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Monday:

The Room’s Sinatra Party
This formal-attire-required ode to Ol’ Blue Eyes is an annual tradition at this Hollywood haunt, which means a sell-out for sure of dapper Dans (and Danielles). Monday, 9 pm; The Room Hollywood, 1626 N Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028

Red O Santa Monica Introduces New Corporate Executive Chef & New Winter Dinner Menu
This winter, Red O Santa Monica introduces new Corporate Executive Chef Marc Johnson and a new winter dinner menu! With a focus on flavors from Central Mexico, Baja and MexiCali, Chef Johnson finds a balance with Red O Santa Monica mainstays, while introducing new offerings with a seafood focal point. To start, order up Fresh Corn & Goat Cheese Tamales made with fresh ground corn masa, goat cheese, and tomatillo salsa, or Mary’s Duck Taquitos, with slow-cooked duck, tomato-arbol chile sauce, and baby arugula. From The Grill, there is the 18oz Prime Cowboy Ribeye with fried plantains, crema, black beans, and mole negro; and the Tablita for Two, a grilled 32 oz prime tomahawk chop, one pound Maine lobster tail, tajin butter, black beans, Mexican red rice, pico de gallo, guacamole, flour and fresh white corn tortillas. From the Sea offers mains like the Chilean Sea Bass; Shrimp Diablo with white rice, black beans, arbol chile, white wine, and tomato garlic butter; Mariscos Chile Relleno with Maine lobster, prawns, house cheese blend, white rice, black beans, and ancho-citrus sauce; Pollo Asado, roasted Jidori chicken breast, street corn, black beans, and mole poblano; and Braised Short Rib Enchiladas with red guajillo chile sauce, melted jack cheese, frisee, Mexican red rice and beans. Dessert includes Tres Leches; Just-Made Churros, served with chocolate and Cajeta dipping sauces; Plantain Cake, with cream cheese frosting, roasted plantain purée, pepita-toffee crunch, and Mexican chocolate sauce; and Passion Fruit Butter Cake with grilled strawberries, passion fruit custard, coconut crumble and coconut ice cream. As for cocktails, there is the Signature Red O Margarita with Cabo Wabo Blanco, o3 Orange Liqueur, and house-made limonada; The Grant Margarita with El Tesoro Añejo tequila, Mandarin Napoleon, fresh lime and agave, served up with red citrus salt and gold dusted dried pineapple slice, and a shot of El Tesoro Paradiso Extra Añejo tequila on the side; La Moda is made with Sauza Hornitos Black Barrel Añejo Tequila, chocolate bitters and raw sugar served over ice with orange peel and star anise; the Honey on Fire with El Silencio Espadin Mezcal, habanero-honey, lemon, and yellow chartreuse; Vanilla Sky with Patron XO Cafe, El Tesoro Reposado Tequila, Licor 43, Angostura Bitters, fresh coffee, cream, and canella. 1541 Ocean Ave, suite 120, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310.458.1600

Gracias Madre Offers Vegan Christmas Tamales To-Go
Executive Chef Chandra Gilbert is inviting diners to take a piece of Gracias Madre home for the holidays with special sweet & savory tamales to-go.  Offerings will include “Calabazas Con Mole” featuring Butternut Squash from the restaurant founders’ Be Love Farm in Vacaville, as well as “Tamales de Manzana” featuring a pineapple Gravenstein apple filling.  Price is $36/dozen. Savory – “Calabazas Con Mole” featuring Gracias Madre’s Be Love Farm butternut squash with mole sauce ($36/dozen); Sweet – “Tamales de Manzana” – Dessert or breakfast tamale with pineapple Gravenstein apple filling ($36/dozen). Order by December 22nd; Pick up by December 24th, 2 pm; 8905 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069; 323.978.2170

Faith & Flower Wine Dinner with Seabold Cellars
Join in a winemaker dinner with Co-Founder Chris Miller of Seabold Cellars, sharing an authentic narrative of time and place. Miller will select special wines to accompany exclusive dishes for the evening as well as educate you on the unique varietals from the scenic coastal city of Monterey, California. $98; Monday, 8 pm; 705 W. 9th St, Los Angeles, CA 90015; 213.239.0642

Grab Shore Hotel’s Stress-less Shopping Package
This holiday season, Shore Hotel aims to take the stress out of gift-giving by announcing a ‘Stress-Less Shopping Package’. The LEED Gold certified beachfront property is partnering with neighboring Bloomingdale’s at Santa Monica Place and Sephora on 3rd Street Promenade to offer an all-inclusive bespoke shopping experience. The includes: overnight accommodation at Shore Hotel, $100 gift card and 15% off savings certificate to spend at Bloomingdale’s at Santa Monica Place, Signature gift from Bloomingdale’s at Santa Monica Place, which includes a travel shoe bag and LA Brown Bag keychain, Personalized appointment with a Bloomingdale’s Style Advisor, and a 45-minute custom makeover at Sephora in Santa Monica with a $50 gift card. The package represents a saving of up to 30% and is only available for a limited time, through December 29, 2016 (blackout dates may apply, reservation must be booked 72 hours prior to arrival. $399+; Shore Hotel, 1515 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401; book: 310.458.1515 or here and use code ‘STRESSLESS’ at checkout.

Wild Living Foods Opens
The casual “Neo-Pueblo” inspired plant-based restaurant located in DTLA’s Fashion District, is now open. The space features a bright and beautiful Neo-Pueblo design, anchored by a large, multi-wall, hand-painted mural by artist Jaque Fragua from Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. There’s also an entire wall of Wild Living Foods which is covered with reclaimed wood from vintage wine barrels, hand-cut and stained. In addition, the space features original 1928 vintage Malibu Potteries tiles running along the salad and remedy bars. Malibu Potteries tiles – were only produced in limited supply at the original factory just east of Malibu Pier, from 1926-1932 – are famous for also gracing countless historic homes and buildings in Los Angeles, including the Adamson House, The Mayan Theatre, and Los Angeles City Hall. Wild Living Foods is the passion-project of husband and wife team Richard Torres and Lizbeth Sanchez.  The concept is inspired by the couple’s “Food Is Spirit” philosophy, with the goal of educating others about the power of clean food and its healing qualities. With over 40-years of combined experience cooking gourmet plant-based cuisine, the culinary team is led by executive chef Belinda Wei, chef de cuisine Alex Gomez, and sous chef Abel Gomez (husband of Alex). Serving a diverse menu including dishes like warm kelp noodle pasta, quinoa bowls, and signature salads like Ojai Ranch and medicinal herb salads, all dishes highlight local, organic ingredients.  Wild Living Foods also features a wide variety of grab-n-go items made fresh each day, throughout the day, giving you the opportunity to eat clean, feel energized, and keep powering through their busy schedules. Santino Rice is behind the beverage program with a wide assortment of juices and tonics that target various improving digestion, building natural immunities, and detoxification; healing elixirs that assist with one’s mood, performance, and breathing. There’s also creamy milkshakes made with power foods and activated smoothies made with superfoods and other active ingredients. 760 Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90014, 213.266.8254

Tuesday:

Sushi Ginza Onodera
West Hollywood is now the home of the second U.S. outpost (seventh in the world) of the Michelin-Starred sushi restaurant. It debuted domestically in New York last May. The omakase experience is lead by executive chef Yohei Matsuki and his team of master sushi chefs. They will craft each piece of sushi immediately in front of you sitting at the 16-seat sushi bar. All fish is wild and flown in from Japan daily. $300; Tuesday-Sunday, 6-9 pm; 609 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, CA

Colors Comedy
Nothing brightens up a dull work week like a night full of laughter and Color’s comedy is sure to provide just that. RSVP before the show and all you’ll need are two canned goods for entry. It’s laughing for a cause! Tuesday, 7 pm; Los Globos, 3040 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026; 323.666.6669; RSVP here.

Wednesday:

Farewell 2016 @ Daybreaker’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Party
Farewell this year in style (Bye 2016 )! Throw on your ugliest sweater for our final daybreaker jam this year. Join us for a killer dance party featuring live music, performance artists, breakfast treats and special holiday surprises. Wednesday, yoga: 5 – 6:30 am, dance party: 6:30 –  8:30 am, Couture, 1640 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Same Same‘s “Pretty Thai for a White Guy”
Silver Lake’s Thai wine bar, Same Same, is hosting its first “Pretty Thai for a White Guy” event. Hosted by Adam Weisblatt, of Last Word Hospitality, the night will feature Same Same’s first ever Thai-ger Burger, alongside $20 bottomless red & white wine paired by Weisblatt. Each imbiber will receive a small wooden elephant – as long as the elephant is standing, the wine will continue to flow. Once the elephant falls, a check will be provided. Please note: there will be a limited number of burgers available so make sure to arrive earlier to ensure you get one! The evening is in celebration of what made the Silver Lake watering hole special from the start –  a partnership between two Thai Chefs and three “Farang” restaurateurs (aka Last Word Hospitality). Wednesday, 6 pm; 2835 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026; 213.273.8424

Thursday:

LA Zoo Lights ’60s Cocktail Party
The LA Zoo is celebrating their 50th Anniversary this yea and to celebrate, they’re throwing it back to the ‘60s with a retro-themed happy hour featuring gourmet appetizers, cocktails, beer, wine, and VIP entry to the always impressive LA Zoo Lights. $75; Thursday, 6-8:30 pm; 333 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027; 323.644.4200

Bad Christmas
This cabaret-style show at the tiny Showbox theater at Clifton’s is a sexy sendup of X-mas villains, with everyone from Jack Skellington to the misfit toys from Pinocchio making an appearance. $30+; Thursday, 8-10 pm; Clifton’s Cafeteria, 648 S. Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90014; 213.627.1673

3rd Annual Ugly Sweater Party at Del Frisco’s Grille
Join Del Frisco’s Grille for a celebration of ugly sweaters and the holiday season! Come in your ugliest, sparkliest, jingliest sweaters and bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots to enjoy complimentary passed appetizers, $7 holiday drinks and more festive fun, including a best and ugliest sweater contest. This event is free and all toys donated go to Toys for Tots. Whether your Christmas tree cardigan is thrift store-bought or a family heirloom, show off your flashiest and tackiest sweater at Del Frisco’s Grille on Ocean Ave. Free/Unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots; Thursday, 6-9 pm; 1551 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401

Little Miss Sunshine 10 Year Reunion at the Palace Theatre
A classic American road movie, Little Miss Sunshine was a smash hit in 2006. Join the cast and crew as they reunite and celebrate the 10th anniversary of this beautiful movie. A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. To make it to California they’ll have to learn to live as a family, despite their quirky differences. Starring Steve Carrell, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette with an amazing performance by a 10 year old Abigail Breslin. Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris with members of the cast will be in person as they tell the story of this extraordinary, small film that grew to be the hit of the summer of 2006. $18+; Thursday, doors: 7:30 pm, doors: 9 pm; 630 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA