The Farmer and The Chef Festival

Manuela celebrates the art of consciously sourced cooking with The Farmer and The Chef Festival on Sunday, May 28 as part of the Los Angeles Times Food Bowl. Ten Los Angeles chefs and 10 farmers will create flavorful, locally grown dishes. Participating chefs include Evan Funke, Nyesha Arrington, Kris Tominaga, Jason Kim, Nicole Rucker, Marshall Blair, Jerry Su and Jason Hall, while Schaner Farms, Flora Bella, Coleman Family Farms, Windrose, Rutiz, Straus Family Creamery, California Family Farms and Weiser Family Farms will be represented. Additionally, local bartenders will create signature cocktails using produce from the farms. Participating spirits companies are Mulholland Distilling, Wild Turkey, Black Cow, Campari, Greenbar and Cutwater Spirits. Bestia’s Ori Menashe will also serve a specialty cocktail. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, food stations and selections from local breweries. The event begins at 4 p.m. with music in the Hauser & Wirth courtyard. Proceeds will be donated to Farm Aid, No Kid Hungry and Inner-City Arts. Tickets are $150 per person. 907 E. Third St. (323)849-0480.

Baldoria anniversary

Baldoria in Little Tokyo is celebrating its first anniversary with $1 margherita pizzas for dine-in customers on Sunday, May 28 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Enjoy signature Neapolitan style pizzas with Baldoria’s bottled cocktails. Brunch and dinner menu items are available. Enter a raffle to win a Baldoria cocktail and pizza party for 10 people. Two winners will be selected. From Monday, May 29 through Wednesday, May 31, Baldoria is offering aperitivo hours from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring three brands of spirits. On May 29, the featured brand is Campari; on May 30 enjoy Tequila Ocho and on May 31, Baldoria will serve Gra’it Grappa. Admission is $15 and includes an aperitivo buffet and one signature drink. 243 S. San Pedro St., (213)947-3329.

Anniversary party in Playa del Rey

“Top Chef” Season 14 winner Brooke Williamson, and her husband and co-chef Nick Roberts, are hosting a party on Sunday, May 28 to celebrate Playa Provisions’ third anniversary. The four-in-one-concept restaurant is located steps from the beach. The party runs from noon to 5 p.m. with mini lobster rolls, burgers and hot dogs, and specialty cocktails such as a spiked coconut. The Stone Brewing Hop Wagon will visit Playa Provisions for the party, and families can enjoy face painting, a bounce house and music. Admission is free, tickets are $2-$5 for food, beverages and the children’s activities. 119 Culver Blvd., (310)683-5019.

Grand Central Market bread festival

The 3rd annual Carb Fest returns to the Grand Central Market on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 celebrating Southern California bakers, chefs, millers and bread lovers. The free event runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and features bread-centric workshops and demonstrations. Learn how to make pita, biscuits and challah at bread-making workshop. Bakers featured in a pop-up marketplace include Antigua Artisan Bread, Bub & Grandma’s, Challah Hub, Ensaymada Project, Los Angeles Bread Bakers, Red Bread, The SpeakEasy Bakery and The Underground Bakery. Jam and nut butter purveyors  including IndieJams, M. Greenwood Jams and Spread the Love will be present. Fat Uncle Farm, The King’s Roost and The Wooden Palate will offer ingredients and equipment to make and display bread. Join “Feel the Churn Butter Aerobics,” a butter-making workshop. 317 S. Broadway, (213)624-2378.

New cocktail hour at The Edmon

The 1920s Hollywood-inspired dining destination The Edmon offers small bites from $6 to $9, cocktails for $7, beer for $5 and wine for $10 per glass every Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. Executive chef Gabriel Cappelli serves curry deviled eggs, fried chicken, savory mushroom tartlets, poutine fries, eggplant sliders and roasted vegetable salads. Cocktails include old fashioned sours, cucumber daiquiris and ginger margaritas. The art deco space in the historic Hollywood Historic Hotel pays tribute to the Golden Era with a hand-carved alder wood bar, high coffered ceilings and chandeliers. 5168 Melrose Ave. (323)645-5225.

Red Sun barbecue at Katana

Katana, an iconic space on the Sunset Strip, is serving a special dinner every Sunday through Sept. 3. The series begins on Memorial Day weekend and features exclusive robata and Japanese specials, guest DJs and craft cocktails. Sit on the patio and enjoy spicy edamame, sautéed scallop half shell, tuna filo baskets, salmon poke, seafood teppan, shrimp and chips, bone-in tenderloin and pan-fried lobster garlic noodles with sake garlic noodles. Finish with a fresh fruit popsicle made with rum or whiskey for $5. 8439 W. Sunset Blvd., (323)650-8585.

New ‘liberated’ dining in Beverly Hills

The team behind Café Gratitude and Gracias Madre opened Gratitude Beverly Hills on May 24. Similar to the original Newport Beach location, Gratitude Beverly Hills will offer guests an elevated dining experience. The 100 percent organic plant-based menu created by executive chef Dreux Ellis includes “liberated” pad Thai with kelp noodles and “elated” mole enchiladas. Beverage director Jason Eisner serves organic cocktails such as The Cleansetini, turmeric mules and spa water with gin, lime, mint, absinthe, sparkling wine and green chlorophyll espuma. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 419 N. Canon Drive, cafegratitude.com.

Rosé lunch at Herringbone

Enjoy a “rosy” afternoon while sipping $5 rosé with any lunch item at Herringbone Santa Monica. Rosé is paired with dishes such as whole fish ceviche with Fresno chilis, and lobster flatbread topped with peppery arugula. Diners can also add a glass of rosé to Herringbone’s “lunch box” with a tomato and avocado salad and La Jolla fish tacos. 1755 Ocean Ave., (310)971-4460.

Filifera rooftop cocktail bar

Filifera, a Kelly Wearstler-designed space located on the 23rd floor of Hollywood Proper Residences, offers diners views of the Capitol Records building, Hollywood Sign and Griffith Observatory. The cocktail menu features Maker’s Mark Bourbon passion fruit fizzes, Plymouth gin with chamomile flowers and Beefeater gin and tonic with seasonal flowers. Sit near the swimming pool with private cabanas while enjoying bar bites. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays; 10 a.m. to midnight on weekends. Reservations are required and can be made exclusively by visiting resy.com. 1550 N. El Centro Ave., (323)465-7767.