Co Co. Sala's "six senses" menu is available beginning at 5:30 on New Year's Eve.

On Tuesday, we published part one of our New Year’s Eve restaurant dining guide, which included opportunities to dance off many courses worth of calories at Zaytinya, and drink a free glass of cava at Estadio. Good stuff. Read on for more end-of-year dinner opportunities, and check back for future posts with updates and additions.

Adour
Seating(s): 5:30, 6, 6:30, 8:30, 9, and 9:30 PM
Price: The first three seatings are $120 a person; the second three are $195. There’s also a $60 children’s menu.
Selling point: Well, we like it. Adour ranked number five among all Washington-area restaurants in this magazine’s last 100 Best Restaurants list.
Etc.: Call 202-509-8000 to reserve.

Art and Soul
Seating(s): 5:30 to 7 PM and 7:30 PM
Price: The first seating costs $75; the second costs $85.
Selling Point: Free Champagne and party favors.
Etc.: Call the restaurant at 202-393-7777. A valid credit card will be required to secure your reservation.

The Source's Scott Drewno will be cooking five- and seven-course tasting menus this New Year's. Photograph by Stacy Zarin-Goldberg.

2941 Restaurant
Seating(s): Reservations will be accepted between 4 and 10 PM.
Price: $95 per person for three courses.
Selling point: Foie gras is involved.
Etc.: Call 703-270-1500 to reserve.

America Eats Tavern
Seating(s): 5 and 8:30 PM
Price: The 5 o'clock seating costs $75 a head; the second seating is $150.
Selling point: Who knows if José Andrés's buzzy pop-up celebrating America's food heritage will even be here next year? (Andrés recently announced it would continue operating through July 4, at least.) Also, there's dancing.
Etc.: Call 202-393-0812 for reservations; check out the full menu here.

Ardeo + Bardeo
Seating(s): All evening
Price: $65 for the four-course menu.
Selling point: Relaxation. At Ashok Bajaj's adjoined Cleveland Park eateries, a New Year's Eve dinner will still feel like a special occasion, but in a nice, neighborhood way.
Etc: Call 202-244-6750 to reserve.

Jean-Louis Palladin Tribute Menu and Book Sale at Michel by Michel Richard
Menu: Tuesday, December 6, through Saturday, December 10; book sale: through December, or while supplies last
Chef Jean-Louis Palladin spawned a generation of disciples from his kitchen in the Watergate Hotel, including Eric Ripert, Daniel Boulud, and Michel Richard. The latter toque celebrates Palladin’s life with a six-course menu of dishes inspired by the master at Michel ($150 per person) including foie gras terrine with black truffle pasta and prosciutto; snails with crispy sweetbreads and chanterelles; roasted duck in date sauce; and chocolate “pasta” (see the full menu here). A limited number of Palladin’s out-of-print 1989 cookbook, Cooking with the Seasons, is available to purchase for $50 (all proceeds go to the James Beard Foundation).

Wear your PJ's to Virtue Feed & Grain this Sunday. Photograph by Kyle Gustafson

Complimentary Italian Craft Beer Tasting at Acqua Al 2
Monday, November 28, through Thursday, December 1
Whet your palate with some overseas suds during a few days of complimentary tastings at Acqua Al 2’s bar. The free sips celebrate the launch of the restaurant’s Italian microbrew program, with more than 13 labels like Tipopils pilsner, Shangrila ale, and smoky Torbatta on draft and in bottles. There’s also a five-course dinner with craft beer pairings next Monday at 7 PM ($60 per person); ensure your spot by calling 202-525-4375 this week.

Proof, where the male staff's mustaches grow bushier by the day. Photograph by Scott Suchman

America Eats Series: Sustainable Agriculture at the National Archives' William G. McGowan Theater
Monday, November 21st at 7
If you're interested in sustainable farming, this event, which is free and open to the public, is worth a stop. A panel of speakers discusses economic, social, and environmental issues surrounding sustainable farm systems, including Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of the US Department of Agriculture; chef-restaurateur José Andrés; and Bob Young, chief economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation. Make it an all-Andrés by grabbing a bite at the Iberian toque's America Eats Tavern nearby, or at one of the many other dining and drinking options in Penn Quarter.

Two for Tuesday at Bayou Bakery
Tuesday, November 22nd from 11 AM to close
Chef David Guas's Louisiana cafe celebrates its first birthday with a few $2 specials, including $2 Abita drafts, plates of beignets (three per order), and cups of creamy shrimp monica. Still pulling together your Thanksgiving menu? Make it a literal two-for-one stop and pick up a bourbon chocolate pecan pie, cranberry-orange preserves, spiced pecans, or any of the other items on the restaurant's holiday catering menu (orders must be placed by close of business on Monday, November 21).

In the Last Minute Plans series, we let you know about surprising openings at soon-to-occur events.

Vinoteca owner Paul Carlson says classes at his 11th Street wine bar tend to sell out in advance, but a weekend cancellation has left him with a few open spaces at tonight’s holiday wine pairing class.

The lesson is the last in Vinoteca’s latest series (a new set of classes will begin in December or early 2012). The two-hour tutorial starts at 7 PM and costs $35; that buys you five wine tastings with food pairings, plus a $5 gift card.

Teaching will be local distributor Scott Peters, who will pour a port, a California Chardonnay, an Alsatian Gewürztraminer, a Pouilly-Fuissé, and a Prosecco.

Call Vinoteca (202-332-9463) to reserve.

Zaytinya's two-week celebration of the grape starts with a wine tasting tonight.

On Monday, November 14 (tonight), Zaytinya kicks off Grapefest with a free wine tasting from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. The grape-centric happenings press on through November 27; details are available on the restaurant’s Web site.

Also tonight: Birch & Barley chefs Kyle Bailey and Tiffany MacIsaac cook up a multicourse meal to pair with brews from 21st Amendment (San Francisco) and Ninkasi (Eugene, Oregon). The dinner starts at 7 PM, costs $73, and features a date-brewed barleywine that inspired the event, a collab between the two breweries named Allies Win the War. Call 202-567-2567 to reserve.