Italian winemaker event at Officine BRERA

Officine BRERA beverage director Francine Diamond-Ferdinandi will pour a selection of sparkling wines from the northern Italian La Montina Winery tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. Winemaker Michele Bozza will answer questions about the wines and explain the differences between franciacorta, prosecco and champagne. Guests can enjoy a three-glass flight of seasonal, sparkling franciacorta varieties for $15. They can be paired with signature dishes. Discounts are also available on glasses of La Montina franciacorta brut, satèn and rosé. 1331 E. Sixth St. (213)553-8006.

Christmas Eve at Clifton’s Republic

On Christmas Eve, bring your family to downtown Los Angeles’ historic cafeteria Clifton’s Republic. A special buffet will be served on the “Tree Tops” level for $65 per adult and $25 per child. Reservations are required. Return on New Year’s Eve for a luau with performers, dancers and decorations on all five floors. Email Reservations@CliftonsLA.com. 648 S. Broadway, (213)627-1673.

Feast of Seven Fishes

Celebrate Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah at Tavern with James Beard award-winning chef Suzanne Goin. Start with marinated white anchovies with celery, torn croutons and gruyère. Enjoy charred Spanish octopus; jamón stuffed trout; bucatini puttanesca with albacore, capers and olives; and cioppino with mussels, clams and grilled bread. Finish with limoncello sorbet and Italian cookies. The multi-course dinner is $75 per person. Award-winning sommelier Caroline Styne curates a Christmas Eve wine pairing with five pours for an additional $35 per person. 8474 Melrose Ave. (310)806-6464.

Christmas Eve sports bar feast

Spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the Silverlake craft beer sports bar 33 Taps. Watch your favorite games on 14 HD televisions. A rotating selection of 36 draft beers and six wines will be available. The $18 prix-fixe Christmas Eve and Christmas Day feast features a choice of roasted turkey or baked glazed ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, brown butter stuffing and garlic green beans. 3725 W. Sunset Blvd. (323)962-1400.

Napa Valley-style Christmas Eve

Napa Valley Grille is offering a three-course, prix-fixe menu on Christmas Eve. Highlights include shellfish pot starters made with mussels, clams, crab, shrimp, artisan bread and saffron broth. Entrées include lobster tails, black truffle pasta and black angus sirloin. Triple chocolate cake and persimmon bread pudding is available for dessert. The holiday dinner is $65 per person. 1100 Glendon Ave., #100, (310)824-3322.

The Belvedere holiday dinner

Chef David Codney of The Belvedere in the Peninsula Beverly Hills is preparing a la carte specials with a festive twist on Christmas Eve from 5 to 10:30 p.m. The menu includes spiny lobster, white truffle risotto and Japanese wagyu beef. On Christmas Day, bring your family to The Belvedere for a menu including chestnut bisque, oysters Rockefeller, roasted duck and free-range turkey. The restaurant offers Nicolas Feuillatte champagne on Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 9882 S. Santa Monica Blvd. (310)975-2736.

Christmas at Mastro’s

Celebrate the season with a chilled bottle of champagne and a seafood tower with dry ice on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The steaks are sizzling at Mastro’s, and decadent sides include lobster mashed potatoes and signature butter cake al a mode. The special menu is available on Christmas Eve from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Christmas Day from 5 to 11 p.m. 246 N. Canon Drive. (310)888-8782.

CIRCA 55 Christmas

CIRCA 55 offers free-flowing prosecco from 11 to 4 p.m. on Christmas Day to be enjoyed with winter truffle risotto and slow-roasted leg of lamb. Finish with an elegant dessert spread. On Christmas Day, enjoy a four-course dinner with a crisp winter salad, savory seafood pasta and slow cooked short ribs with prosecco. The holiday dinner is served from 6 to 10 p.m.; dishes can also be ordered a la carte. 9876 Wilshire Blvd. (310)887-6055.

Tam O’Shanter holiday menu

Tam O’Shanter, one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles, is serving holiday feasts with special menus and Dickens-style entertainment through Friday, Dec. 30. The Tam is decorated for the season and features holiday carolers serenading guests from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on weekdays, and 4:30 to 10 p.m. on weekends. Enjoy roasted prime rib of beef, creamed corn and spinach with Yorkshire pudding. Holiday goose served with housemade stuffing, sage gravy, mashed potatoes and heirloom carrots is also available. 2980 Los Feliz Blvd. (323)664-0228.

‘Holiday Hawker’ menu at E.P.

E.P. chef Louis Tikaram will serve a limited-time, family-style “holiday hawker” menu from Monday, Dec. 26 through Wednesday, Jan. 4. Hawkers are open-air food complexes common in Asia. Tikaram will bring hawker fare to West Hollywood with a special menu inspired by his extensive travels throughout Southeast Asia. Sit under red lanterns and enjoy special dishes from $3 to $18. Try the grilled wagyu skewers, five-spice crunchy fried chicken, and black sticky rice with coconut sweet cream. 603 N. La Cienega Blvd. (310)855-9955.

Toast the new year at Yamashiro restaurant

Yamashiro restaurant, which is known for its skyline views of Los Angeles, is offering multiple New Year’s Eve dining options to ring in 2017. Specials include a first seating from 5 to 8:30 p.m. with two prix-fixe menu choices, including one for $99 per person, and a sushi and sashimi menu for $125 per person. Both options include a complimentary glass of champagne and a visit to a photo booth for a keepsake. The second seating, from 9 to 11:30 p.m., is priced at $150 per person. Two menu options are available, including the sushi and sashimi menu. Guests who choose the later seating option will also receive party favors and enjoy a champagne toast at midnight and music by a DJ. The evening will also feature video coverage of festivities, a showing of the ball drop in New York City and visits to the festive photo booth. Taiko drummers and a New Year’s Eve dragon with firecrackers will kick-off 2017. 1999 Sycamore Ave. (323)466-5125.

The Cannibal L.A. beer classes

Culver City’s new meat- and beer-focused restaurant The Cannibal is offering weekly beer classes every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Beer director and certified cicerone Julian Kurland curates the restaurant’s extensive, 350-plus bottle collection. The classes are $25 per person and include an introduction to basic beer ingredients and components, the brewing process and how to properly taste beer. Guests taste five different pours selected by Kurland. 8850 Washington Blvd. (310)838-2783.