Pastry Chef Alex Levin has been baking up sweet treats for the New Year; orders can also be placed for the break fast. (Courtesy of Osteria Morini)

Dish of the week: Rosh Hashanah dining specials
Where to get it: Teddy & the Bully Bar, Joe’s Stone Crab, Dino’s Grotto, Osteria Morini

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year celebration, begins this Sunday night and lasts through Tuesday, Oct. 4. No local family, no problem. If you’re procrastinating on plans, D.C.’s restaurants are here to save you with special menus for both dine-in and takeout.

Teddy & the Bully Bar (1200 19th St. NW) is offering a three course $50 (tax and gratuity excluded) meal Sunday and Monday from 5 p.m. to close. Choices include appetizers like matzoh ball soup, gefilte fish, latkes; entrees like sour cream trout, roasted chicken and selected desserts—think creme brulee or honey cake with date ice cream. Reservations are not required, but planning ahead never hurts.

Dino’s Grotto (1914 9th St., NW) is known for its creative tasting menus and specials, so its not a shock that it’s also serving a Rosh Hashanah dinner with an Italian flare. The $44 meal is available beginning Sunday at 4 p.m. through 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect dishes like family-style challah and chopped liver, Venetian risotto, brisket with fall fruit and pomegranate chicken, among others.

If carry out is more your style, pencil in Joe’s Stone Crab (750 15th St., NW) as an option. The multi-course menu runs $45.95 per person ($19.95 for children under 12) and can be ordered for carry out and delivery as well for those who want to celebrate at home without the fuss of cooking. This year’s menu hits the classics like gefilte fish with beet horseradish, matzoh ball soup and plates of brisket, chicken and halibut. Apple pie or flourless chocolate cake round out the desserts.

For a more subtle celebration, consider a trip to Osteria Morini (301 Water St., SE). Pastry chef Alex Levin is preparing a holiday bread basket of raisin challah bread with honey butter, sliced apples and honey. It’ll be available during dinner from Oct. 2-9 and brunch on Saturday the 8th.

And with Yom Kippur is on the heels of Rosh Hashanah, some restaurants are also offering catering and dining options then as well for those who prefer to leave that day’s cooking (for the breaking of the fast) to the pros.