RESTAURANT ROUNDUP:

A nun, a rabbi and a penguin walk into a bar and the bartender says, “What is this? A joke?”

OK, that’s my favorite bar joke. What’s yours? If you’ve got a good one send it to Mona Shah from the Orange County Restaurant Assn. at [email protected] and you could win a $50 gift card to a local eatery. It’s part of the fun of the association’s Happy Hour Week, which ends Saturday.

Several Newport-Mesa restaurants are participating in Happy Hour Week, which offers a variety of cocktails, and even so-called non-alcoholic mocktails, at discount prices. To find out more, go to happyhourweek.com.

By the way, if they’re left of R-rated I’ll post the best ones on my blog, dailypilot.com/dailyblogger/panderson.

Dinner, a book and a friend at Five Crowns

Anne Willan, author of “The Country Cooking of France,” will sign books at a special dinner at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Five Crowns, 3801 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Five Crowns Executive Chef Dennis Brask will serve up a five-course menu of French cuisine based on recipes from Willan’s latest book.

The best part? Getting the book, the delicious fare and the chance to meet Willan will only set you back $120.

It’s $98 if you’ve already got the book.

You can make a reservation by calling (949) 760-0331 or at lawrysonline.com.

— Paul Anderson