Great Escape: Chic Food at Discount Prices

So what’s on the menu tonight? Stuffed honey dates? Duck Rillette? Carrot Pappardelle? Or dino chicken nuggets? If that's the case, you must've spruced up your evening palate with "Fig at Five."

Tuesdays through Sundays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., chic eatery slashes its menu prices in half, so you can taste their flavorful, bistro-inspired dishes (bacon-wrapped bacon, anyone?) without utterly breaking your bank. Settle down at the communal table, or maybe a private table, with a glass of wine and some scrumptious Loup de Mer or a strawberry-rhubarb crumble.

So send the little ones to the grandparents' for another round of Candyland while you savor seared-tuna nicoise. Oh no—no one to watch the kids while you sample pastaless lasagna? Check out BabySitterSantaMonica.com!