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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- Koreatown: AYCE at TGI Korean BBQTGI Korean BBQ, Los Angeles, CA
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below before you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is an All You Can Eat event. It will cost about $91 per person including tax and tip for their Luxury AYCE offering. We will only be ordering their Luxury AYCE offering - no exceptions!
- Make sure to bring at least $91 in CA$H for this event.
- If you order beverages, especially alcoholic beverages, then the cost will be more for you.
- The menu offering: MENU | Tgikoreanbbq
- They have a strict 2 hour rule. So we can only dine there for 2 hours. No lingering afterwards!
Keong, a PP member, highly recommended that I try out this place. Their Luxury AYCE includes steamed lobsters. So let's check it out and fill our bellies with meats and seafood!
- Rowland Heights: Family Style Lunch at Gao's Crab & Kabob老高烧烤洛杉矶店 Gao's BBQ & Crab, Rowland Heights, CA
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event. 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 for this event is about $60, so please bring that amount in CA$H. Your cost will be higher if you order beverages.
- Menu at Gao's: Gao's BBQ & Crab - Allen - Food Menu
I recently heard about Gao's BBQ & Crab and thought it was an interesting mishmash of Louisiana style seafood broil and Chinese style skewers, especially lamb skewers. I enjoy eating both types of foods, so I figure why not give it a try! So come join me in Rowland Heights to try out Gao's!
- Koreatown: Family Style Lunch at TehranRo GrillTehranRo Grill, Los Angeles, CA
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order dishes as a group and divide the bill evenly, excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person for this event is $40, excluding beverages. Please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Menu and pricing at TehranRo: MENU – TehranRo Persian Restaurant
I love Persian cuisine and I recently read about TehranRo Grill in Koreatown. So come join me for a Persian feast!
- Labor Day Weekend Adventure: Hatch Chile Festival, Carlsbad Caverns, & MoreThirty 5ive Tavern & Grill, El Paso, TX
Please Note: Read all the information and directions below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a multi-day adventure which involves flying to El Paso and visiting sites including the Hatch Chile Festival, Marfa, the Carlsbad Caverns and more sites. I'm only allowing 6 other people to join me on this adventure. Anyone beyond 6 needs to provide their own transportation because the vehicle rental will only seat 6 people comfortably.
- There will be quite a bit of driving and walking involved. The Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands Monument will require a little bit of hiking. So you must be in decent shape to participate in this event,
- I am not being paid to host this event. You are basically joining me on my vacation days, so in order to attend this event, you must have attended at least a couple of Pleasure Palate events already. You must be drama free, low maintenance, and easy going. I won't hesitate kicking you out of event if you start throwing tantrums or are rude or misbehave while we are on this trip. You are not going to spoil my vacation.
- I will be renting a minivan so that we can carpool for this event. We will evenly split the cost of gas and the vehicle rental.
- On Thursday, the first day, we will visit as many museums and points of interest in El Paso.
- On Friday, we will drive to Carlsbad Caverns and explore it. Carlsbad Caverns National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
- On Saturday, we will visit Marfa and visit as many galleries and museums as possible. Arts & Culture | Marfa, TX
- On Sunday, we will visit the Hatch Chile Festival and White Sands Monument. The 2025 Hatch Chile Festival - Farmers Chile Market
- On Monday, we just visit a few remaining sites in El Paso before catching our flight back to LAX.
- On average we will spending about $150 per day on this trip, including meals.
- Once I confirm you can join me on this trip, I will share with you my flight itinerary and motel/hotel booking so you can book them immediately.
