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Dine Roundup: $5 craft cocktails, brunch with Santa and more holiday events

$5 cocktails and free food for Olive or Twist anniversary Wednesday, Nov. 29

Olive or Twist is celebrating its fifth anniversary with $5 cocktails, including its original menu of 140 cocktails (all the choices, y’all). There will also be free burgers, hot dogs, fries and loaded tater tots. Enough said. See more info or RSVP here.


Learn about edible plants Thursday, Nov. 30

Take your plant obsession to the next level. Learn about edible plants with botanist and author Dr. Charles Allen at The Backpacker this Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. See more details or RSVP here.


Enjoy fondue and tea Friday night, Dec. 1

Strands Cafe will host A Very Merry Fondue Tea Dec. 1 with mini cheese and chocolate fondue, specialty teas and coffee—basically, all the good things in life. The tea begins at 5 p.m. Call 344-5346 for reservations.


Breakfast with Santa and Curious George Saturday, Dec. 2

Louisiana Public Broadcasting will host A Very Monkey Christmas Breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Boudreaux’s Catering. Curious George and Santa will be there. Your kids will want to be there, too. Tickets are $30 and $20 for Kids Club Members. The breakfast is 9-11 a.m. See more info here and get tickets here.


Brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Juban’s Sunday, Dec. 3

Eat, drink and be merry at Juban’s Teddy Bear Tea this Sunday, Dec. 3. The event includes brunch, a teddy bear keepsake for kids, mimosas for adults, carolers, storytime with Mrs. Claus and visits with Santa. Treat the kids to tickets—but let’s be real, you want to go, too.

Seatings are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The brunch will happen again Dec. 16-17. Tickets are $55 per child and $65 per adult. Get bottomless mimosas for $10 more. VIP tables for 10 people are $1,000 and include bottomless mimosas, candy-stuffed stockings and more. Get tickets and more information here.