Wine dinner at Jane Q tonight
Executive chef Jeffrey Williams has partnered with Precept Wines to bring guests a safe and socially distanced wine-and-dine experience on the fifth floor Skyline Deck of the Kimpton Everly Hotel tonight at 7 p.m. A limited number of guests will be able to enjoy a four-course meal paired with a variety of Callaway Cellar Wines. Safety and sanitation measures have been put into place. Call to make your reservations on Open Table or call Jane Q. 1800 Argyle Ave., (213) 279-3534.
Hollywood Bowl Supper to go
Tonight is the first night Angelenos can order Suzanne Goin’s famous seafood extravaganza for curbside contactless pickup in Lot A of the Hollywood Bowl. Suppers are available to go on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 4 and 7 p.m. The seafood extravaganza for two people is $104, and includes Maryland crab cakes with Old Bay aioli, lobster rolls with Meyer lemon and herbs, spiced steamed shrimp with cocktail sauce, squash salad, coleslaw, potato salad and cornmeal shortcake with strawberries. Order in advance from on Postmates and Tock, and delivery is available. Other menu items include slow roasted Scottish salmon, tenderloin steak and barbecue to-go for two. Limited options are available without in advance order at hollywoodbowl.com/togo. 2301 N. Highland Ave.
Barnana and obé go bananas
Today, Aug. 27, health and fitness fans can “Go Bananas” during National Banana Lovers Day with a free virtual obé dance cardio class fitness class. Log onto obefitness.com. Barnana is a snack brand that turns bananas into grain-free plantain tortilla chips, banana bites and banana brittle. Fans who tag @Barnana in a selfie on Instagram will have a chance to win a year’s supply of Barnana Bites and other brand swag. Barnana is also a founding member of the Upcycled Food Association, and has saved more than 100 million bananas from going to waste. For a list of stores or to order online, visit barnana.com/collections/snacks.
Duff’s Cupcake Kit
The do-it-yourself cake decorating studio Duff’s Cakemix founded by Food Network star, Duff Goldman, now offers DIY-at-home cake kits to pick up and bring home for a fun family project. These kits are great for birthday celebrations, family activity night and for those who want to make a cake and eat it too. Cake fans can order the Classic or the Unicorn. Both are 6-inch, three-layer cakes, and the Sixlet kit comes with six unfrosted chocolate and confetti cupcakes with three tubes of fondant in colors red, yellow and blue. There are two containers of buttercream to put in piping bags and a container of rainbow confetti. The kit comes popsicle sticks, Q-tips and toothpicks, along with how-to guides for easy decorating. Available through GrubHub and duffscakemix.com/pickup-delivery. Pickup and delivery is available on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advanced orders are encouraged as weekly supplies are limited. 8302 Melrose Ave.; 165 South De Lacey Ave., Pasadena; and 18734 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.
Trejo’s Tacos new menu items
Through Oct. 4, Trejo’s is offering chef specials that include calamari tacos, a calamari burrito, a calamari bowl and a new breakfast quesadilla. The La Brea, Hollywood and Farmers Market locations are open for limited dine-in seating, pickup and delivery. The Ghost Kitchen at Colony Cooks westside is open for delivery only. Visit trejostacos.com/westside. 1556 N. Cahuenga Blvd., (323)461-8226; 1048 S. La Brea Ave., (323)938-8226; and 6333 W. Third St., (323)452-9008.
dineL.A. Restaurant Week returns
With the restaurant community in constant flux due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dineL.A. has expanded beyond restaurant walls to provide diners “A Menu for That” moment – whether a special occasion, family picnic, day trip or dinner on the couch. Food ties us together, both chef to diner and restaurant to city. From Sept. 1 through 18, enjoy takeout, delivery and “A Menu for That” dining experience. The multi-week dining event focuses socially distant dining while still enjoying dineL.A.’s core tenet of budget-conscious options for lunch and dinner. Restaurants such as Sushi Bar, the Milky Way and Severance Wine Bar will offer affordable picnic boxes, fondue kits and at-home omakase. Broad Street Oyster Company, Tam O’Shanter and Uovo will offer multi-course options, and a new crop of restaurants include delivery-focused concepts at Ggiata Delicatessen, pop-ups at Bar Restaurant’s ‘Valet Parking’ and fast-casual favorites Pikunico Fried Chicken and Sky’s Gourmet Tacos. Lunch menus range from $15 to $35, with dinner menus priced at $25 to $65-plus. Untraditional dineL.A. pricing models will also be available, depending on the restaurant. Prices and meal periods vary by restaurant and exclude beverages, tax and gratuity. For a full list of participating restaurants and their menus, visit dinela.com.
Farmers Market dineL.A. specials
The Original Farmers Market, corner of Third and Fairfax, is participating in dineL.A. Restaurant Week from Sept. 1-18, with many of its restaurants offering meal specials. The specials are available to enjoy al fresco on the market’s open dining patios, or for pickup or home delivery. A dozen market merchants have created lunch and dinner menus and family meals with Chinese, Mediterranean, French, Cajun and Mexican cuisine. Favorites such as fried chicken, dinner classics and barbecue are also offered, as well as fresh seafood from the market’s newest eatery, Roxy & Jo’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar. Participating merchants include Du-par’s Restaurant and Bakery, Monsieur Marcel Bistro, Roxy & Jo’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, the Gumbo Pot, Bryan’s Pit BBQ, China Depot, Fritzi Coop, Marmalade Café, Michelina Artisan Boulanger, Moishe’s Restaurant and Trejo’s Tacos. Call merchants directly for pickup and delivery orders. 6333 W. Third St. farmersmarketla.com.
National Gyro Day at Daphne’s
On Sept. 1, celebrate National Gyro Day at Daphne’s with $5 classic pitas all day long at all locations. Celebrate a traditional Greek meat dish roasted on a vertical spit, hand-carved and topped with cucumber-tomato salad, red onion, lettuce, Greek dressing and tzatziki all wrapped in a warm pita. To order, go to daphnes.biz. 7100 Santa Monica Blvd., (323)969-8225; and 3573 E. Foothill Blvd., (626)351-5005.
VitaBowl
Food is medicine, and VitaBowl offers premium, on-demand, plant-based superfood meals. Each prepared meal is specially designed by chief plant-based nutritionist Sarah Brandow, and co-founder and Michelin star chef Dominique Crenn. Meals are delivered to your door to help heal the body, while also being packed with optimal flavors. The Cali bowl is full of healthy ingredients that improve your mood, the Korean offers macrobiotics nutrition, the Mediterranean is ideal for gut health, the Latin bowl is good for balance and the India helps fight inflammation. Each meal has been crafted with quality, locally sourced, plant-based ingredients, and has been scientifically designed to provide specific nutritional benefits to the body. Meals are now available via direct to consumer applications such as Uber Eats, DoorDash and Postmates. Visit vitabowl.com to order.
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