Tamales for the holidays

Gracias Madre is bringing back its vegan sweet and savory tamales, which are available to go during the holidays. The calabazas con mole tamales are made with butternut squash with mole sauce. For a sweet treat, the tamales de manzana include pineapple Gravenstein apple filling. The tamales are $36 per dozen. Orders must be placed by Thursday, Dec. 22, with pick-up prior to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. 8905 Melrose Ave. (323)978-2170.

Faith & Flower Christmas Eve

Enjoy a winter holiday-themed prix-fixe menu at Faith & Flower’s Christmas Eve dinner. The evening features dishes with global influences and flavors for $65 per person. Specials include rosemary- and spruce-scented Parker House rolls, roasted squash ravioli with brown butter and sage, and persimmon and chicory salad with toasted hazelnut vinaigrette, pomegranates and manchego. Hearty dishes include aged Angus beef roast, and wood oven-roasted ocean trout. 705 W. Ninth St. (213)239-0642.

Feast of seven fishes

Herringbone Santa Monica is offering a Christmas Eve seafood-centric menu for $100 per person. Diners will enjoy seven savory courses including Parker House rolls with whipped uni butter and Osetra caviar; big eye tuna crudo; king salmon confit; spot prawn bucatini; butter poached Maine lobster; loup de mare; and torta del nonna lemon curd with dulce de leche gelato. Herringbone will be closed on Christmas Day. 1755 Ocean Ave. (310)971-4460.

Century City Christmas

The InterContinental Los Angeles Century City’s restaurant Mari is offering a three-course, prix-fixe family-style menu on Dec. 24 and on Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The menu features prime rib, pommes purée, roasted winter veggies, cabernet demi sole Brussels sprouts, pomegranate beurre blanc, salmon roe, chicken saltimbocca and roasted mixed potatoes. The dinner is $68 for adults and $34 for children 12 and under. 2151 Avenue of the Stars. (310)284-6500.

Holidays at Maple Block Meat Company

Order Hanukkah and Christmas dinner brisket by the pound or a whole brisket sliced from the Maple Block Meat Company. The bone-in prime rib is two to seven pounds and comes with horseradish cream and caramelized shallots. Pick up fresh applesauce by the pint, peach wood smoked almonds and a half or whole pan of chocolate challah bread pudding that feeds up to 16. Order by Monday, Dec. 19 for pick up by Saturday, Dec. 24 from 3 to 10 p.m. 3973 Sepulveda Blvd. (310)313-6328.

Venetian-inspired Mr. C festivities

The lobby lounge at Mr. C is decorated for the holidays. Guests can enjoy vin brûlée bellinis made with housemade Italian mulled wine reduction topped with Cipriani Prosecco and a splash of lemon juice, available evenings from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. The restaurant is serving a Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. The menu includes an assortment of seafood dishes, including marinated Alaskan halibut, shrimp and tuna tartare, seafood risotto and wild branzino. On Christmas Day, an Italian-inspired menu will be served for $89 per guest, with tartare of wild salmon, potato gnocchi with eggplant and mozzarella, housemade veal ravioli, pan roasted halibut with a lemon caper sauce, and panettone with mascarpone cream and chocolate fondant. Wine pairings are $35 per person. 1224 Beverwil Drive. (310)277-2800.

Rock & Brews  ‘KISSmas’ cheer

Guests are enjoying 12 days of food and drink specials through Friday, Dec. 23 at Rock & Brews, a rock-inspired restaurant co-founded by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS. The menu includes a free children’s meal, three free toppings on pizzas, free onion rings, free garlic cheese fries, free jalapeño poppers and a free Bavarian pretzel – all available with the purchase of an entrée. To complement the festivities, “KISSmas” beer and cocktail specials include 50 percent discounts on draught brews, $4 local beer flights, two-for-one select draught brews and two-for-one bloody Marys. Rock & Brews also offers $10 T-shirts, which make perfect Christmas gifts for rockers. 615 Main St., El Segundo, (310)615-9890; 6300 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, (310)378-4970.

Vinoteca and Culina festive events

Vinoteca’s executive pastry chef Federico Fernandez is baking treats that can be enjoyed in the restaurant or taken home. His gingerbread houses are built on a chocolate base with custom designs. The panettone has candied orange and chocolate chips. The fresh stollen with candied fruit, hazelnut, almond, pistachio and marzipan is made from a German Four Seasons recipe that has been passed along throughout the years. Guests can also enjoy a four-course Culina Christmas Eve dinner from 6 to 11 p.m. The menu includes mushroom carpaccio, squid ink rigatoni and roasted fillet of cod. Finish with tronchetto di natale with chocolate gelato and caramelized pistachio, or mascarpone cannoli with white chocolate snow and espresso gelato. Culina is also serving Christmas brunch with honey baked ham, salads and seafood including oysters on the half shell, Alaskan king crab and sushi. A dessert station features hand-made pies, house-made gelatos and sorbets. 300 S. Doheny Drive. (310)860-4000.

Public Kitchen & Bar

Public Kitchen & Bar in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is offering a festive brunch on Christmas Day with $20 bottomless mimosas. Enjoy prime rib and rack of lamb carving stations, as well as traditional sides. The duck confit hash is served with a perfectly poached egg. Lighter fare includes crisp watermelon and burrata salad lightly dusted with pistachios and sherry dressing. The special menu is available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $65 per person. 7000 Hollywood Blvd. (323)769-8888.

Marie Callender’s for Christmas

Marie Callender’s is offering a Christmas dinner with dishes every guest will enjoy for the holidays. Choose from six special entrées including freshly roasted turkey, oven-baked ham, home-style beef stroganoff, artichoke and mushroom chicken, Cajun salmon and jumbo shrimp or fresh vegetable pasta. Each entrée includes a cup of potato cheese or hearty vegetable soup, or a crisp house salad. Finish with a slice of pumpkin or apple pie. Guests can also take home a prime rib feast with all the trimmings packed and ready for reheating. And don’t forget the pie! Marie Callender’s is offering a $5 bonus card with any gift card purchase of $25 or more. The card is redeemable from Jan. 1 through Jan. 31. 5773 Wilshire Blvd., (323)937-7952; 11324 National Blvd., (310)478-0347.

Boxwood Christmas feast

On Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25, Boxwood executive chef Anthony Keene will prepare a traditional Christmas feast with seasonal dishes including oysters Rockefeller with mornay sauce and creamed spinach, roasted chestnut soup with porcini mushroom cream, roasted organic turkey with chestnut stuffing and traditional sides. Finish with apple cider doughnuts and vanilla anglaise. Reservations are available from 5 to 10 p.m. on Dec. 24. On Christmas Day, meals are served from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., for $85 per person. A wine pairing option is an additional $32 per person. 1020 N. San Vicente Blvd. (310)358-7788.

Amélie inspired dinner at Le Petit Paris

Le Petit Paris is offering complimentary shuttle service for audiences of “Amélie,” a production currently ongoing at the Ahmanson Theatre. Le Petit Paris is the official restaurant partner of the production, and is offering a three-course “Amelie”-inspired menu and transportation to and from the theater for $49 per person through Sunday, Jan. 15.  Holiday dinners aailable too. 418/420 S. Spring St. (213)217-4445.