One of our favorite special-occasion restaurants, Saddle Peak Lodge, is currently offering an amazing discount: 50% off any and all bottles of wine on its list on Thursday and Friday evenings. The lingering recession has led to many such discounts around town, but most are only offered on slow evenings (Monday or Tuesday), and often the discount applies only to a certain portion of the wine list. With Saddle Peak’s extensive list of nearly 400 wines at half price, we may head for the hills later this week. The whole wine list (including prices) is on the restaurant’s website, so you can plan accordingly.

Saddle Peak Lodge, 419 Cold Canyon Rd., Calabasas, CA; 818.222.3888, saddlepeaklodge.com.