Help Veterans; Cordua Celebrates 25 Years

GALLERIA-ish— Tomorrow, July 10, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Bennigan's will host a special "Happy Hour with a Hero" with guest Donny Daughenbaugh, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), a League City resident and native Texan, who was wounded in 2004 while serving in Iraq. It's part of the restaurant's Wall of Heroes campaign that will donate $1.00 to the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes, which aids wounded veterans. See the Wall's website for details. [EaterWire]

MIDTOWN— Sparrow's Monica Pope will host the next one of her Sunday supper garden parties at a fancy-pants house for sale. Diners get an up close opportunity to interact, watch her team work and soak up an evening with great food and drinks. Pope asks patrons to bring a dinner plate from home, and the final location isn't revealed until a few days prior. A BMW dealer supplies a bag to take the plate and presents home. Buy the $75 tickets here. [EaterWire]

CORDUA WIRE— To celebrate their 25 year anniversary, the Cordua family of restaurants is offering $0.88 tres leches and mojitos during lunch at Amazon Grill, Artiste, Churrascos and Americas. At dinner, diners can order a $88 chef's dinner for two that includes mojitos and a bottle of Rivarey Crianza '09. The deals are available all month. [EaterWire]