DineL.A. Happy Hour Week
The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board is sponsoring dineL.A. Happy Hour Week continuing today, April 30, and Friday, May 1. Diners can enjoy afternoon, evening and late-night happy hours at more than 135 restaurants and bars throughout Los Angeles. Each restaurant and bar will showcase a selection of food and drinks, with some offering exclusive items only available during dineL.A. Happy Hour Week. www.discoverlosangeles.com/what-to-do/events/dinela-happy-hour-week.
Plan Check Happy Hour
The modern American eatery Plan Check Downtown is offering $7 Smokey Juarez cocktails with Xicaru Blanco Mezcal, blood orange, lemon juice, simple syrup and a sprinkle of smoked salt. They complement executive chef Ernesto Uchimura’s happy hour menu with dishes such as tacos hamburguesa with two ground beef tacos, habañero salsa, cheese, guacamole and cilantro for $8; pimento grilled cheese and bacon with green chilies and pickles for $8; and southern fried chicken sandwiches with Jidori chicken, yam preserves, smoked milk gravy and pickled okra for $9. Double cut wings with housemade hot sauce are also available for $2.50. The specials are available today, April 30 and Friday, May 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. 1111 Wilshire Blvd. (213)403-1616.
Abigaile dineL.A. Happy Hour
Executive chef Tin Vuong’s American brasserie Abigaile, the only onsite restaurant brewery in the South Bay, is offering specials for dineL.A. Happy Hour Week today, April 30 and Friday May 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. The specials include beer n’ bacon broth mussels for $10, lengha banh mi for $9 and porchetta Cubano for $10. Abigaile is also offering $4 beer, $5 house wine and $6 scratch cocktails. 1301 Manhattan Ave. (310)798-8227.
Fig & Olive West Hollywood
DineL.A. Happy Hour Week specials at the French Riviera-inspired Fig & Olive include aperitivo selections and seasonal libations. French, Spanish and Italian inspired tasting plates are $7. Select cocktails include a new olive oil-based libation, and wines by the glass are $9. The specials are available through Friday, May 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. 8490 Melrose Place. (310)360-9100.
Fleming’s Tequila Tasting
Fleming’s Beverly Hills is offering a tasting of tequilas from Clase Azul on Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. Tastings of Clase Azul Plata, Clase Azul Reposado, Clase Azul Añejo and Clase Azul cocktails will be offered. A selection of hors d’oeuvres will be offered, including buffalo mozzarella caprese skewers, organic chicken skewers with peppercorn sauce, burrata crostini, lobster tempura bites and filet with blue cheese flat bread. Tickets are $35 per guest for the tequila tasting, and $25 for a dining card. Space is limited. 252 N. Beverly Drive. (310)278-8710.
Free Drink at CBTL
Guests at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf can receive a free regular 16-ounce beverage with the purchase or reload of a $25 gift card from Friday, May 1 through Sunday, July 5. The cards make great Mother’s Day and dads and grads gifts. Free Thai tea, vanilla rooibos and chai teas are available, as well as Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf classics such as original ice blended drinks. Additionally, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is celebrating National Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 5 by offering regular 16-ounce beverages for $2 to teachers and faculty members who present their school ID. Limit one free drink per person. 5115 Wilshire Blvd., (323)879-8055; 8735 Santa Monica Blvd., (310)659-8207; 7915 Sunset Blvd., (323)851-8392.
Free Leis at Tiki No
Friday, May 1 is “Lei Day” at the Tiki No karaoke bar. Guests will receive complimentary leis, and spiked Hawaiian Punch cocktails are $6. Chief Lapu Lapu cocktails will also be available with dark rum of Jamaica, silver rum of St. Croix, orange juice, passion juice and fresh lemon, as well as piña coladas made with silver rum of St. Croix, pineapple juice, cream of coconut and fresh pineapple. The Aloha Fridays food truck will offer Hawaiian snacks, and guests can enjoy hula dancing and a Hawaiian T-shirt and muumuu contest, with judging at midnight. Prizes include gift cards and more. 4657 Lankershim Blvd. (818)766-0116.
Kentucky Derby Viewing Party
For those who can’t make it to Louisville for this year’s Kentucky Derby, the Brentwood steakhouse Baltaire is offering a viewing party on Saturday, May 2 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Patrons can view the race on Baltaire’s large projector screen in the bar and lounge as and enjoy traditional Derby cocktails such as the Baltaire Julep. Executive chef Travis Strickland will offer his take on a Hot Brown, the race’s classic southern sandwich. Guests are encouraged to dress in their best derby apparel such as big hats, summer dresses and 1920s-style suits and bowties. The full lunch, dinner and beverage menus will also be available. 11647 San Vicente Blvd. (424)273-1660.
Boxing Viewing Party at Beverly Wilshire
Sidebar at Beverly Wilshire is hosting a viewing party on Saturday, May 2 beginning at 6 p.m. for the long-awaited “Pacquiao V. Mayweather” boxing match. Chefs Ari Rosenson and Ken Concepcion have created specialty “fight night” menu items such as knuckle sandwiches with crispy pig trotters, pickled red onion and whole grain mustard aioli on housemade honey buns. Signature boxing-themed cocktails will also be available. The $40 cover charge includes bar admission, one signature cocktail and unlimited bar bites (sidebar menu items not included). Tables and couch seating are available by reservation. 9500 Wilshire Blvd. (310)276-8500.
Rock & Brews Cinco de Mayo
Rock & Brews, a rock-themed restaurant co-founded by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, is celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Tuesday, May 5 with a rockin’ fiesta that includes $5 Cinco de Mayo Mexican draft beers, house margaritas, red and white sangria and gourmet chicken quesadillas. 143 Main St., El Segundo. (310) 615-9890.
Día de Campo Cinco del Mayo
Diners can celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Tuesday, May 5 at Día de Campo in Hermosa Beach with a Casamigos tequila tasting from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Executive chef Tin Vuong and chef Ken Johnson will offer $1 dish specials, and Machismo will perform 3 to 9 p.m. The Baja surf lodge-inspired eatery will also serve re-imagined Mexican specialties including $1 build-your-own chicken, pork and beef tacos, and $1 street corn with chipotle mayo, parmesan and chef’s “magic dust”. Oysters are also available for $1 each, and the restaurant will offer an extended version of its “Bandito” happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m., with $5 beer, $6 wine and $8 cocktail specials. 1238 Hermosa Ave. (310)379-1829.
Cinco de Mayo at Mercado
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Mercado on Tuesday, May 5 with special appetizers and an enticing cocktail menu. Guests can enjoy featured cocktails for $12, and shots of reposado for $7. Mercado’s carnitas tacos are priced at $8 and nachos are $10. The specials are available from 4 to 11 p.m. 1416 4th St., Santa Monica. (310)526-7121; 7910 W. 3rd St., (323)944-0947.
Gracias Madre Cinco de Mayo
Diners can get in the Cinco de Mayo spirit with $5 appetizers and special cocktails by beverage director Jason Eisner that include pop rocks. A snow cone machine will pour boozy snow cones from 5 to 11 p.m., and a mariachi band will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Chef Chandra Gilbert will serve guacamole and tortilla chips, empanadas with roasted root vegetables, pineapple habañero salsa, cumin lentils, cashew crema and flautas a la carta, made with a rolled tortillas with sweet potatoes, caramelized onions, pico de gallo, guacamole and cashew nacho cheese. Gilbert also makes tamales a la carte with sautéed squash, poblano peppers and onions. Patio seating will be first come, first serve. Gracias Madre, 8905 Melrose Ave. (323)978-2170.

Delicious gravlax tartine is a perfect brunch item at Terrine with Kris Morningstar as the executive chef. (photo courtesy of Terrine)
Terrine Keeps Kitchen Open Late
Terrine is offering an after-hours menu with comforting dishes priced from $9 to $11, and craft cocktails from $9 to $10. The bar menu is available from 9 to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday through Saturday. Head bartender Ryan Wainwright will share designated martini cards, featuring his tried-and-true recipes, and will prepare a classic martini from George Kappeler’s book, “Modern American Drinks, 1895”. Guests can create special martinis by selecting one brand of gin or vodka mixed with their choice of vermouth in any format. Pricing varies from $11 to $22, depending on which brands are selected. Executive chef Kris Morningstar’s menu offers hearty, “last meal of the night” options such as onion soup poutine; croque cubano with smoked ham, capicola, gruyère and pickled Fresno chili relish; and truffled chicken liver toast. 8265 Beverly Blvd. (323)746-5130.
Celebrity Cruises Wine Festival
On Saturday, May 2 from 2:30 to 5 p.m., more than 30 wineries, craft breweries, spirits companies and award-winning restaurants will come together for the “Celebrity Cruises Great Wine Festival” at the Orange County Great Park. An online silent auction and live musical entertainment by the Millertime Boogie Band will be held. One hundred VIP tickets are available for $150 for an exclusive wine, beer, spirits and food tasting from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., before the general public is allowed to enter the event. The event is produced by and will benefit the Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services in Southeast Los Angeles County. General admission tickets are $100. 6950 Marine Way, Irvine. (714)571-5220, www.eventbee.com/v/greatwinefestival.
Off Vine Now Serving Breakfast
Hollywood’s popular craftsman bungalow restaurant, Off Vine, is serving breakfast Monday through Friday starting at 10 a.m. Breakfast quesadillas, salmon scrambles eggs, eggs Benedict and fluffy pancakes are just a few items on the menu. Off Vine is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and continues to serve brunch on weekends. 6263 Leland Way, Hollywood, (323)962-1900.
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