Classic Alsatian Cuisine

Maison Richard is having a special dinner Dec. 1 and 2, with an authentic meal from the North-East region of France, with a choucroute garnie: sauerkraut with ham and Strasbourg sausages cooked in beer. This special includes your choice of a glass of Amstel or Heineken beer or a glass of chardonnay. Finish with an exquisite fresh Maison Richard pastry. This unique experience is $30 per person, excluding tax and service. Reservations are recommended.

Be sure to order your Buche de Noel, a traditional French dessert served at Christmas. The sponge cake is rolled, frosted and filled with chocolate buttercream and decorated in a winter motif. Be sure to bring home some classic French puffed pastries, tarts and baked croissants. 707 N. Stanley Ave. (323)655-7777.

Border Grill Holiday Cooking Class

Learn how to cook this year’s holiday meal from the “Top Chef Masters” Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. Join these two chefs on Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a festive class on how to prepare a succulent roasted turkey, beef or pork with some favorite holiday side dishes. The $75 per person fee includes a demonstration-style cooking class with a multi-course lunch, signature cocktails and a recipe booklet. 445 S. Figueroa St. (213)486-5171

Nick & Stef’s

Tonight Executive Chef Megan Logan presents tips on the best way to enjoy steaks and wines from New Zealand, Argentina and America. This special event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse. Her Meat 101 class allows guests to sample different cuts of meat and learn about aging techniques. The class is $35 per person and includes wine pairings. 303 S. Hope St. (213)680-0330.

Oysters and Champagne

For the month of December at Public Kitchen and Bar, enjoy a new selection of East and West coast oysters such as Belon, Coromandel, Fanny Bay, Hood Canal, Kumamoto, Malpeque, Phantom Creek, Raspberry Point, Well Fleet, Salt Pond and Kusshi oysters for $14 a half dozen, $20 for nine oysters or $28 for a dozen. To accompany the oysters try Executive Chef Tim Goodell’s new winter menu and a selection of top tier champagne and sparkling wine by the glass ranging from $10 to $29 per glass. Available for dinner service only from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sun. through Thurs. and until midnight on Fri. and Sat. At the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd. (323)769-8888.

Caviar Class

Petrossian is offering a special class on caviar Dec. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. Taste a wide variety of caviar with a glass of champagne or vodka and some treats from the kitchen of Executive Chef Giselle Wellman. This event is $35 per person. 321 N. Robertson Blvd. (310)271-6300.

Dining Event

at Sotto

Join Esquire Magazine’s just-named “LA’s Best New Restaurants” chefs on Dec. 5 for a six-course celebratory dinner. Executive Chefs Kris Morningstar of Ray’s & Stark, John Rivera Sedlar of Playa, and Steven Samson and Zach Pollack of Sotto will work in the Sotto kitchen. These chefs are partnering with Toys for Tots. Diners can bring a new and unwrapped toy to the restaurant. $65 per person with optional wine pairings. 9575 W. Pico Blvd. (310)277-0210.

Book Signing and Four-Course Meal

Sip and swirl at Fig & Olive on Monday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. with olive oil expert, writer and author Tom Mueller. Guests can enjoy complimentary olive oil tasting and cocktails while Mueller signs his book, Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Executive Chef Pascal Lorange and Pastry Chef Andrew LeStourgeon will create a four-course meal for $85. 8490 Melrose Pl. (310)360-9100.

Box Set Bento at CHAYA Downtown

Just minutes from the Mark Taper Forum and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, CHAYA is offering an epicurean four-course box set filled with classic Japanese dishes. Start with a seasonal soup, sushi, a seafood course and meat for $29 per person. Enjoy this special meal on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. 525 S. Flower, (213)236-9577.