Out of the kitchen and into restaurants on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Not feeling the Christmas cooking love this holiday? Here are some places that will take that task off your plate:

* This Christmas Eve Punch Bowl Social (65 Broadway www.punchbowlsocial.com/) the “eatertainment” hot spot in the Baker neighborhood, is staying open until midnight. Grab the family or meet friends and hit the bowling lanes, channel your inner rock star in the private karaoke rooms, play some ping pong, vintage arcade and pinball games, darts, foosball or marbles. The featured holiday punch Grandma Got Run Over by a Punch Bowl is perfect for sharing and the expert bar staff can create tasty non-alcoholic punches for the under 21 set. Don’t forget to check out the scratch kitchen menu items like the popular chicken and waffles or cauliflower nachos to keep everyone satisfied before Santa’s visit…