Los Angeles Area Culinary Events

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February 2-12
Enjoy the "Monaco Takes Orange County" festivities in honor of the special performances of "Cinderella" by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa February 9-12. From February 2-12 in the Jewel Court at South Coast Plaza, there will be an exhibit entitled "Monaco: A Dream Come True," highlighting photos and memorabilia of Princess Grace, Monaco and the ballet. Meanwhile, several restaurants, including Marché Moderne, Pinot Provence and Leatherby's Cafe Rouge, will offer "Taste of Monaco" menus February 6-12. For more information, visit www.MonacoTakesUS.com.
 

February 14
Cafe Del Rey will offer a special three-course, prix-fixe menu for Valentine's Day. Chef Daniel Roberts' dishes will include house-cured salmon with buckwheat blini, white sturgeon caviar, lemon crème fraîche and micro chives; and pan-seared scallops with parsnip purée, mustard greens, roasted fingerling potatoes and vanilla-saffron sauce. Cafe Del Rey, 4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, 310-823-6395.
 

February 17
Every third Friday of the month, Nick & Stef's Steakhouse hosts a Meat 101 class. This installment is themed "Lamb: Us vs. New Zealand." Participants will try a variety of regional racks of lamb --- and wines --- from New Zealand, Colorado and Sonoma. The class takes place from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. and costs $60 per person (includes pairings, excludes tax and gratuity). Reservations are required. Please call 213-680-0330. Nick & Stef's Steakhouse, 330 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, CA 90071, 213-680-0330.
 

March 16
Every third Friday of the month, Nick & Stef's Steakhouse hosts a Meat 101 class. This installment is themed "Cheek to Cheek." Participants will explore the different cheek cuts of meat, including pork, veal and lamb. The class takes place from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. and costs $40 per person (includes beer, wine or whiskey pairings, excludes tax and gratuity). Reservations are required. Please call 213-680-0330. Nick & Stef's Steakhouse, 330 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, CA 90071, 213-680-0330.
 

ONGOING EVENTS

Ongoing
In Santa Monica, FIG restaurant's happy hour, FIG at FIVE, offers a special discount of 50 percent off all items on the regular dinner menu from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. daily. Cocktails and wine are also included in the special. Guests must be seated by 6 p.m. FIG, The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401, 310-319-3111.
 

Ongoing
From 4 p.m.-8 p.m. every day, Toscanova in the Westfield Century City offers an Italian happy hour. Drinks are half off and free finger food is served at the bar. Toscanova, Westfield Century City, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 192, Los Angeles, CA 90067, 310-551-0499.
 

Ongoing
Joe's in Venice has introduced a value priced prix-fixe dinner of three courses for $45. The offerings change nightly, but a sample menu might include almond crusted St. Maure goat cheese with watercress, pomegranate gastrique and apple purée; braised lamb shank with snap peas, baby turnips and fingerling potatoes; and dark chocolate tart with pink peppercorn ice cream and white chocolate curls. In addition, a flight of three wines is priced at $25. Joe's, 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291, 310-399-5811.
 

Mondays
Typhoon in Santa Monica presents live jazz every Monday. There are generally two sets at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Reservations are suggested. For more information and to see the calendar of upcoming artists, visit www.typhoon.biz. Typhoon, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop S., Santa Monica, CA 90405, 310-390-6565.
 

Mondays
Osteria La Buca hosts One-Pot Supper Mondays with farm-fresh ingredients. This family-style meal offers four seatings: 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Each month the prix-fixe menu changes to feature ingredients from the local farmers' markets. Tickets are $25 for dinner, $35 if you choose to pair it with house wine. Reservations are required as seating is limited. Visit www.osterialabuca.com for more information or call 323-462-1900. Osteria La Buca, 5210 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, 323-462-1900.
 

First Mondays
31 Ten and Hollywood Smoke offer a cigar night the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in Santa Monica. The menu includes a five-course dinner prepared by Ado chef Antonio Muré, including a glass of wine and three fine cigars for $100 per person, not including tax and tip. The menu will change monthly. 31 Ten, 3110 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405, 310-450 5522.
 

Monday Through Saturday
West Hollywood's Petrossian Boutique & Restaurant offers a happy hour menu available Monday-Saturday from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Guests may sample Petrossian's renowned classic smoked salmon and two glasses of champagne for $29, or 30 grams of classic Transmontanus caviar and two Caviar-tinis, Petrossian's signature vodka martinis served with caviar-stuffed olives and Petrossian caviar cubes for $49. Both the salmon and the caviar are served with classic accoutrements. Petrossian Boutique & Restaurant, 321 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048, 310-271-0576.
 

Mondays
On Mondays, Tender Greens locations in West Hollywood, Hollywood and Culver City are featuring a special Meatless Monday Menu, which changes weekly and seasonally, and offers both vegetarian and vegan options. The restaurant seeks to reduce meat consumption in order to promote personal well-being and the health of the planet, as well as to help diners detox after too much weekend fun. Featured items may include roasted white corn chowder with crispy organic okra, and organic peppers stuffed with Himalayan rice, warm baby Swiss chard and toasted garlic salad. Tender Greens, 9523 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, 310-842-8300.
 

Monday through Friday
Lilly's French Café & Bar in Venice offers a $12 two-course lunch deal available Monday through Friday. Diners can start with a house salad or soup of the day and then select either the grilled vegetarian sandwich, chicken sandwich, croque monsieur, steak sandwich, omelet or a daily special dish. Lilly's French Café & Bar, Venice Blvd., 1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291, 310-314-0004.
 

Monday through Friday
In Beverly Hills, the Avalon Hotel's Oliverio offers a weekday happy hour from 5 p.m.-7 p.m., with all items on the cocktail and bar menus half-price. Nosh on pizzetta with goat cheese and black summer truffles, fritto misto, spicy tuna tartare and gazpacho. Cocktails include the blue Avalon, organic Margarita and classics like the Negroni or mojito. Oliverio, Avalon Hotel, 9400 W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212, 310-407-7791.
 

Monday through Friday
For Melrose shoppers, Froma on Melrose, the boutique café, wine bar and gourmet marketplace, now has a weekday happy hour, which takes place Monday through Friday from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Specials include $4 beers, $5 glasses of wine and a number of "small bites" taken from the main menu ($3-$8) including mini Kobe beef burgers, duck and pork rillette on toasted baguette, burrata cheese and antipasto. Froma on Melrose, 7960 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046, 323-653-3700.
 

Mondays
Experience a more casual, "bistro-style" JiRaffe with its Monday Night Bistro when brown paper tablecloths, carafes of wine and signature dishes at reduced prices rule the evening. The bistro menu is a prix-fixe, three-course dinner for $38 per person and a carafe of wine costs between $8-$12. The regular JiRaffe menu is also available. Reservations are recommended; call 310-917-6671. JiRaffe, 502 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401, 310-917-6671.
 

Mondays
In Los Feliz, Little Dom's is featuring a $15 prix-fixe supper on Monday nights featuring seasonal dishes like fried green tomatoes with sun dried tomato pesto, white corn polenta with wild mushrooms, and Mexican chocolate budino. Bottles of Dago Red or White are $10, and Peroni beer is $2. Little Dom's, 2128 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027, 323-661-0055.
 

Tuesdays
On Tuesdays, The Spanish Kitchen serves up soft- or hard-shell tacos for $2 each. Seventeen kinds of tacos are available, including grilled mesquite steak, beer battered halibut and shredded chicken with mole sauce and cotija cheese. The Spanish Kitchen, 826 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-4794.
 

Tuesdays
Every Tuesday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Palate Food + Wine hosts "Le Cirque du Fromage," a weekly cheese social orchestrated by Todd the Cheese Guy, with rotating cheeses and small plate cheese concoctions hot, warm and cold. A flight with three cheeses plus one wine is $12; additional cheese dishes are around $6, with items like croque madams and Brussels sprouts risotto. No reservations are accepted, first come first served. Palate Food+Wine, 933 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91204, 818-662-9463.
 

Wednesdays
Oakfire Pizzeria & Pub serves up gourmet mini burgers every Wednesday night. For $9, diners can choose three burgers from selections that include the Burger Brie Cheese with prosciutto, truffle oil and arugula, and the Burger Turkey with goat cheese, caramelized onions, mushrooms, red onions, cilantro and balsamic reduction. In addition, mini burger eaters can order a second pitcher of beer for one penny. Oakfire Pizzeria & Pub, 829 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-8848.
 

Wednesdays
A new Certified Farmers' Market is open at Barnsdall Art Park, and takes place Wednesdays from noon-6 p.m. Located at Hollywood and Vermont, the year-round market offers Eastsiders a variety of fresh produce, nuts and dried fruits, as well as seasonal tastings, cooking demonstrations, music and crafts. This market replaces the Hollywood Lemon Grove Farmers' Market and the market formerly located in the Sears parking lot (known as the Hollywood-Sears Farmers' Market). Barnsdall Farmers' Market, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027, 323-461-3171.
 

Wednesdays
Upstairs 2, located above West L.A.’s massive Wine House, offers a four-course dinner prepared by chef Todd Barrie every Wednesday, paired with four wines from around the world selected by sommelier Marilyn Snee. Each week will showcase a different wine region, and there will be a brief discussion of each wine and its pairing. The cost is $55 per person. Upstairs 2, 2311 Cotner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064, 310-231-0316.
 

First Thursdays
At Petrossian Boutique & Restaurant, Caviar 101 takes place from 7:30 p.m.-8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. For $35, guests have the opportunity to sample up to three types of caviar and two roes, paired with either a glass of champagne or a flute of vodka. Chef Giselle Wellman also serves additional small plates showcasing caviar throughout the class. Petrossian Boutique & Restaurant, 321 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048, 310-271-0576.
 

Sundays
To the delight of chocoholics and tea-lovers alike, The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa serves Chocolate Afternoon Tea every Sunday. Among the offerings are fruit tarts, mousse torts, crème brûlées, a chocolate fountain, chocolate sculptures, drinking chocolate, Champagne and fine teas. The Chocolate Afternoon Tea is offered in the Lobby Lounge, and costs $59. The Langham's Signature Afternoon Tea is still available Thurs.-Sat. for $39 per person. For more information, or to make reservations, please call 626-568-3900. The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa, 1401 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106, 626-568-3900.
 

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