#prix-fixe-menus

#prix-fixe-menus

Neighborhood favorite 3rd Cousin will be doing Christmas Eve up with a four-course prix-fixe ($157/person plus optional wine pairings at $120/person or $250/person for library selections). The festive menu includes di Napoli squash soup, black truffle and porcini mushroom ravioli, and a choice of filet mignon or butter-poached lobster tail. There's also plenty of vegetarian options, with a main dish fashioned around grilled tofu, pumpkin seed romesco, date-and-tamarind butter, and a touch of winter truffle. // 919 Cortland Ave. (Bernal Heights), 3rdcousinsf.com; reservations at exploretock.com

For the first time, Santana Row is introducing a Taste the Row culinary event, with specially priced menus offered from this Friday, Sept. 19, through Sunday, Sept. 28. Besides showcasing the wide array of restaurants, Taste the Row was developed with pricing simplicity and consistency in mind, said Collette Navarrette, spokeswoman for the upscale San Jose destination that combines retail, restaurants, housing and office space.