Suzanne Goin, Caroline Styne Ring in 2022 at A.O.C at 3rd Street and Brentwood with a multi-course New Year’s Eve menu.
A New Year’s Eve Feast to Share at A.O.C. at 3rd Street and Brentwood Locations
Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne, A.O.C. Third Street and Brentwood, California locations
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A.O.C. celebrates the arrival of 2022 with a multi-course New Year’s Eve menu of small plates and platters created by Suzanne Goin, using the best seasonal produce from California farmers and designed for sharing.
With a great variety of dishes offered, highlights of A.O.C.’s New Year’s menu Starters section include: American Caviar with buckwheat blinis, red onion crème fraîche & brown butter; Market Lettuce with Persimmon, Pomegranate, Pecan & Meyer Lemon; Albacore Kibbeh with green harissa, finger lime & sumac lavash; Focaccia with Lauri’s Greens, São Jorge, Piri Piri & Oil-Cured Olives; and New Year’s Vintner’s Plate: cheese, meats, pickles & purées (for 2 — vegetarian version available)
Related: Plenty of reasons to laugh, love and sing this holiday. See our full SoCal Holiday calendar here.
and Then…
choose Spanish Fried Chicken with romesco aioli & chile-cumin butter; Laubacher’s Wood-Roasted Carrots with beets, radish & cilantro pistou; Diver Scallops with White Beans, Jamon butter & coriander almonds; and Oven-Roasted Manila Clams with sherry & green garlic; and Potato Gnocchi with Maine lobster, chanterelles & spinach.
Next up is More Good Stuff,
including Soft Polenta with Wild Mushrooms, mascarpone & swiss chard; Wood-Roasted Cauliflower & Romanesco with bagna cauda & hazelnut crumbs; Bluenose Bass with Sweet Potato-Lemon Gratin & scallion crème fraîche; Grilled Seabream with Coconut Rice, spicy greens & kumquat sambal; Lamb Chops with Swiss Chard Bread Pudding, tomato confit & green olives; Pork Cheeks with Kabocha Purée, collards & dijon mustard; Hanger Steak with Fried Sunchokes, chermoula & james’ arugula; and the signature Roasted Chicken “Ode To Zuni” with Panzanella, fennel & green olives (for 2.)
For Dessert
there is a Three Cheese Plate, accompaniments & a.o.c. boule; Meyer Lemon Semifreddo with candied citrus & local blueberries; Hazelnut Dacquoise with dark chocolate, espresso cream & candied hazelnuts; and the quintessential Assorted Cookies & Confections (for 2)
Pricing is $145 per guest exclusive of beverages, taxes, gratuity and complimentary sparkling toast.
Wine pairings selected by Caroline Styne to complement the menu are priced at a $50 supplemental charge. For those dining spontaneously, guests can dine on an à la carte menu at the communal table or bar without a reservation, as space allows.
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Don’t miss Head Bar Man Ignacio Murillo’s seasonal cocktails – a must-try for the holiday season – Passion Project with Damrak gin, passion fruit, lemon, turmeric & cardamom; Christmas Vacation with tequila, mezcal, pomegranate, house velvet falernum & lime; Ginger Brit with Bols genever, Pimm’s, lemon & house ginger syrup; the Jalisco Cosmo with tequila, Cointreau, house cranberry liqueur, ginger & thyme; Gold Dragon with gin, house aperitivo, dry vermouth & orange bitters; and the signature Green Goddess with green tea-infused vodka, cucumber, arugula, jalapeño & absinthe rinse.
A.O.C. is open for Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 2021, serving their traditional menu at both locations.
The restaurants are closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Reservations for New Year’s Eve are offered from 6:00 p.m. can be booked online at www.aocwinebar.com, OpenTable.com or by calling the restaurants.
Happy New Year
Welcome to 2022!
please choose one dish from each section
to start:
american caviar, buckwheat blinis, red onion crème fraîche & brown butter
market lettuce, persimmon, pomegranate, pecan & meyer lemon
shaved crudités, sheep labneh, tiny greens & black truffle vinaigrette
albacore kibbeh, green harissa, finger lime & sumac lavash
focaccia: lauri’s greens, são jorge, piri piri & oil-cured olives
new year’s vintner’s plate: cheese, meats, pickles & purées
(for 2 — vegetarian version available)
and then:
spanish fried chicken, romesco aioli & chile-cumin butter
laubacher’s wood-roasted carrots, beets, radish & cilantro pistou
balsamic-glazed brussels sprouts, burrata, & sicilian crumbs
diver scallops, white beans, jamon butter & coriander almonds
oven-roasted manila clams, sherry & green garlic
potato gnocchi, maine lobster, chanterelles & spinach
more good stuff:
soft polenta, wild mushrooms, mascarpone & swiss chard
wood-roasted cauliflower & romanesco, bagna cauda & hazelnut crumbs
bluenose bass, sweet potato-lemon gratin & scallion crème fraîche
grilled seabream, coconut rice, spicy greens & kumquat sambal
lamb chops, swiss chard bread pudding, tomato confit & green olives
pork cheeks, kabocha purée, collards & dijon mustard
hanger steak, fried sunchokes, chermoula & james’ arugula
roasted chicken “ode to zuni,” panzanella, fennel & green olives (for 2)
and finally…
three cheese plate, accompaniments & a.o.c. boule
meyer lemon semifreddo, candied citrus & local blueberries
hazelnut dacquoise, dark chocolate, espresso cream & candied hazelnuts
assorted cookies & confections (for 2)
$145 per person
exclusive of beverages, taxes & gratuity
$50 supplemental wine pairing selected by caroline styne
WHEN:
A.O.C. 3rd Street
NEW YEAR’S EVE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021
Dinner reservations from 6:00 p.m.
$145 per guest; includes toast and party favors. Credit cards required to reserve.
Book online at www.aocwinebar.com, OpenTable.com or by calling the restaurants.
Closed New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022
A.O.C. in Brentwood
NEW YEAR’S EVE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021
Dinner reservations from 6:00 p.m.
$145 per guest; includes toast and party favors. Credit cards required to reserve.
Book online at www.aocwinebar.com, OpenTable.com or by calling the restaurants.
Closed New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022
WHERE:
A.O.C. 3rd Street
8700 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048 – 310.859.9859
A.O.C. in Brentwood
11648 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 – 310.806.6464
