Monday:
Jaffa Palms Happy Hour
Enjoy bar bites likeMediterranean Nachos with pita, chickpeas, shakshuka and labneh ($4); Muhammara (red pepper and walnut dip) with pita chips ($5); Lamb Slider with Moroccan spiced lamb, zhug and garlicky toum ($6); Tomato and Goat Cheese Flatbread with Zatar and olive oil ($6); and Harissa-spiced Chicken Wings with date-honey labneh ($6). Drink specials include: Mystery shots – roll the dice on rotating spirits! ($4); beer, including a Jaffa Blonde ($5); and house white, red and bubbles ($6). $6 cocktails Including the Gentleman Jaffa with fig-infused whisky, Arak and bitters; Metro Goldwyn with vodka, lemon and crème de cassis; Grapefruit Collins with Campari, grapefruit soda and vermouth; and Cardamom Margarita with tequila, curacao and salt. Daily, 4 – 6 pm; 10306 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90232
Tuesday:
Recanati Wine Dinner at Jaffa West Third
Recanati Wine Ambassador Carmit Becker, Jaffa Beverage Director Michael Nemcik and Jaffa Chef Anne Conness will walk you through a six-wine, seven-course dinner with wine pairings courtesy of Recanati Winery and Jaffa’s Chef Anne Conness. $125; Tuesday, 7 pm; 8048 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 323.433.4978LL
Wednesday:
The Shuck House Brings Oysters & Seafood to Century City
The Westfield Century City Mall welcomes the Shuck House, featuring a selection of fresh, chef-driven seafood dishes from Executive Chef and Co-Owner Cindy Loren. The raw bar menu come in individual, half-oz and full-oz portions. Oysters are available in East Coast, West Coast, and specialty varieties depending on what’s in season, served with house made cocktail sauce, horseradish, and lemon. Choose from an array of mignonettes: champagne, prickly pear, rosé granita, or blood orange. Shuck House’s Peruvian Scallops are served with grapefruit, ponzu, cilantro, fresno and jicama. Shuck- House offers Grilled Oysters in Chipotle, Rockefeller, and Garlic Parmesan. The signature Lobster Roll comes hot & buttered or cold-dressed; Lobster Bisque is served with a sourdough baguette; Lobster Mac-and-Cheese is a bowl of lobster claw-meat over rigatoni pasta and three different types of fresh cheese; Coconut Curry Mussels is with Thai Curry, Heirloom Tomatoes, Fresno Chili, and Cilantro served with a crispy crostini for dipping; and the Ceviche Tostada is with baby scallops, octopus, shrimp, cherry tomato, radish, red onion, cilantro, avocado, cucumber, bell pepper, and habanero for an extra kick. Monday– Thursday, 11 am – 9 pm, Friday & Saturday, 11 am – 10 pm, and Sunday from 11 am – 8 pm; 10250 Santa Monica Blvd, FC-12, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Semolina Artisanal Pasta 5th Anniversary Dinner Party
Feast on a Menu by Chef David Thorne. Bar snacks include crostini with caramelized fennel and onion, and white anchovy; chickpea blini with wine-braised squid, and aioli; and a lamb meatball with harissa and marinara. The family-style dinner includes heirloom tomato, melon, cucumber, burrata, with prosciutto; pan-seared baby pattypan squash with walnut, wild arugula, and agreen olive tapenade; bucatini with preserved lemon, garlic, chile de árbol, and bottarga; and strozzapreti, pork collar ragu, with grana padano. Dessert includes roasted plum with mascarpone and amaretto whip, almond shortbread. $75 (includes beer & wine); Wednesday, 7:30 pm; Elysian, 2806 Clearwater St, Los Angeles, CA 90039
