LAist: Notes from the Culinary Underground: Ghetto Gourmet

nance

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:21:21 -0800

When I did this several months ago, I paid only $50! And that was on the high-end of the scale... other dinners in the area were going for $40-45. I guess the demand is there, so the prices can keep going up, but I can get a much better meal at a restaurant for less than that. Jeremy's gettin' greedy...

Elise Thompson

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:43:29 -0800

60 dollars and bring your own booze is one thing, but then they actually put out tip envelopes at a "dinner"? Do they hire professional waiters? The tip should be included in that kind of event. The menu sounds so interesting, this event almost had me, until all of the elaborate ice breakers and the line " Townsend spoke at length about the origins of Ghetto Gourmet..."

Zach Behrens

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:46:22 -0800

This reminds me of the old days of Playfood at Taran Noah Smith's house before it got shut down by the foodie officials. However, since Ghetto Gourmet is roving and clandestine in nature, they probably will never get caught, yay!

Bob LLama

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:43:32 -0800

Wow, I love the idea of this, but at $60 a pop... Not even including boozahol...

mieternofugaz

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:32:43 -0800

Ghetto gourmet is having a party at your friend's downtown warehouse because the cops won't come out there and it's free. $60? Eeeesh. You got the gourmet part right, but not the ghetto.