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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- Venice Beach: Family Style Lunch at Willie Mae's (Fried Chicken)Willie Mae's Restaurant - Venice, Venice, 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 be ordering as a group and dividing the bill evenly, excluding beverages.
- You must enjoy eating fried chicken and gumbo and have no dietary restrictions for this event.
- This is a limited seating dining event. If you sign up and then cancel for whatever reason within 72 hours from when the event starts, I will promptly remove you and ban you from the group. So sign up only if you are 100% sure you can attend.
- The estimated cost per person is $30 to $40, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Yelp reviews: WILLIE MAE’S RESTAURANT - VENICE - 366 Photos & 285 Reviews - 324 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, California - Southern - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp
About a decade ago, I had the pleasure of trying out Willie Mae's fried chicken in New Orleans and it was one of the best fried chick I had ever tasted. A couple of years ago, they opened up a location near Sawtelle, and the in Venice. Last year, I hosted a lunch at their Sawtelle location and was very pleased with the experience, but they lacked the full sit down menu that the Venice location offers. So this time around, I want to go to their Venice location not just to enjoy the fried chicken but also the gumbo as well. So come join me for an hour or two at Venice to try out some of the best fried chicken in town!
- 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!