Cooking Class at RockSugar

This Saturday, August 13, learn about the foods from Malaysia with Chef Mohan. The class goes from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and includes a scrumptious lunch. Learn how to prepare curry flatbread, nasi lemak, shrimp sambal and tapioca pearls, while enjoying a non-alcoholic rose milk beverage. The class and lunch is $100 per person. 10250 Santa Monica Blvd. (310)552-9988.

Celebrate the 60s

The Los Angeles Theatre Center will host a wine tasting on Friday, August 12, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guests will receive a ticket ($35 value) to a play from the new fall season. The event will highlight the 1960s, including photographs by Phil Stern from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Inaugural gala in 1961. There will be a  1960s fashion show, put on by Clever Vintage Clothing, with the clothes available for purchase. Wines from boutique wineries are available with artisan cheeses and chocolate truffles. Listen to live jazz performances and keep a signature wine tasting glass. Tickets are $64. Guests are encouraged to dress in 60s attire. 514 S. Spring St. Visit www.lawinetasting.com.

Monday Movies, Manicures & Martinis

During the month of August, the W Hollywood will show movies on a 35-foot screen next to their outdoor bar and lounge. From 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., sit next to the fire and sip martinis while enjoying Executive Chef Sascha Lyon’s small plate menu. Some of his specialties include cheddar cheese fries with short rib gravy, garlic shrimp and spicy sausage and a charcuterie plate. Guests can receive complimentary mini manicures by BLISS Hollywood throughout the evening. This coming Monday, August 15, at 9 p.m. they will show the movie “Grease” and have a sing-a-long. On August 22, the movie is “Wedding Crashers”. 6250 Hollywood Blvd. (323)798-1355.

1st Annual Int’l. Tea Festival

The Japanese American National Museum will host a tea festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 13 and August 14. Special guest speakers, tea tastings, tea exhibitors and book signings will take place both days. Cost is $15 per person. 369 E. First Street, www.TeaFestivalLA.com.

Cooking Classes at Culina

Join Culina’s Chef Victor Casanova this Saturday, August 13 for a three-course culinary journey through Italy. Casanova will teach guests how to make Dayboat scallops with fava bean passata (tomato puree), shaved radishes and Meyer lemon confit. The entrée course is a Tonnarelli “fat” Roman spaghetti cut on a chitarra (a frame strung with musical strings) with grilled eggplant, melted summer tomatoes, basil and pecorino. For the dessert lesson, Casanova prepares Ananas grilled pineapple skewers with coconut bomboloni and lime granita. The class begins at 2 p.m. and lasts for approximately two and a half hours. Classes are $85 per guest. 300 South Doheny Dr. (310)860-4000.

Wine Dinner at Jar

Join Suzanne Tract and Soliste Wines on August 16 at 7 p.m. for a multi-course meal with wine pairing. Start with a Devil’s Gulch char siu pork croissant paired with a Rose of Pinot Noir. Next, enjoy a chilled Humboldt Bay Kumamoto oysters with a Sauvignon Blanc. The entrée is a breast of duck with a poached Wyland Farm egg in star anise ginger broth, paired with a Pinot Noir and a Sonoma free-range veal rack with cannelloni beans and black kale served with a Syrah. Wind down the meal with chef’s selection of cheeses and assorted chocolates. The price is $95 per person. 8225 Beverly Blvd. (323) 655-6566.

Picnics in a Bag at Larchmont Grill

Ideal for the Hollywood Bowl, a sunset picnic at the beach or a yummy take home meal, Larchmont Grill’s “Picnics in a Bag” menu includes the “Simply Sandwich” with root vegetable chips, rosemary roasted potato salad and a slice of six-layer carrot cake for $25 per person. “The Refresher” offers cold poached salmon with cucumber dill salad and grilled vegetables. For dessert choose an apple tart or apple crumble. With five choice on the Picnic menu, there is something to please everyone. 5750 Melrose Ave. (323)464-4277.

Cliff’s Edge in Silver Lake

August is the “Month of Tuscany” at Cliff’s Edge. Chef Hugues Quintard is preparing a traditional Tuscan soup of fresh tomatoes and bread with basil and arugula. His Italian seafood salad offers mussels, scallops, squid and shrimp in an olive oil dressing. For entrees, chef Quintard is highlighting a wild boar rigatoni, meatballs with porcini and pecorino, lamb shank with fagioli and rabbit cacciatore.  Finish with vanilla panna cotta or tiramisu. This seasonal menu runs now through August 31. 3626 West Sunset Blvd. (323) 666-6116.

Pig Roast at Cecconi’s

Celebrate “Ferragosto”, a traditional Italian holiday celebrated in mid-August,  at Cecconi’s. On August 14, they will roast a 200 lb. pig, stuffed with garlic, rosemary, fennel and other herbs, over an open fire for all to enjoy. Bring the family from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a plate of roast pork, accompanied with salad, apple sauce and crackling. For dessert there is gelato with waffle cones. The cost is $15 for adults, $10 for kids. 8764 Melrose Ave. (310)432-2000.