Howell Mill Road, Atlanta.

The Spence: Dollar deal oysters will be available beginning at 5 p.m. every Tuesday. Oysters will be served on the half shell with a citrus mignonette and available while supplies last. Arrive early.

404-892-9111. 75 5th St. N.W., Atlanta.

Cypress Street Pint and Plate: Kick the Cask, a take on the Beer Geek Tuesday series, will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. The event, a partnership between Cypress Street and SweetWater Brewing Company, will work like this: If the cask runs out in 45 minutes or less, Cypress will donate $500 to The Giving Kitchen. Cypress will also donate 25 cents per SweetWater beer served throughout the day and night to The Giving Kitchen and will be releasing SweetWater's newest seasonal, Hash Session IPA in addition to pouring their newest brew, Pulled Porter.

Cypress Street Pint and Plate: 404-815-9243. 817 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta.

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