Walking dead at Venice Whaler

Join the “walking dead” at the Venice Whaler from Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 1 during a three-day Halloween and Day of the Dead celebration with scary specials and zombie-themed evenings. Zombie surfers will infiltrate the restaurant on Oct. 30 for “Fast Times At Zombie High.” The “Dead Rock Stars Party” will be held on Oct. 31, and the Day of the Dead will be celebrated on Sunday, Nov. 1. Guests can enjoy a photo booth, face painting and fortune-telling station, and a spooky haunted house. Prizes for best costumes include an Arbor skateboard, Venice Whaler gift certificates and a special bottle of tequila. Executive chef Nick Liberato is serving specials in celebration of Oktoberfest and Halloween, such as German bratwurst on a soft pretzel roll topped with sauerkraut and mustard. The dishes can be paired with Angel City Brewery’s Oktoberfest and Sam Adams Oktoberfest beers. The Venice Whaler will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 1. 10 W. Washington Blvd., (310)821-8737.

Plan Check & Sanrio reunite

Plan Check Kitchen + Bar is offering a special promotion and menu from Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 29 featuring Gudetama – “the lazy egg” — a character from Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty. The promotion will be held at Plan Check Kitchen + Bar in the Fairfax District, on Sawtelle and in downtown Los Angeles. The Gudetama-inspired menu features egg dishes created by executive chef Ernesto Uchimura. Start with crispy blanket egg, soy sauce egg, spicy pork belly sausage and miso aioli; followed by two Gudetama sliders made with beef, sunny fried quail eggs, cheese, bacon, ketchup leather and hot sauce. Chocolate custard pudding, apricot thumbprint cookies and orange-ginger egg cream soda will also be served. The multi-course Gudetama Plan Check menu is available for $39 per person and includes a limited edition Gudetama T-shirt. Gudetama will also make special restaurant appearances throughout November. 351 N. Fairfax Ave., (323)591-0094; 1800 Sawtelle Blvd., (310)444-1411; and 1111 Wilshire Blvd., (213)403-1616.

Free outdoor screening

Eat!See!Hear! presents a screening of “Ghostbusters” on the Santa Monica Pier on Friday, Oct. 30 as part of the Front Porch Cinema film series. Audiences are encouraged to dress in costume for the special pre-Halloween screening. The Luck Dish Curry and Crepe de Ville food trucks will offer snacks at the free event. The Cinema Lounge opens at 6 p.m.; movie starts at 7:30 p.m. 200 Santa Monica Pier. www.eatseehear.com.

Jar Halloween

Jar is celebrating Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31 with a dinner and dance party. A DJ will entertain from 9 p.m. to midnight, and bites from the late night bar menu will be available, including cha siu croissants, crab deviled eggs and Jar burgers with fries. Pink bubbly, Chablis, pinot noir and two spooky cocktails will be offered. Costumes are optional but encouraged. 8225 Beverly Blvd. (323)655-6592.

Zombie crawl

Hundreds of zombies will moan and growl from the Santa Monica Pier to 5th Street on Saturday, Oct. 31 before attending the “WOK-ing Dead” Halloween Party at Wokcano Santa Monica. Dress in costume for a contest and enter the zombie dance-off competition. 1413 5th St., (310)458-3080.

Manhattan House

Manhattan House is offering a spooktacular menu on Saturday, Oct. 31 created by award-winning executive chef Diana Starvaridis. The bloody beet salad, a plate of guts made with fried chicken livers with fermented chili sauce and sausage, and risotto stuffed pumpkins are sure to send chills down your spine. Happy hour prices are available all night for guests in costume, and a costume contest will be held. All signature cocktails and wine by the glass will be discounted by $2, and all tap beer will be discounted by $1. A special cocktail menu includes Grim Reaper punch and Anthem red cherry cider. House-made pumpkin ice cream and salted caramel apples are available for dessert. 1019 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach. (310)574-2277.

Booritos at Chipotle

Chipotle is offering $3 burritos, bowls, salads and tacos to customers dressed in costumes with “an unnecessary addition” on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to closing as part of the “Boorito” promotion. Visit www.chipotle.com/boorito for costume ideas. The promotion is part of a campaign to raise $1 million for the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, which supports sustainable agriculture, family farming and culinary education programs. 7660 Sunset Blvd., (323)952-5160; 121 N. La Cienega Blvd., (310)855-0371; 110 S. Fairfax Ave., (323)857-0608.

Halloween party at Shade Hotel

Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach will serve festive and spooky drinks at its Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. Cocktails include The Ghost at Shade made with gin; candy corn drinks made with Absolut Mandarin, orange juice and blood orange cordial with black sugar on the glass rim; and bloody Marys with creepy garnishes and black salt around the glass rim.1221 N. Valley Drive, (310)546-4995.

Fleming’s Halloween James Bond dinner

Fleming’s Steakhouse is holding a James Bond Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 31. The multi-course extravaganza will feature specialty cocktails such as 007 martinis shaken, not stirred, as well as 100 wines by the glass from the Fleming’s 100 list. The five-course dinner with specialty cocktails is $95 per person. Diners are encouraged to dress in cocktail and spy attire. 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213)745-9911; 252 N. Beverly Drive, (310)278-8710.

Tom Bergin’s Public House

Tom Bergin’s Public House, a historic Irish pub on Fairfax Avenue, is known for the ghostly presence of its original owner, Tom Bergin. New owner Derek Schreck and managing partner Jordan Delp are planning some eerie fun around the legend for Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. A costume contest will be held and the winner will receive a gift certificate to Tom Bergin’s. A DJ will spin music, and bartenders will be pouring pumpkin Old Fashioneds and a specialty punch bowl cocktail with dry ice to create a  smoky effect. 840 S. Fairfax Ave., (323)936-7151.

Alley Lounge

Marvelous Halloween mayhem is on tap at Alley Lounge, Culver City’s hidden speakeasy, on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The cobalt-blue lounge will be transformed into a spooky saloon. Costumed party-goers can dance to a DJ spinning spooky beats and win fun prizes. Bar manager Ken Whang’s special brew is mixed with Absolut peach vodka, Svedka citron vodka and Orgy liqueur, with a smoky dry ice finish. Artisanal sandwiches will be available for $7. 12223 W. Washington Blvd., (310)398-8611.

FIN

Feast on flavorful and delicious dishes paired with scary cocktails at FIN on Saturday, Oct. 31. The party begins during happy hour with drinks and snacks from 5 to 7 p.m. They will serve bite-sized treats of tuna jalapeño crispy rice for $5 and a trio of minced tiger prawn tacos for $8 . The slightly spicy ichimi lamb chops are served with Yukon gold mashed potatoes, and the fresh-caught miso black cod has sides of asparagus tips and carrots. Bar manager Ken Whang is serving Dark & Stormy cocktails garnished with two floating lychee nuts stuffed with bright red cherries, giving the liquid treat a set of spooky edible “eyeballs.” The Asian tapas eatery will have its last seating at 8:30 p.m., after which FIN will be transformed into a frightful disco dance floor with a Live DJ from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. 12223 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310)398-8611.

Bar Mattachine

Dress in your best Halloween costume and attend downtown Los Angeles’s hot new gay craft cocktail bar fit for scream queens and kings. Garrett McKechnie pours luscious libations and crafty cocktails. Guests must also head upstairs to the dance floor with a dazzling disco-ball to get down with DJ Riley, who will be dropping beats all night long. The party runs on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. 221 W. 7th St. (213)278-0471.

Magnolia House

Magnolia House in Pasadena is celebrating Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. with a night of terrifyingly fun tricks and treats. A Haunted House Halloween Party will be held with smoky hallways, a spider-webbed living room and skeleton clad doors. A $10 cover charge grants you entry into the haunted house with a DJ, costume contest and creepy craft cocktails. Small plates from executive chef Evan Colte will include king crab mac & cheese with three cheese sauce, roasted red peppers and bacon herb crumble, and braised short rib with shitake and baby kale risotto, pickled daikon and crushed sesame seeds. 492 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena. (626)584-1121.

Tipple & Brine

Tipple & Brine is offering special treats on Saturday, Oct. 31, from delicious seafood to craft cocktails. Executive chef Marc Johnson will serve dishes such as fig salad and roasted chicken with chanterelle mushrooms, spinach, peaches, romesco and jus gras. Bar manager A.J. Korchak has created the Danse Macabre cocktail with Lairds bonded apple brandy, Ballast Point Devil’s Share moonshine, Giffard apricot brandy, honey and aged pumpkin bitters. The cocktail is topped with freshly grated nutmeg and cinnamon and garnished with orange peel and a cinnamon stick. The upstairs Tunnel Bar – a speakeasy-style hideaway – looks like an underground brick-laid subway tunnel and is draped in rich leathers, dark woods and portraits of rock stars. Tunnel Bar manager Victoria “Ninja” Ortiz has created charmed cocktails for the occasion. 14633 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818)528-2550.

John Kelly Chocolates Halloween treats

John Kelly Chocolates is offering 2.3-ounce dark chocolate skulls made with 73 percent cacao in observance of Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Other seasonal favorites include pumpkin spice chocolate – one of 17 varieties in the company’s original truffle fudge chocolate series. Spicy chocolates made with habanero and jalapeño chile powder are also available. Items can be purchased individually, in a custom box and as signature gift towers. John Kelly chocolates are available online, in the company’s shops in Hollywood and Santa Monica, and at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bristol Farms and Whole Foods stores. 1508 N. Sierra Bonita Ave., (800)609-4243; 1111 1/2 Montana Ave., (310)899-0900.

Day of the Dead free taco

Tacos tu Madre officially opens on Sunday, Nov. 1 – the Day of the Dead. They will hand out complimentary tacos at the walk-up window on Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to midnight to anyone who shows the cashier they are following the restaurant on Instagram @tacostumadre. Choose from carne asada, grilled chicken, crispy katsu chicken, birria-style lamb, chorizo and egg and crispy tacos. Owner Joshua Pourgol developed the modern Mexican menu with inspiration and ingredients from his travels around the world. The eatery has a Day of the Dead-inspired mural commissioned by The Art of Chase, a Belgium-born artist. Tacos tu Madre is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and will offer a rotating menu of new, internationally inspired tacos. Side dishes such as infused fruit, street corn and truffle chips with guacamole are available. A chef’s tasting menu is available nightly, which includes a selection of tacos, one side and frozen horchata. Red velvet churros with cream cheese frosting are served for dessert. 1945 Westwood Blvd., (310)654-0664.

Beachwood Blendery first release

Beachwood Blendery is releasing bottled beers in The Propagation series on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. The beers are created in small batches and mature in their own time. The tasting room is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The first Propagation series beers will also be available for sale with a limit of three bottles, and on draught in the Beachwood Blendery Tasting Room. 210 E. 3rd St., Long Beach. (562)436-4020.

CBTL Spooktacular

On Friday, Oct. 30 from 2 – 6 p.m., Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is inviting you to treat yourself and your “beastie” to a buy one get one free on their pumpkin latte, pumpkin Ice Blended, pumpkin chai Ice Blended and their pumpkin ultimate Ice Blended drinks. 5115 Wilshire Blvd., 5700 Wilshire Blvd., 5979 W. Third St. Visit www.coffeebean.com for additional participating locations.