The holidays are upon us: celebrate with these three special meals

We’re deep into holiday territory now. The party invitations just keep coming, the Christmas Eve and New Year’s menus, too. But for right now, here are a few interesting eating opportunities in the coming days:

Michael Young, chef-owner of Ombra Ristorante in Studio City is marking the holidays with a special dinner celebrating baccalà, or salt cod. On Tuesday, he’ll be presenting a four-course meal paired with wines from the cult importer Eric Solomon of European Cellars. The cost is $59 per person. The antipasto is salt cod fritters, brandade and polenta crostini paired with cava (Spanish sparkling wine). That’s followed by short pasta with baccalà ragu and black olives with a Grenache Blanc. Then comes Norwegian Arctic cod with braised oxtail and a Ribera del Duero. Dessert is a Spanish blue cheese and fig cake with a dessert wine from the Penedès near Barcelona.

Ombra Ristorante, 3737 Cahuenga Boulevard, Studio City; (818) 985-7337; www.ombrala.com.

Hans Röckenwagner just sent out an email blast to say that he and chef Wolfi Gussmack will be preparing traditional Weihnachtsgans — Christmas goose! — for the next couple of weekends at 3 Square Café in Venice (in addition to their regular menu). Slow-roasted organic goose with Brussels sprouts, braised red cabbage and dumplings is $21.50. But better reserve your portion ahead to make sure you get some. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights only through the end of the month.

3 Square Cafe, 1121 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice; (310) 399-6504; www.rockenwagner.com/cafe.

Now that Bestia, the rustic Italian restaurant deep in the downtown L.A. Arts district, is three weeks old, well, it calls for a celebration and chef/co-owner Ori Menashe has decided to roast up some Sonoma suckling pigs. He’s serving it with roasted winter vegetables at $28 per person. But if you want to really do it up at the holidays, he’ll sell you a whole roasted pig for $500.

Bestia, 2121 East 7th Place, Los Angeles; (213) 514-5724; www.bestiaLA.com.

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