After learning cooking in France, working in England, Belgium of course in France and for the last 3 years in Los Angeles, many of my friends and relations keep asking me about doing some cooking classes, and i done already a bunch of it in France and Belgium and it was always fun, so here I am. So let's cook, sip some wine, have fun, meet each other and make some new friend! ;-) Chef Laurent Elmerich

Nothing equals the learning experience of real home cooking. In classes, you have the tantalizing experience of using your five senses to see, hear, smell, touch and taste everything, including the final prepared dish. You have the opportunity to interact with the chef and ask questions to help you better understand the concepts and techniques. Cooking classes are also innovative in nature, as I will not only teach you how to prepare a menu of dishes, I will also cover presentation and garnis …

  FOODSTORY MEETUP presents an opportunity to enjoy Japanese food in great company while learning from various guest speakers about fascinating topics related to Japanese food and culture. Yoko, the founder of Foodstory, began interviewing Japanese sushi chefs in order to blog about them on her website.  She quickly realized that their exciting stories would be difficult to convey just through her writing and decided to bring together the chef and her group of friends to share the story over a …

… What she does with natural foods sans sugar, cholesterol, chemical additives and the rest of the junk we usually pump ion ourselves is a trump of the chefs talent…. If this is "health food," it would behoove us to take a closer look because, by all standards, it is also very fine gourmet dining... Only a block from CBS , some very big name entertainers are regular  visitors. Restaurant Review Eliot Jay Rosen Our Featured restaurant this issue can be described as nouvelle macrobioti …

    LA Dinner Club introduces an exciting new spin to the dining experience. Think the club promoter business model, but for restaurants. Therefore, instead of DJ’s featured as the centerpiece of the evening… it’s Chef’s.       We assume full control of a participating restaurant, on their slowest night – typically Monday’s, select a bad ass culinary god and pair the feast with a local winemaker.         To make it interesting for the our guest executive chef we challenge them to utilize the …

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Lets explore the fun, fresh and  full flavored side of Filipino food! . If you're interested in learning about Filipino Food Culture, hanging out with some cool peeps or bored and have no idea what to do with yourself, join!I've created this group for the food enthusiast, adventurer, home cook, chef, beer drinker, wine drinker, single guy, single girl, married folks, cheese monger, Yelper, Facebook-er, Twitter-er, culinary wizard, foodnista, reservation-maker, fast foodie and grill master lookin …

This group is for women who want to have the ultimate Bikini body and booty. I'm Julie Tran, Health Coach, Healthy Chef, and Photographer. My goal is to motivate people to achieve their Perfect 10 Body. The members of this group motivate and encourage each other through amazing workouts that help you build up your endurance, stamina, burn body fat, and obtain great shape that looks good not only in your jeans, but in your bikini too. We have actual a Bikini Champion and Competitors running this …

Downward Dining is excited to be launching its first event in Los Angeles in March 2012. Each Downward Dining event will feature an hour-long class by a top LA yoga instructor, followed by a shared vegetarian meal, catered by one of LA’s incredible kitchens or chefs. Classes will be all-level. Food will be delicious and healthful. Conversation will flow freely. Guests of Downward Dining will be in the good company of a growing community of people interested in fitness, healthy lifestyles, but al …

  We are the largest foodie group in Southern California. Meet People Interested in Dining Out, cooking, baking or drinking in L.A.! Enjoy & share culinary talents with our 2,700+ fellow foodies, gourmets, wine lovers, chefs and home cooks. Discover new restaurants, visit Food Festivals, grab some cheap eats, check out the latest foodie trucks, farmers markets, wine tastings & meet new friends. Learn about dining discounts too. Let's broaden our horizons and get together for some the …

What do star people, wanderers, freethinkers, and free range people have in common? To some degree, they may be people who find themselves outside the mainstream traditions and trends, not from an impulse to reject society or rebel, but due to a recognition of being different, and making conscious choices whether and when to conform. The idea of this group is to bring together people who "go their own way" rather than follow the established traditions or popular authors and speakers in the areas …

  NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: SPEAK FRENCH, GO TO FRANCE ...and start right here!      - join in January and receive a complimentary french class -  CHERS AMIS - BIENVENUS - WELCOME check out my testimonials and sign up..its' free to join. You can then choose to take classes with me or participate in our socials - potlucks, museum and film  outings, etc...                  FRENCH AVEC ALAIN - FRENCH CLASSES AND SOCIALS     You’ve tried everything: French Language Schools, Alliance Francaise, B …

… Thousands of CEO's, CFO’s, Tech Folks, Entrepreneur's, Chefs, Wine Makers, Retail and Gallery Owners, Models, Photographers, Art Director's, Designers, Actors, Musicians, Real Estate Executives, Corporate Trainers, Coaches, Therapists, Publicists, Financial Folks including Investors and Venture Capitalists, and Singles, have attended, in fact nearly every type of person has attended. People are finding jobs, leaving jobs to follow their dreams, getting dates, creating new ideas, investing in ea …

We are a friendly, fun-loving couple that are incredibly passionate about good food and wine. We are looking for other couples who share this love so we can explore new restaurants together, have dinner parties, and conduct private wine tastings from our collections. Or maybe plan trips to wine country.  How to tell if this is the right group for you: 1) You think nothing of driving across town to try out the latest restaurant opening. Even a weeknight is ok because you don't need a sitter and w …