The Front Yard food bowl

Spend an evening dining under the sycamore trees this evening, May 18, as The Front Yard’s chef Larry Greenwood creates a unique tasting experience featuring five fan-favorite dishes for $49 per person. Enjoy land and sea options including cheddar grit cakes, grilled octopus, blue nose sea bass, dry-aged prime New York steak and chocolate brûlée custard. An optional three-glass wine pairing is $25. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 10 p.m. 4222 Vineland Ave., (818)255-7290.

Filipino food and a movie

Grand Central Market presents Filipino Food Night and a screening of the new documentary “Ulam” on Saturday, May 20 at the Million Dollar Theater, next to the market. Food will be available from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Grand Central Market and the movie begins at 5 p.m. Director Alexandra Cuerdo’s film focuses on how food is history, as well as the history of the Filipino people. Following the screening, Pulitzer-prize winning food critic Jonathan Gold will lead a panel discussion with chefs featured in the movie including Eggslut’s Alvin Cailan, Unit 120’s Isa Fabro and LASA’s Chase Valencia, as well as Cuerdo. Guests will also enjoy creations by Horse Thief restaurant chef Anthony Chin, who will serve lechon kawali (crispy deep fried pork belly), and pop-ups will offer street foods and new creations inspired by traditional Filipino recipes at the Grand Central Market. General admission tickets to “Ulam” are $10. Million Dollar Theater, 307 S. Broadway; Grand Central Market, 317 S. Broadway. ulamthemovie.com and grandcentralmarket.com.

Providence Aussie dinner

Australia meets California on Saturday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. in a one-night collaboration at Providence. Melbourne’s top chef Dan Hunter and Los Angeles-based chef Michael Cimarusti will create a contemporary tasting menu combining Hunter’s influences from Brae, located in the countryside near Melbourne, with Cimarusti’s seafood-centric cuisine. The unique dinner is $295 per person. 5955 Melrose Ave., (323)460-4170.

Tableside shaken, shucked, popped

Restaurateur Cameron Mitchell’s Ocean Prime in Beverly Hills is offering a new extended Friday happy hour from 3 to 11 p.m. Enjoy complimentary truffle popcorn and oysters shucked tableside for $1 each. Prime margaritas and Grey Goose martinis are shaken tableside for $10 each. Veuve Rosé is popped and poured for $10 a glass. Music begins at 6 p.m. 9595 Wilshire Blvd., (310)859-4818.

CREAM partners with MDA

CREAM Figueroa wants to send children with muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases to camp this summer. Through Sunday, June 4, a portion of proceeds from sales of CREAM’s MDA PB&J cookies and Every Day is Your Birthday cookies, with CREAMfetti cookies, birthday cake ice cream and rainbow sprinkles, will help send a local youth to camp. Customers can also add $1-$5 to their purchase and 100 percent of the donation will go directly to the camp fund. 335 S. Figueroa St., (213)742-9090.

Hollywood Bowl dining

James Beard-winning chef Suzanne Goin and restaurateur Caroline Styne are introducing new food and wine options for the 2017 Hollywood Bowl season. The California-inspired menus include over 17 offerings created by Goin, and wine and beer programs curated by Styne. Executive chef Jeff Rogers will oversee dining operations. Goin’s “grab-and-go” prepared foods include fresh breads, cheeses and snacks paired with Styne’s favorite wines. Additionally, a new snack bar on The Bowl’s Peppertree Lane features nachos, hot dogs, popcorn and soft pretzels, as well as chips, beer and sodas. Inside the venue, another stand offers a choice of hand-crafted pizzas, along with a barbecue kiosk. The Hollywood Bowl also offers elevated fare with Supper in Your Seats, The Wine Bar by A.O.C. and The Backyard, as well as the full-service restaurant, Lucques at the Circle. 2301 Highland Ave., hollywoodbowl.com/foodandwine.

Rise Up! Café

The Patina Restaurant Group has expanded its culinary services with The California Endowment by opening the Rise Up! Café at the Center for Healthy Communities in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s a partnership with L.A. Kitchen, a local nonprofit that empowers, nourishes and engages the community through the use of donated food. Rise Up! Café is open to the public, serving breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The menu features American cuisine such as pastrami Reuben sandwiches with Swiss cheese and short rib sloppy Joes with crispy fried onions on potato rolls. The staff assists with food preparation of healthy, made from scratch meals for the café and catering operations. The culinary training program helps L.A. Kitchen team members move into careers in food service. 1000 N. Alameda St., (800)449-4149.

Smoke’s Poutinerie

In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, Smoke’s Poutinerie is incorporating multiculturalism into its famous Canadian cuisine. Smoke’s CEO Ryan Smolkin is introducing new culturally diverse flavors at his fast-casual restaurant in Hollywood including butter chicken, Korean barbecue and Jamaican jerk chicken as part of “Smoke Around The World.” Guests who enjoy four international poutines can collect four stamps in their Poutine Passport for a chance to win a free poutine. One guest will win an all-inclusive trip for two at the beachfront Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Mexico. 1552 N. Cahuenga Blvd., (323)745-0267.

Esters Wine Shop & Bar

On Mondays, explore 250-plus expertly curated bottles from Kathryn Coker, one of Food & Wine’s 2017 Sommeliers of the Year, at Esters Wine Shop & Bar. Happy hour runs from 4 to 6 p.m. and features glasses of wine for $9, house cocktails for $8 and beer for $5. Order a half-dozen oysters for $15 and charcuterie plates with two meats, olives, corn nuts and cornichons for $15. There is also a $12 cheese plate with olives, corn nuts, preserves and honey. 1314 Seventh St., Santa Monica. (310)899-6900.

Baltaire industry night

Baltaire is holding industry nights on Mondays in the bar and lounge with specials by executive chef Travis Strickland. Enjoy oysters for $1 and rotating specialty cocktails for $10. Burgers, craft beers and a shot special are $15. Baltaire’s signature butchered burger is made from a blend of prime cut brisket, chuck and short rib. 11647 San Vicente Blvd., (424)273-1660.