Michele StuevenIt’s spring, and there’s no better place to celebrate Easter than in a garden setting. The Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas will host an Easter Sunday brunch on April 5. Located in the heart of the hotel’s lush gardens, Cavatina will feature a Mediterranean buffet created by Executive Chef Luis Morales.
The menu features a raw bar, carving station, live station, a spring market table, and a Sweet Table. Priced at $145 per person and $75 per child (ages 5 to 11), the brunch includes an optional $40 bottomless easter bubbles, mimosas, or Easter Spritzers, $55 classic wine pairings, and a $75 sommelier selection.
Some of the choices for the table include warm flat breads, mini Viennoiserie babka rolls with whipped cultured butter, and whipped labneh with citrus, herbs, and house berry jam.
Highlights at the raw and chilled bar include Shigoku oysters with grapefruit-fennel mignonette, jumbo prawns, a smoked salmon platter, Levantine spring crudo, ahi tuna, edamame hummus, crispy rice, preserved lemon, and pickled radish.
The spring market table is a melange of salads, including snap peas and radishes with pistachios and goat cheese, burrata and strawberries, shaved asparagus with pecorino and lemon, and Moroccan baby carrot salad with ginger, tamarind, and whipped yogurt.
Carving and hot mains include slow-roasted lamb shoulder, herbed salmon with date syrup, and the live station will serve up organic omelets, ricotta-lemon pancakes with blueberries, green shakshuka, and spinach cavatelli with spring peas.
Terrazza (Courresy Hotel Casa del Mar)
For an indoor garden brunch with a beach view, Terrazza at the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica starts with appetizers like oysters and caviar, dry-aged bluefin tuna crudo, followed by lobster Benedict, smoked salmon tartine, and roasted carrot soup. For the main event, the menu includes grilled dorade, roasted prime rib, rack of lamb, Dungeness crab fettuccine, and crispy mushroom rice. Chef’s dessert table offers a curated selection of seasonal sweets. The Easter brunch at Terrazza is $135 per person; reservations can be made HERE.
Agnes Restaurant and Cheesery in Pasadena is offering brunch and dinner buffets on Easter Sunday.
Brunch features a house-made bread station with zucchini bread, cheddar biscuits, cinnamon rolls, and cornbread cupcakes with honey butter; an artisanal cheese and cured meats grazing table; an egg station with scrambled eggs and made-to-order omelets; a sausage station with house-made chicken maple and pork sausages; a carving station with glazed ham, house-made bacon, and braised pork belly; seasonal sides including salads and roasted vegetables; and a dessert station with brownies, mini chocolate chip cookies, banana pudding cups, and mini tacos. $125 per adult | $30 per child (ages 3–12) | Free for children 2 & under. Reserve HERE.
For dinner, in addition to the above mentioned stations and desserts, there will be a sausage station with house-made chicken, maple and pork sausages; a seafood bar with oysters and shrimp cocktail; a carving station with chicken piccata and prime rib; a selection of pastas and seasonal sides, including salads, loaded baked potato dumplings, and more. !$175 per adult | $30 per child (ages 3–12) | Free for children 2 & under. Reserve HERE.
Courtesy Agnes Restaurant and Cheesery
Santa Anita Park is always a popular destination for celebrating spring. The Easter Trackside dining package is ($128.87/seat, fees incl.) and features a multi-course family-style lunch with sparkling wine. There’s also the Front Runner Easter Buffet ($106.50–$117.15, fees incl.) in the Front Runner Dining Room with table and barstool seating and the Easter BBQ Apron Picnic ($58.58, fees incl.) with a BBQ plate with trackside seating.
On Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, the infield at Santa Anita transforms into a full-scale spring carnival for both days of the holiday weekend with inflatable jumpers, carnival games, arts and crafts, and ten thrill rides, including a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, sizzler, and a caterpillar roller coaster. The biggest Easter egg hunt in the San Gabriel Valley will take place on the historic grounds in the infield. Visit santaanita.com or contact the box office for the full egg hunt schedule and age group details.
In partnership with Albertsons, HOPE UNITED Los Angeles Mission, and Hope the Mission will host a special Easter outreach on Skid Row, serving a chef-prepared holiday meal and offering a full day of care, dignity, and community for neighbors experiencing homelessness on Friday, April 3.
The day will include a distribution of more than Richfresh sneakers to the unhoused community; a clothing boutique stocked with donations from UNIQLO and Fan of a Fan; a children’s area with Easter eggs and baskets, foot-washing from LACHC, mental health resources from LA County Department of Mental Health, USC diabetes screening, Tap Cards from Turning Point, and tents from LAM Ministry and LAM HIRE & Career.
The event begins at 11 a.m., with actor and LA Mayoral candidate, former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, Chef Tuệ Nguyễn, and celebrities including Ernie Hudson and Jennie Garth in attendance.
Easter egg hunt (Courtesy Santa Anita Park)