• Aska has launched a new three-course bar menu for $39 (or $64 with wine pairings). The bar menu is available on a walk-in basis and will feature dishes like lamb with black kale, and carrots with winter herring. They have also introduced a range of new winter cocktails, including a take on the Scandinavian mulled wine known as glögg. [Grub Street]
• Roman’s will serve a Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner this year on Christmas Eve. The prix-fixe menu will include Italian favorites like fried baccala and linguine with clams. The meal is $65 per person and reservations can be made by calling 718-622-5300. [Grub Street]
• The Bounty in Greenpoint will host a three-course prix-fixe holiday suckling-pig roast on Sunday, December 15, from 5 until 10 p.m. Diners can chow down on dishes like smoked-potato-leek soup, plenty of suckling pig, grits, and doughnuts for dessert. Tickets are $50 with reservations, which can be made by calling 347-689-3325, or are $55 for walk-ins. [Grub Street]
• In celebration of New Year’s Eve, Maiden Lane will serve a special menu featuring dishes like uni gelee and salt-cod fideos alongside its regular menu until 10 p.m. There will also be a champagne toast at midnight, a DJ spinning all night long, and no cover charge. [Grub Street]
• Mas (la grillade) will host a dinner celebrating all things cheese on Monday, December 16, at 6:30 p.m. The four-course menu will be paired with French wines from the Jura and Savioe regions and will include cheese-showcasing dishes, such as lemon grilled feta with grilled scallops, individual pots of Swiss fondue, and a dessert course featuring a honey-goat cheese sorbet. Tickets are $100 per person; call 212-255-1795 to make reservations. [Grub Street]
• On December 21, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., Underground Eats and Host Committee will host a Best of Brooklyn daytime celebration at Upper Elm, the recently opened rooftop bar at King & Grove Williamsburg. The party will have an open bar with cocktails and bites from the kitchen of The Elm. Tickets are $20 online, or $35 at the door, and can be purchased here. [Grub Street]
• Obika Mozzarella Bar will likely open a second New York storefront in the former Stuzzi Restaurant spot at 928 Broadway. [Mad Park News]
• Sixpoint is hosting its first-annual Holiday Concert and Beer Festival at SubCulture on Saturday, December 14, from 3 until 7 p.m. The event, which will raise money for The Humane Society of New York will feature live music and unlimited samples of twelve different Sixpoint beer varieties. Early bird tickets are $40 dollars and can be purchased online. [Grub Street]
