Christmas Eve at Ray’s & Stark Bar

Dine at Ray’s & Stark Bar on Christmas Eve with a four course menu at 5 p.m. Chef Morningstar is preparing a wild striped bass with a garlic almond purée, roasted grapes and black trumpet mushrooms. Don’t miss the baked apple dessert with pecan and raisin crumble.  $65 per person. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323)857-6180.

Buches de Noel on Christmas Eve

Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse is offering a three-course menu at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy pan-seared Diver scallops with brown butter-squash purée and white wine golden raisins with toasted almonds. The main entrée is a roasted black cod with pumpkin gnocchi, sautéed Swiss chard and chive froth. There are three Buches de Noel to chose from: strawberry and vanilla, brownie or coffee caramel. The entire meal is $45 per person and $19.95 for children under 12. 330 S. Hope St. (213)680-0330.

Christmas at Locanda del Lago

Locanda del Lago in Santa Monica is seving a holiday-inspired, three and four-course feast featuring traditional Italian winter ingredients like chestnuts, artichokes and veal. The three-course menu includes Capon chicken tortellini, Mediterranean sea bass in an artichoke crust and roasted veal tenderloin with Morel mushrooms and chestnut sauce.  Three-course meals are $55 and the four-course menu is $68. Add a wine pairing for $25. Service begins at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and on Christmas Day from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Reservations are recommended. 231 Arizona Ave. (310)451-3525.

Christmas Day Pizza Party

Osteria La Buca is starting the party on Dec. 25 at 5 p.m. with a full bar and pizza. Guests will enjoy the fried egg with speck, mozzarella, tomato and arugula. 5210 Melrose Ave. (323)462-1900.

NAYA New Year’s

Guests have two options for celebrating the last evening in 2011. One is to indulge in a five-course dinner with open bar, followed by belly dancing and a live DJ or party revelers may come to NAYA at 10:30 p.m. for drinks and dancing.

Dinner reservations begin at 7 p.m. and cost $75 per person, including an open bar and post-dinner party. Late night guests can enjoy the open bar and festivities for $60 per person. 3705 W. Sunset Blvd. (323)663-8268.

Celebrate NYE at RockSugar

Enjoy a five-course, prix-fixe dinner for $60 per guest that includes a Perrier-Jouet, Grand Brut Champagne Toast. Select three appetizers to share with loved ones such as lacquered bbq ribs, crispy sweet-hot shrimp or Indian stuffed flatbread with beef, onions and spicy homemade ketchup. For your second course, select a soup or salad, then pick a meat or seafood entrée to accompany a noodle, rice and vegetable dish. Last, choose a dessert such as praline nut brittle, warm coconut doughnuts or caramelized banana custard cake. 10250 Santa Monica Blvd. (310)552-9988.

Festive Casa del Mar

Executive Chef Jason Bowlin will prepare a special gourmet menu at two seatings. Enjoy listening to the music by the Full Spectrum Band in the Lobby Lounge. Early seating begins at 5:30 p.m. with oysters on the half shell and foie gras terrine. The main course includes grilled prime filet mignon with lobster crushed potatoes, accompanied with heirloom spinach and burgundy truffle jus. Try Bowlin’s king salmon with artichoke barigoule, fingerling potatoes and thyme. Another entrée choice is the Maine lobster with pumpkin risotto and Moroccan curry. Indulge with a mocha pot de crème and white chocolate cheesecake. The second seating begins at 8 p.m. with a slightly different menu. Black truffle tortellini, Striped bass with melted leeks, Dungeness crab and chanterelles and a Meyer lemon tart royale with raspberries and crème fraiche round off the late seating menu. Guests at the late seating will enjoy a midnight champagne toast and party favors. 1910 Ocean Way, (310)581-5533.

Late-Night Happy Hour

A new Peruvian-Asian restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. is offering a late night social hour with 50 percent off all food and drinks in the main bar at Osaka. Guests can enjoy ceviches for $8, sushi rolls from $4 to $8 and Osaka wok rice and vegetables for $6. Sip a specialty pisco cocktail for $6. 6327 Hollywood Blvd. (323)785-0360.

Ocean Front New Year’s Eve

Dance to the music from DJ Ever-Ed-E and DJ Bstang spinning electro and Top 40 hits in the ocean-view ballroom at the Terranea Resort from 9 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dress in club attire. Admission is $50 per person and includes a mini bottle of champagne and party favors. The VIP pass is $125 per person for an open bar, complimentary mini bottle of champagne and party favors. Attendees must be 21. Advanced reservations are recommended, because the prices rise at the door on Dec. 31, 2011. (310)265-2836. Too tired to drive home? Stay overnight at the resort and enjoy two general admission passes to the New Year’s Eve event. On New Year’s Day, wake up to enjoy a buffet in the Catalina Kitchen for two. Use promo code NYEGRAND to enjoy rates starting at $555. Bring the kids and Terranea offers a special kids-only New Year’s Eve bash at the Kids club for $60 per child. 6610 Palos Verdes Drive South, (310)265-2800.

WP24 New Year’s

A festive six-course “Several Tastes of Good Fortune” is presented up on the 24th floor of the Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles. Chef de Cuisine Sara Johannes’s menu includes Maine “angry lobster” with spicy Szechuan chilies, fried garlic, black bean dust and Lop Cheung sausage fried rice. Roasted duckling “Peking style” offers traditional garnishes, winter wild mushrooms, fresh chilies, scallions and basil. The six-course menu is $250 per person. Reservations can be made for the 6:30 p.m. seating or 9:30 p.m. second seating. 900 W. Olympic Blvd. (213)743-8824.