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Time to tempt your palate with all the pleasurable flavors that LA, and beyond, has to offer!
Join Pleasure Palate as we do culinary adventures exploring of restaurants (both high-end & holes-in-the-wall), food & beverage tastings, and more. From savory to sweet, spicy to tangy, ethnic to All-American, we'll taste it all! Come along and let us take your taste buds on the ride of their life!
Because we want to burn off some of the calories that we eat, many of our events will have both a dining and physical activity paired together. We do many day trips and weekend adventures that combine the best of both dining and experiencing what LA, SoCal and beyond has to offer in terms of dining options and points of interests.
Pleasure Palate has been around for over 13 years now and in that time we have had over 2,000 events. We offer at least 8 events per month for our members to choose from. This is a very active MeetUp group.
We will focus on various aspects of urban, suburban and rural life, ranging from architectural to cultural, historical to quirky and/or a combination of any of the above to help give you a better appreciation of where we live. Oh, and bring your camera because we encourage all our members to take photos and share their experiences with us on the event pages.
MeetUp charges over $200 each year to maintain the Pleasure Palate site. In addition, it costs a lot of money to maintain memberships to historical societies, newspaper and magazine subscriptions - all to get ideas for future events. So we ask for a voluntary $12.00 annual donation to help defray the costs that MeetUp charges. Members who donate $12 per year get Plus Member status which allows them to bump off a Regular member for a event which is already full. Plus Members can't bump off other Plus members.
To learn more about Pleasure Palate, check out the links below:
Membership and Guidelines
Attendance Policies & 3 Strikes Rule
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Encino: Lunch at Posto 896 (Hungarian Cuisine)Posto 896 Italian & Hungarian Cuisine, Encino, CA
Please Note: Read the instructions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly, excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions.
- This is a limited seating dining event, so if you sign up for this event and then cancel within 72 hours of the start time of the event - for whatever reason - you will be removed and banned from the group. So only sign up Yes if you are 100 percent sure you can attend.
- The estimated cost per person for this event is between $30 to $40, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Menu and pricing - please note we will be focusing on ordering their Hungarian dishes, not the Italian ones: Menu (posto896.com)
- Yelp reviews: POSTO 896 - 266 Photos & 222 Reviews - 15615 Ventura Blvd, Encino, California - Italian - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Menu - Yelp
A month or so ago, PP member Yourie recommeded a Hungarian restaurant to me located in Encino. Its name is Posto 896. Now the restaurant serves both Italian and Hungarian cuisine, but we will focus on ordering the Hungarian dishes for this culinary visit. So come join me for an hour or two in Encino for Posto 896!
- Huntington Beach: Family Style Lunch at Himalayan GrillHimalayan Grill waterfront, Huntington Beach, CA
Please Note: Read all the instructions below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event. Meaning we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person will be between $30 to $50, so please bring that amount in CA$H,
- This restaurant serves both Indian and Himalayan cuisine. We will be focusing on the Himalayan cuisine for this particular culinary outing.
- Menu and pricing: Order Online | Himalayan Grill | Award Wining Family Restaurant | Nepali Restaurant (himalayan-grill.com)
- Yelp reviews: HIMALAYAN GRILL WATERFRONT - 1182 Photos & 863 Reviews - 16400 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, California - Indian - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Menu - Yelp
I recently hosted a dining event at Huntington Beach at a "hidden" Vietnamese restaurant and it turned out well, even though it was located near the the pier - a place I would not expect to get good Vietnamese food. Welll, I did more research and found a restaurant that specializes in Himalayan cuisine - food from Tibet and Nepal, right at the waterfront of Huntington Beach. It has piqued my interest, so I want to give it a try. So come join me at teh waterfront of Huntington Beach for an 1 hour or 2 at Himalayan Grill!
- Playa Vista: Family Style Breakfast at Mom, Please Ukranian FoodMom, Please Ukrainian food, Los Angeles, CA
Please Note: Read the instructions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- This is a small restaurant so I cannot host a large table. So I'm limiting it to 6 people total. So only sign up for this event if you are 100% sure you can attend. If you sign up and then cancel within 72 hours of the start time of the event for whatever reason, you will be removed and banned from the group.
- Estimated cost per person is $30 to $40, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Yelp reviews: MOM, PLEASE UKRAINIAN FOOD - 352 Photos & 174 Reviews - 13151 Fountain Park Dr, Playa Vista, California - Pizza - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp
Ukranian cuisine is uncommon in the SoCal, so when I heard about "Mom, Please", it piqued my interest. They have a newer location in the Miracle Mile area but I want to check out their original location in Playa Vista. So come join me for an hour or two for breakfast at Mom, Please Ukranian Food!