Bastille Day at Marcel’s

Monsieur Marcel is celebrating Bastille Day on Thursday, July 14 with a live accordion player performing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Bastille Day menu will feature such French favorites as moules & coques marinières, coq au vin, and boeuf bourguignon. Or try their fondue pour deux!

Monsieur Marcel also offers gift baskets, imported wines and cheeses, and items from the European deli. Farmers Market, 3rd and Fairfax. (323)939-7792, www.mrmarcel.com.

Bastille at AOC

AOC Wine bar is offering a special menu and entertainment tonight from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for $45 per person. 8022 W. Third St. (323)653-6359.

The Eat Real Festival

Located at the Helms Bakery District on July 16 and 17 is an urban food extravaganza. Attendees will have the opportunity to dine on tasty street food and sip locally crafted beers and wines for $5 or less. The festival includes music and workshops on how to make jam, bread, tomato sauce, and raise chickens and bees in your backyard. There is no entry cost for the two-day event. 8800 Venice Blvd. www.eatrealfest.com.

Lunch with a Legend

Enjoy a three-course lunch with Los Angeles Rams Defensive and Offensive Legends, Deacon Jones and Vince Ferragamo, at Morton’s The Steakhouse in downtown Los Angeles. On July 20 at 11:30 a.m., ESPN hosts Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley will ask the sports legends thought- provoking questions in an intimate setting. Guests enjoy a salad with a choice of three entrées and dessert for $50 per person. 735 S. Figueroa St. (213)553-4566.

Tim Burton Style Cocktails & Dinner

With over 700 pieces of Tim Burton’s art now on display at LACMA, Ray’s & Stark Bar is offering innovative cocktails and dinner specials inspired by the famous director. Some of the Burton-approved dishes include razor clams in squid broth with polenta island, burned octopus, fresh herbs and piqulo peppers and a white rabbit with tea in a mushroom forest. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323)857-6180.

Café Pinot’s Summer Menu

Executive Chef Kevin Meehan created a three-course, prix fixe summer dinner for $39. Available from Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to closing, Meehan’s farmers’ market menu showcases such creations as smoked celery soup with chevre and rye bread, rotisserie chicken with sauerkraut, foie gras jus and fingerling potatoes, and for dessert, roasted peach with star anise topped with vanilla ice cream. 700 W. 5th St. (213)239-6500.

New Tender Greens Location

There is a new Tender Greens restaurant dedicated to an eco-friendly and sustainable philosophy in Pasadena. The French fare restaurant is the first 100% bottle free store. Located in the eclectic Playhouse District in Pasadena, Chef Daniel Schaffhauser presents daily specials according to the market and season, such as Thai shrimp and green papaya salad and rustic French favorites from his childhood. 6290 Sunset Blvd. (323)382-0380, 8759 Santa Monica Blvd. (310)358-1919 and  621 East Colorado Ave. (626)405-1511.

Italian Sunday Supper

Enjoy a dinner for four at the end of the week for $50 at Cecconi’s. Chef Andrea Cavaliere brings Northern Italian comfort foods such as wood-oven fired artisanal pizza, hearty bowls of pasta and seasonal salads to the table. Wine specials include a bottle of house red or white wine for $25. You can add an additional pizza or pasta for $12.50. 8764 Melrose Ave. (310)432-2000.

East Meets West

Experience a sake pairing dinner on July 20 at 7p.m. at the L’Ermitage Beverly Hills Hotel. Chef Joseph Elevado will prepare 6 classic and contemporary Japanese dishes, such as snapper and sea urchin, seared scallops, salmon sashimi and tempura squash blossoms to be pared with limited production and handcrafted sakes. The cost is $85 per person. 9291 Burton Way, (323)850-5558.

Surfs Up at Gladstones

Enjoy the ocean views while nibbling on a Sunset Cheeseburger with American cheese, arugula, tomato, and pickled onion on a challa roll with crispy fries, tangy slaw and a frothy Miller Light draft for $15. Offer is valid when waves are two feet or higher. 17300 Pacific Coast Hwy, (310)454-3474.

Jar Cooking Class

Join Executive Chef Suzanne Tracht, pastry chef Sandra Bustamante and sommelier Rob Harpest in Jar’s kitchen for a fun two-hour interactive cooking class on July 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tracht and Bustamante will prepare some of the restaurants favorite dishes while Harpest discusses wine pairing with each course. The cost of $125 per person will include an apple and celery salad, braised beef ribs, roasted asparagus with mashed potatoes and a rustic stonefruit crisp with vanilla ice cream. Call (323)655-6566.

Bombay Palace Brunch

Craving samosas and mimosas? Sunday brunch at Bombay Palace in Beverly Hills is a lavish buffet for $20 per person. Brunch includes a salad bar, appetizers, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, curry dishes, naan and traditional dishes and desserts. Bottomless mimosas, tea or coffee are included. Brunch is served from at 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. 8690 Wilshire Blvd. (310)659-9944.

Picnic at the Twilight Dance

Create a three-course picnic meal for $25 and park valet at La Cachette Bistro to pick it up. Then walk to the nearby Santa Monica Pier to enjoy their Twilight Dance Series. Each Thursday night the pier offers a concert showcasing different musical themes. Tonight is the hit 80s pop rock bands The Bangles and Caracol. Next Thursday Australians rock the pier. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are free. 1733 Ocean Ave, (310)434-9509.