Pleasure Palate

1. This is a day trip to San Diego with multiple stops for architectural tours and meals.
2. You must be in decent shape to do A LOT of walking throughout the day.
3. I will be arranging for a carpool where I will rent a vehicle for the day. We will evenly divide the cost of the rental and gas.
4. The estimated cost for this day trip is around $200 which would include the vehicle rental, gas and meals.
5. We will carpool at 7 AM sharp at my home which is located in Carson.
6. I will be making dinner reservations at 5 PM at Kingfisher and we will be dining family style, so you cannot have any dietary restrictions. Family style means we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding drinks. The estimated cost for dinner is between $40 to $60 per person.
7. Menu and pricing at Kingfisher: Kingfisher-Menu

I have been taking the group to San Diego Open House almost every other year for at least 8 or more years now. We skipped last year, so we are going this year. There's also a Vietnamese fusion restaurant in the Golden Hill district I've been wanting to dine at ever since I watched a YouTube video covering it. Finally, we will also visit the newly renovated Arboretum in Balboa Park to see it in its fully restored glory.

More info on Open House!:
Open House San Diego is a free, annual public showcase that promotes appreciation of San Diego’s urban environment through behind-the scenes access to and information about buildings and public spaces. It’s an exciting opportunity for you to learn about the importance of thoughtful and innovative architecture, urban planning and design. Through Open House you have the opportunity to dialogue with architects, design enthusiasts and neighbors about the future of our city and participate in building a more vibrant civic life. The buildings and spaces we build today – as well as those we protect and repurpose – will define the San Diego of tomorrow.

1. This is an overnight weekend trip to the Coachella Valley with multiple stops.
2. I will only allow those members who have attended at least several PP events in the past. If you are a new member and have never attended an event before, you will not be allowed to join me on this adventure.
3. There will be multiple stops for meals and visiting various sites all over the Coachella Valley this weekend. So you must be used to a FULL DAY's worth of activities, because there will be A LOT of walking and even some hiking involved.
4. I am not getting paid to host this event, so you must be DRAMA FREE and LOW MAINTENANCE.
5. I will be renting a vehicle that we can carpool in and we will evenly divide the bill for the rental including gas. If we get more than 6 people, then we will need another designated driver and I can rent more than 1 vehicle if needed. If you carpool with me, we will start from my home residence in the City of Carson.
6. We will be having breakfast lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday at various restaurants.
7. The total estimated cost for this weekend getaway for meals, transportation and hotel lodging is estimated around $500 per person.
8. I booked a room here: Delos Reyes Palm Springs, Palm Springs (updated prices 2025)
9. If you are unable to book a room at Delos Reyes, then choose a place less than 2 miles away from it, because I am not your chauffer.
10. You must be a dog lover or tolerate dogs, because I'm bringing along my two pomeranians, TimTam and Cacao, to this road trip.

For the past 10 years, I have been organizing trips for DesertX which occurs every other year. So this year it starts in March and that would be a perfect time to go when the weather in the desert is still mild and 1 month ahead from the Coachella Festival.

You can read up on DesertX here if you are not familiar with it: Desert X

1. This is family style dining, meaning we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding beverages.
2. You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
3. The estimated cost person will be between $60 and $70 per person.
4. Yelp reviews for Master Ha: Photo for Ha Sun Saeng - Master Ha

I just hosted a lunch at Crab House in Koreatown and the group had a really good experience feasting on their soy marinated crab and spicy crab stew. Well their main competitor is called Master Ha and that one was recommend by PP members Yumi and Kiyo. So we will try out and compare both their crab and uni dishes along with anything else that looks delicious in their menu.

1. This is a two-part event. First, we will have lunch at Mini Kabob. Then afterwards, we will tour the Forest Lawn Churches.
2. You must prepurchase your ticket for the Forest Lawn churches tour in advance, because odds are it will sell out sooner rather than later. The tickets cost about $55 (including service fee) and can be purchased online here: Historic Architecture of Forest Lawn Churches Tickets, Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
3. Estimated cost per person for lunch at Mini Kabob is between $30 to $40. You can check out their menu and pricing here: Order Online

This morning I received an email from the Glendale Historical Society (GHS) notifying me that they would be offering a tour of 3 churches in Forest Lawn that are normally closed off to the public (unless you are attending funerary services). I have attended prior tours offered by GHS in the past and I haven't visited these chapels yet, so I decided to buy a ticket. Since I will be in Glendale, I figure might as well pair it off with lunch at an Armenian restaurant I've been wanting to try out as well. So we will first have lunch at Mini Kabob and then go on the guided churches tour!