Los Angeles

11648 San Vicente Blvd, Brentwood; 310.806.6464

A new breakfast/lunch/dinner bistro from the team behind A.O.C., Lucques, and the Hungry Cat, Tavern's plating French-/Mediterranean-influenced fare like wild mushroom raguot w/farro; mussels & clams w/ vermouth, artichokes, & fava toast; and beef daube, all in three distinctively themed areas: a skylight-drenched, olive-treed back patio, a casual lounge w/ a massive, studded orange leather banquette, and a takeout-friendly bakery/deli called "The Larder", which won a tight battle against "This Room Will Make You Fat".

Thurs at the Wiltern, Fri at Cal Bowl, 2500 E Carson St, Lakewood

This two-day celebration of all things Dude is back after a nearly two-year local hiatus; Thursday night's a screening of the flick at the 2200-seat Wiltern and a performance from 8-year old Japanese guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa ("Eight year olds, Dude..."), while Friday night's got a bowling party w/ cheap MGDs and White Russians, complete with costume and trivia contests. To placate die-hards, both days'll feature appearances from Lebowski-related "celebrities", like the guy who played Little Larry Sellers, and the Ralph's Checkout Girl, who'll apparently accept a check for anything.

7613 Beverly Blvd, Mid Wilshire; 323.931.0911

This new sammich shop from the Church & State guy's purely old-school in everything from decor (wood deli counter/tables, tiled floor, etc) to its simple menu, composed of five gourmet-ified classic subs, including rosemary ham (w/ butter, radishes, dijon), prosciutto (w/ buffalo mozzarella, basil, and olive oil), and an Italian topped with a slew of imported soprasata, capicola, salami, and mortadella. They've also got a small market section with mostly-Spanish wines, a small selection of beers (Boddingtons/Bohemia/Sapporo/etc), and, of course, chips, so no one's asking what's utz with the name.

10:30pm-12:30am Wed/Thur at Lola's: 945 N Fairfax, West Hollywood; 323.654.5652

This WeHo standby's moving happy times to later in the evening (10:30pm-12:30am) on Wed/Thurs, serving $3 Bud and Woodchuck, $5 margaritas and Finlandia martinis, and $5.50 food including BBQ chicken pizza, chicken satay w/ garlic vegetables, and calamari misto fritto, in honor of the classic ditty, "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Chew".

Starting tonight at 219 W 7th St, Downtown

On the first Wed of every month, the 8500-sqft, jacuzzi-and-BBQ-abetted rooftop of this new super-slick residential building's becoming an open-to-the-public movie theater, with free BYOB screenings of retro films. Tonight's picks: vampire classic The Lost Boys, and The Goonies -- so, think of it as a Corey Feldman marathon, followed by a drunken opportunity to experience the walk of Haim.