Restaurant Events for August 28th, 2008

BBQ Thursdays @ Josie

Josie Restaurant - 2424 Pico Blvd. - Santa Monica

  Josie brings back BBQ night on Thursdays all summer long.  Look for traditional offerings like baby back ribs with apricot BBQ sauce or a clambake complete with shellfish, sausage, corn, and potatoes.  But Chef Josie also veers into the wild with the likes of barbecued quail or...

Around the World in 80 Sips

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

  DrinkEatPlay.com takes you on a world tour of international wine and cheese for Around the World in 80 Sips.  Visit Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia, Israel, and South Africa, among other countries, and refuel at cheese and fruit stations provided by Bristol Farms.  All proceeds...

Social Hour @ Social Hollywood

Social Hollywood - 6525 W. Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)

  Social Hollywood expands happy hour into the weekends with Social Hour, Thurs.-Sat. 7 pm-9 pm. Enjoy drink specials like a flight of “mini-tinis” for $12, $5 beer, and $7 wines by the glass.  Nibble on bites from Michel Richard’s lounge menu.  

Fifth Anniversary Tasting Menu @ Grace

Grace Restaurant - 7360 Beverly Blvd. - Los Angeles (Park La Brea)

Grace celebrates five years with a five-course tasting menu from chef Neal Fraser.  Starting May 6, the special menu will be available for the rest of 2008.  It’s a greatest hits list of Grace’s finest:  Dungeness crab salad with English peas, mint and meyer lemon...

Green Corn Tamale Season @ El Cholo

El Cholo - 1121 Western Ave. - Los Angeles (Koreatown)

It’s green corn tamale season at El Cholo.  Starting May 1 and lasting through October, the sweet tamales verdes will be available at all El Cholo locations.  It’s a tradition that dates back 85 years to the restaurant’s founders.  And in honor of the 85th anniversary of...

Wine & Dine Menu @ All'Angelo

All' Angelo Ristorante - 7166 Melrose Ave. - Los Angeles (Melrose District)

  All’Angelo introduces a four-course Wine & Dine prix fix dinner for $39 every Monday through Thursday.  The two choices for every course are culled from favorites off the regular menu.  You might start with octopus salad, move on to saffron lasagna with lamb ragout,...

Surf n' Turf Dinner for Two @ Lawry's

Lawry's The Prime Rib - 100 N. La Cienega Blvd. - Beverly Hills

  Through the end of August, Lawry’s puts the spotlight on surf n’ turf. For $99 (inclusive of tax and gratuity), you can enjoy a special cut of prime rib and lobster tail for two with all the traditional Lawry’s fixins’, including a bottle of house wine.

Kick the Weekday Blues @ blue on blue

blue on blue - 9400 W. Olympic Blvd. - Beverly Hills

Weekday got you blue? Get over the hump with blue on blue’s “Kick the Weekday Blues” Poolside Happy Hour. Graze and gulp 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday on tapas-style happy hour menu specials and featured cocktails. Items like asian beef bowls, tuna and mango crudo, and...

Extended Summer Happy Hour @ Mirabelle

Mirabelle - 8768 Sunset Blvd. - West Hollywood

Mirabelle has extended its daily Happy Hour from 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m. for summer – no more mad dash to catch after work food and drink specials necessary.  Drink specials include $15 carafes of Sangria Blanca, $5 martinis, and $3.50-$5 glasses of house wines.  As for food, imported...