Dining

DineLA Restaurant Week returns for its winter edition starting today through Jan. 31. The dining event highlights the diverse culinary experiences throughout the Los Angeles area. For 12 days, diners can enjoy specially priced prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus at some of the area’s best restaurants.

Sunset Strip restaurants participating in the 2014 winter Restaurant Week include:

You’ll definitely want to sink your teeth into this: Rare by Drai’s steakhouse is open! The French-inspired steakhouse is decked out in red hues with velvetty red curtains, plush sofas and ornate lighting and seating. 
The menu includes cold and hot seafood offerings, filets, prime NY strip, ribeyes, prime porterhouse and rack of lamb as well as a full bar with signature cocktails. Items that caught our eye include iced Kumamoto oysters, pepper steak filet with fresh cracked peppercorn sauce, lobster truffled macaroni and cheese and the “On Sunset” cocktail (tequila ocho plata, arbol chili infused St. Germain, honey, lemon and ginger).
Expect a well-heeled crowd and lots of seductive engery with DJs, outdoor patio seating near the lounge and a candlelit dining room. 
Rare by Drai’s is open for dinner service. For reservations and more information, call 310-360-1525 or visit www.facebook.com/rarebydrais. 
 
 

Mediterranean favorite Pi On Sunset recently unveiled a new modern look. The two story restaurant and hookah bar has updated plush booths, expanded indoor/outdoor seating and views of The Sunset Strip from the restaurant's second floor. 
It is a great spot for lunch, dinner or late night post-Viper Room snacks. Pi is open seven days a week, noon – 2 a.m. Sunday – Thursday and noon – 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
For more info, visit pionsunset.com or Facebook.
 
Photos courtesy Pi On Sunset.

Just like Hollywood blockbusters, DineLA Restaurant Week is returning (again!) for a summer edition this July 15-26. It’s music to the ears of anyone who would rather spend their evenings or afternoons relaxing while professionals handle the heat in the kitchen. 

The summer sequel also features seasonal highlights including a three-course outdoor lunch at The Rooftop by Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood, pool and city views outdoors at Asia de Cuba, and refreshing menu items including swordfish carpaccio at RivaBella, arugula salad with grilled watermelon at BLT Steak and caramelized sea scallops at Gordon Ramsay, so you can soak up the sun while indulging in fresh, seasonal menus.

All dining options include three courses, with your choice of appetizer, entrée and dessert. Participating Sunset Strip restaurants include: