Bourdain on tour; secret dessert at BierBeisl; Bishop’s Roast

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Chef-TV-personality Anthony Bourdain embarks on his multinational (the U.S. and Canada) speaking tour, dubbed “Guts and Glory,� stopping on the West Coast after the holidays. Tickets go on sale Friday morning for his Los Angeles appearance with Roy Choi on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. Prices start at $35, available online at BroadwayLA.org, by phone at (800) 982-2787, or in person at the Pantages Box Office (open daily at 10 a.m.). For more information: AnthonyBourdainonTour.com.

BIERBEISL, OFF THE MENU: BierBeisl chef Bernhard Mairinger, who also has taken on the role of pastry chef, is making an off-the-menu dessert that you’ll have to ask for by describing it (it doesn’t have a name). The sweet-savory dish is made with fresh ricotta, marinated dried cherries, lightly salted pistachios and crème de chocolate. 9669 Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, (310) 271-7274, www.bierbeisl-la.com.

BISHOP’S ROAST AT THE PARISH: The Parish downtown now offers whole roasted chicken -- the Bishop’s Roast -- prepared nightly on its newly installed rotisserie for $75. The rotisserie chicken serves two to four people and is served with country-style ratatouille and a growler of Black Market Contraband Beer. (Meanwhile, chef Casey Lane’s fried chicken is served on Sunday and Monday nights only.) 840 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, (213) 225-2400, www.theparishla.com.

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