- Koreatown: Family Style Lunch Sun Nong DanSun Nong Dan, Los Angeles, CA
Please Note: Read all the directions 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.
- The estimated cost per person is between $40 and $50.
- Menu and pricing: Menu - Sun Nong Dan
- I am trying to arrange for a tour of a museum nearby after lunch which would be a "Bonus Round"
I have dined at Sun Nong Dan's original location before but recently they opened another location in Koreatown which used to a Sizzler/ Its been about 2 years since I last dined at Sun Non Dan so I figure I'm due for another visit and this time around I want to try their new location. So come join me in Koreatown for Korean style ribs topped with cheese and then blowtorched!
- Garden Grove: Family Style Lunch at Dawa KitchenDawa Kitchen, Garden Grove, 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 as a group and evenly divide the bill, excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person will be between $30 to $40.
- Yelp reviews for Dawa Kitchen: DAWA KITCHEN - Updated November 2024 - 966 Photos & 386 Reviews - 12506 Westminster Ave, Garden grove, California - Korean - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp
I'm already going to be in The OC this Saturday morning, so I figure for lunch, I might as well host a lunch in the area. So a friend recently recommended this Korean restaurant in Garden Grove named Dawa Kitchen to me. The food looks more promising on Yelp, so I figure why not give it a try. So come join me in The OC for lunch this Saturday!
- El Monte: Family Style Lunch at Xecora Gastronomia UrbaniaXecora Gastronomia Urbana, El Monte, 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 as group and divide the bill evenly.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person is between $40 to $60, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Yelp reviews: Chargrilled Octopus @socalfoodbae
I have hosted several visits to Xecora's original location in El Monte along with their newer locations around LA County. Its been about a year or more since I arranged a visit, so we are due for one. This is one of my Top 3 Mexican restaurants in SoCal.
After the lunch, I am trying to arrange for the group to visit a local museum at 1 PM and also a visit to the merchandise store of In N Out in nearby Baldwin Park. So come join me at El Monte for a fabulous Mexican seafood centric meal! - Irvine: Family Style Lunch Dolan's Uyghur CuisineDolan's Uyghur Cuisine, Irvine, 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 as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The expected cost per person for this event is around $40, so please bring that amount in CA$H,
- Menu and pricing: Order Online
Its been over a year since I last dined at Dolan's in Alhambra, and I am really craving their big chicken plate with flat noodles. Its so delicious! Uyghur cuisine is still Chinese cuisine, but very different than other regions of China since its Muslim dominated, so its halal - no pork and their preferred meat is lamb. Of course they have other dishes besides chicken and lamb, but the chicken plate is a must order for every visit. I found out they opened a newer location, so rather than heading to the SGVm I want to try their latest location in The OC. So come join me in Irvine for Uyghur cuisine!
- Garden Grove: Family Style Brunch at Oc & Lau 2Oc & Lau 2, Garden Grove, 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 as a group and divide the bill evenly between us all, excluding personal beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person is between $50 and $60, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Menu and pricing: Menu – Oc & Lau Restaurant
The last couple of years, I have started the tradition for Pleasure Palate to have its very first dining event at Oc & Lau. This is because its one of my Top 3 favorite seafood restaurants in SoCal. So come join me to start of the New Year at Oc & Lau!
- Mexico: Day of the Dead at San Miguel de Allende, Oaxaca & Mexico CityEl Palomar, San Miguel de Allende
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is an overseas event where we will fly to San Miguel de Allende, then to Oaxaca and finally to Mexico City during the Day of the Dead festivities.
- In order to participate in this event, you need to have attended several PP events, preferably the weekend/day trips that I have offered so that you get a really good sense of how I lead tours/excursions. I am not being paid or earning money on this trip - you are essentially joining me on vacation. So I only want low maintenance, "drama free" travelers who don't get easily upset if the itinerary suddenly changes due to circumstances beyond control - like heavy rains, natural disaster, site we were supposed to visit is suddenly closed, etc. An adventurous spirit is a must!
- I do not have a total cost yet for this event and I am partnering with two tour companies to cobble the itinerary together. The estimated cost will be around $2,500 per person, not including air travel. You will need to book your own hotel and air travel. For some tours or sites, we will need to take Uber. For others, we will have a passenger van. Our lunches and dinners at San Miguel are not covered by the tours, so that's out of pocket.
- We will fly out of LAX on Friday, October 25th early morning to San Miguel de Allende. Visit the botanical garden and Chael of Jimmy Ray.
- October 26 - Historical and cultural walking tour, lunch break and then cemetery and withes tour
- October 27 - Visit the Artists Market, Las Ranas, Fabrica, Galeria Atotonilco, Otomi and dinner.
- October 28 - Fly to Oaxaca. Have lunch and visit the botanical garden and textile museum. Dinner.
- October 29th - Very full day of markets, specialty shops, workshops and local restaurants
- October 30th - Monte Alban and Mitla with lunch and dinner
- October 31st - Fly to Mexico City - have lunch and visit National Anthropology Museum, Chapultepec Castle and Museo de Templo Mayor
- Nov 1st - Xochimilco Canals, lunch, Day of the Dead Parade
- Nov - any last minute shopping and possible lunch before flying back to LAX
- Check out a video of the Day of Dead Parade in 2022: Day of the Dead celebrations: "La Catrina" skeletons parade through Mexico City (youtube.com)
In the past 14 years or so, I have taken the group to Mexico about a dozen times. 3/4 of these frays were into Baja. The other trips were to Mexico City (twice), Michoacan, and Puebla. Mexico is a large and wonderful country, with many places to visit and experience. This time we are going to San Miguel de Allende, Oaxaca and Mexico City. The focus will be experiencing all these cities during the most festive time of Mexico - Day of the Dead! I have been wanting to visit Oaxaca and San Miguel, and even though I have been to Mexico City twice already, I want to experience teh Day of the Dead parade there. So come join me on this adventure filled with wonder, enchantment of course, delicious food!
