Grilled Cheese Pop-Up

Westfield Century City is partnering with celebrity chef Eric Greenspan to launch a casual, grab-and-go pop-up eatery that will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., on the mall’s second level Dining Terrace. Greenspan is known for his food at The Foundry, Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese on Melrose Avenue and The Roof on Wilshire Boulevard. He will serve gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, salads, sides and his popular throwback apple pie at the new pop-up eatery. Diners can also enjoy exclusive menu items such as the Westfield melt with sourdough bread, Muenster cheese, red onion, short rib, tomatoes and garlic aioli, as well as beet and carrot latkes. 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., (310)277-3898.

East Borough Anniversary Party

The French-Vietnamese restaurant East Borough, located in Culver City, will celebrate its first anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 5:30 to 11 p.m. by offering a one-night only “Southern Borough Boil”. Diners can enjoy crawfish, mussels, clams and head-on shrimp served with seasonal vegetables in a traditional Cajun-style Southern boil. Each dish can be ordered by the pound, and diners can add sausage. For dessert, the restaurant will feature traditional beignets with powdered sugar for $7. Regular dinner menu items will also be available. No reservations; first come, first served. 9810 Washington Blvd., (310)596-8263.

Chinese New Year at Hakkasan

Hakkasan is honoring the Chinese “Wishing Tree” tradition by collecting wishes from diners, and is offering an eight-course festive dinner from Sunday, Feb. 8 through Sunday, March 1. Michelin-star international executive chef Ho Chee Boon will prepare a selection of signature dishes for the Chinese New Year. The spicy lamb lupin wrap is a dish to bring happiness in the Year of the Sheep, the dim sum platter is a meal to bring happiness to diners’ doorsteps, and the grilled Chilean sea bass in honey, with stir-fried lily bulb and French beans, will bring good fortune and wealth in 2015. For dessert, guests can enjoy the kumquat wishing tree with chocolate, caramelized macadamia nuts and cocoa rocks to sweeten the new year. Guests who select dishes from the Chinese New Year menu will receive a special gift for a complimentary cocktail. The Chinese New Year menu is $138.88 per person; a la carte items start at $20.88. 233 N. Beverly Drive., (310)888-8661.

Complimentary Wine Tasting

Andaz West Hollywood will offer a complimentary wine tasting on Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m., in partnership with V Wine Room. Each month, Andaz West Hollywood partners with the V Wine Room to guide wine-lovers through a selection of curated red and white wines from boutique California wineries. The upcoming tasting in the Wine Gallery on the first floor will highlight a selection of sparkling rosés for Valentine’s Day, and is free to guests and neighbors 21 and over. 8401 Sunset Blvd., (323)656-1234.

Valentine’s Day Picnic Basket

The food gurus at Kye’s have created a delicious, heart-healthy Valentine’s Day picnic basket for couples that is perfect for afternoon hikes or bicycle rides near the beach. The basket is available for $50 on Saturday, Feb. 14 only, and includes four mini “KyeRitos” wrapped in nori, a salad, choice of two desserts and two kombucha sodas. 1518 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, (310)395-5937.

Valentine’s Dinner for Two

Chef Bruce Kalman of Union in Pasadena will offer Valentine’s Day specials perfectly portioned for dining duos to share. Guests can start with six oysters with fresh horseradish and cider vinegar mignonette, followed by beef stracotto for two with salted pork and squash puree, braised cippolini onions and gremolata. Desserts include blood orange chocolate meringue tart. 37 E. Union St., Pasadena, (626)795-5841.

Preux and Proper Valentine’s Menu

Chef Mike Ruiz brings the Big Easy to downtown L.A. with a special, four-course prix fixe Valentine’s Day menu with NOLA favorites made with seasonal California fresh ingredients. Couples can start with an amuse bouche of moonshine-cured salmon with candied fennel, blackened apple and Creole mustard. For the first course, diners can choose from the Proper salad with gem lettuce, goat cheese, cider vinaigrette and apple tart, or roasted cauliflower with pumpkin seeds, sweet onion and pickled chilies. Entrées include “shrimp n’ grits” or pork belly roll. Banana bread pudding or flourless chocolate cake will be served for dessert. The special menu is $55 per person. 840 S. Spring St., (213)896-0090.

Rustic Canyon Valentine’s Day

Diners can get in a romantic mood by enjoying a six-course meal for sharing at Rustic Canyon. Couples will pick six dishes from 16 options created by executive chef Jeremy Fox, with highlights such as “xx-shucked peas” with white chocolate, chocolate mint and macadamia nuts; prime steak tartare with oyster, caviar and egg yolk; and chicken scaloppini with polenta, burrata and strawberry and pine nut sofrito. The menu is $95 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $45 per person. 1119 Wilshire Blvd., (310)393-7050.

Milo & Olive Valentine’s Day

Guests seeking a casual dining option for Valentine’s Day can enjoy signature wood fired pizzas and homemade pastas at Milo & Olive. A la carte specials will also be available, such as winter citrus and butter lettuce salad with toasted pistachios and warm goat cheese crostini; winter truffle and parmesan risotto with roasted hen of the wood mushrooms and early English peas; osso buco with creamy herbed polenta, and wood fired baby carrots and braising jus. Dark chocolate flourless torte with torched meringue will be served for dessert. 2723 Wilshire Blvd., (310)453-6776.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria & Girl Scouts

After enjoying a hand tossed, coal fired brick oven pizza or calzone, diners at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria can enjoy a cookie cheesecake in February in conjunction with Girl Scout cookie season. Chocolate mint cheesecake is made with Thin Mints, and caramel coconut cheesecake is made with Samoas. The special cheesecakes will be available at Grimaldi’s El Segundo location for $5 a slice, while supplies last. For every slice of cheesecake sold, $1 will be donated to the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles. 2121 Rosecrans Ave., Ste. 1399. (310)648-7503.

50 Shades Valentine’s Day Dinner

Executive chef Chris Garasic of Shade Hotel is serving a romantic three-course dinner on Saturday, Feb. 14, with seating at 6 and 8 p.m. Guests will enjoy decadent dishes for $50 per person. Optional wine pairings are available for an additional cost, along with the assistance of a sommelier. Shade Hotel is also offering its “50 Shades” guest room package on Valentine’s Day starting at $469, which includes a one-night stay with special room amenities, a bottle of sparkling wine and a Valentine’s Day gift. Guests can also enjoy the hotel’s “Kiss & Tell” package daily, except on Feb. 14, which features fresh rose petals throughout the room, a bottle of sparkling wine, chocolate-covered strawberries, cupcake turndown service and a “keep it interesting” kit for $449 per night, Sunday through Thursday, and $489, Friday and Saturday. 1221 N. Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach. (310)546-4995.

Hutchinson Cocktails & Grill

The new Indonesian steakhouse Hutchinson Cocktails & Grill is celebrating “rijsttafel,” or “rice table,” a traditional Indonesian feast served banquet style with 12 to 25 authentic dishes. Owners Ian and Justin Hopper are bringing the family tradition to the restaurant on the second Monday of each month, beginning on Feb. 9. Executive chef James Trees has created a menu that will feature coconut rice with serundeng, pork and chili satay and chicken rendang. For Valentine’s Day, the restaurant will offer a five-course, prix fixe menu for $95 per person, with drink pairings offered for an additional $45 per person. Menu highlights include cherry gazpacho, surf and turf satay with Maine lobster and beef filet, and dungeness crab salad. 826 N. La Cienega Blvd., (310)360-0884.

Malibu Pier Restaurant & Bar

Diners can enjoy Valentine’s Day at the Malibu Pier with executive chef Jason Fullilove’s three-course meal for $45 per person. A wine pairing is available for an additional $25, and an additional champagne and caviar course will be offered for $25. 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, (310)456-8820.

Tom Bergin’s Valentine’s Day

Los Angeles’ historic Irish pub, Tom Bergin’s, is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a fun, anti-love S.A.D (Single Awareness Day) Party on Saturday, Feb. 14. Guests are encouraged to bring their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend’s items, photos and letters to burn in the pub’s fireplace, or to donate their gently-used clothing to Goodwill. A DJ will spin “unromantic” tunes from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Themed cocktails will also be served, such as $5 “bitter” old fashioned cocktails, $8 Black Velvets made with champagne and Guinness, and $5 Fireball shots. There is also a $30 “Cheap Date” menu for two available from 5 to 11 p.m., featuring two Tom Bergin’s burgers with Irish cheddar, Tullamore onions and thousand island dressing on a brioche bun; two orders of shoestring fries; and two cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer in a champagne bucket of ice. 840 S. Fairfax Ave., (323)936-7151.