The best restaurant and bar events in Los Angeles

This traveling horror-themed Halloween cocktail pop-up stops at Melrose Umbrella Co. again this October. The women-owned concept—created by industry veterans Erin Hayes and Kelsey Ramage—is taking over the Beverly Grove bar, serving up expertly mixed cocktails amid metal music and spooky decor (including the famous 12-foot-tall skeleton from Home Depot). Drink highlights include the Bone Temple, made with Teremana Blanco Tequila, and Abyssa’s Obsession, made with pumpkin-infused Kraken Black and Gold Spiced Rums—plus fun glassware you can purchase for yourself. Spirit-free options are also available. And if you can’t get enough Black Lagoon, there’s another SoCal outpost at Midnight Oil in Long Beach.

Just because summer’s behind us doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy a barbecue feast. The Beverly Hills Autumn BBQ—co-hosted by the Maybourne Beverly Hills, Spago and the City of Beverly Hills—returns this month to the Maybourne and the adjacent Beverly Cañon Gardens. This open-air event features meaty dishes from top chefs including Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton, Damon Gordon, Eric Werner and Daniel Castillo, alongside drinks from Florería Atlántico, Dante Beverly Hills and Employees Only NYC; live paper-cut art by Marco Gallotta; and a silent auction featuring luxury goods including Ferragamo bags. It’s all to benefit No Kid Hungry. Tickets are definitely pricey ($350), but hey, it’s for a great cause, and you’ll definitely be fed well.