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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- Tustin: Family Style Lunch at Manaao - Thai Comfort FoodManaao - Thai Comfort Food, Tustin, 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 person for this event will be between $50 to $70 per person, so bring that amount in CA$H.
- Menu and pricing at at Manaoo: Menu | Manaao Thai Comfort Food Tustin's No. 1 Best (eatmanaao.com)
Orange County is not what I think of when it comes to good Thai restaurants. However, there are always exceptions to the rule and I heard Manaao has some really good dishes, including a few that you normally don't see served at the ones in LA county. So come join me for an hour or two as we try out the menu at Manaao - Thai Comfort Food in Tustin!
- Inglewood: Family Style Brunch at Banadir Somali restaurantBanadir Somali Restaurant, Inglewood, CA
Please Note: Read the directions very 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, especially since we will be ordering both goat and lamb dishes.
- This is a small restaurant, so I am only hosting a total of 8 people for our table. So only sign up if you are 100% sure you can attend. 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 promptly removed and banned from the group.
- Estimated cost per person for this event is between $30 to $40, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Yelp reviews: BANADIR SOMALI RESTAURANT - 393 Photos & 361 Reviews - 137 W Arbor Vitae, Inglewood, California - Somali - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp
Somali restaurants are very rare in SoCal. I think the last time I was exposed to Somalian cuisine may have been at an African food festival in Culver City about 10 or more years ago. So when I read that there is a local one in Inglewood, I knew I had to try it out. This place specializes in both goat and lamb dishes, so we will be trying them out. So come join me in Inglewood to try some Somalian cuisine!