the limiting factor?

Hi all,

We're curious what folks think the limiting factor is on underground resto events in LA?

Not enough cooks?
Not enough eaters?
Not enough space (chairs, kitchenspace...)
Legal issues?
Other?

Part of why we're asking is that we're plotting the perfect space to restart The Viand in the Fall and we're wondering if other cooks without enough space would want to use it. We run monthly and may go to twice a month.

Thanks a lot for your thoughts!

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Permalink Reply by Fred on January 7, 2009 at 7:10pm

Please let me know about any upcoming events. Thanks. Fred

Permalink Reply by Fred on January 7, 2009 at 7:11pm

Please keep me in mind for any upcoming events. Thanks. Fred

Permalink Reply by Manuel Ortega on January 7, 2009 at 8:11pm

could it be that such limiting factor obeys to the ever-present need to see and be seen in LA?

Permalink Reply by Michael Yee on February 5, 2009 at 4:19am

Is it any harder to create an underground scene here in LA or is that just a stereotype? Yeah, we're flaky, not very spontaneous, lazy, paranoid and self-obsessed. Okay, maybe it's just me.

I think we need to try harder to create something really special and different. We can almost eat well by accident, so there's got to be more there.

Me, I just want to meet fellow food FREEKS! :-)

Permalink Reply by James on March 19, 2009 at 12:03pm

I would be interested in a shared space to create.

Permalink Reply by C-Wy on March 27, 2009 at 8:10pm

just gettin people together and also in these bad economic times being able to set a price people can afford...

Permalink Reply by Elena-Beth Kaye on January 30, 2010 at 1:03am

I think the most limiting factor here, as opposed to, say, Manhattan, is just how far away everything is! And yes, people here do seem to hate to RSVP. For myself, some of the dinners I do hear about are simply out of my budget. But OTOH, I've found Amy's Culinary Adventures, Alessandra's Orgasmo de la Boca, Rachael & Suzanne's Chicks with Knives, and Pace Webb's Taste of Pace. Not to mention specialty dinners like those for people into raw food, such as one I just attended by Jason Wrobel.

Your idea about offering a space is intriguing. I've thought about giving a dinner myself, and talked myself out of it cuz my place is so small. I end up just doing buffet pot-lucks. There may be many others in the same situation. I'm interested in seeing where you go with this. You posted this question over a year ago, and I don't see any posts here about The Viand, so maybe it never happened...

Permalink Reply by Elena-Beth Kaye on January 30, 2010 at 1:08am

Ah, I see this on Violet's profile page. It sounds so great! I wish I had gotten to attend one of these! (Well, a bunch of them, actually...)

About Me:
The Viand ran monthly for two years in Venice CA. Two of our five chefs are still working in LA. One is in Taos. Two of us are temporarily in Boston. We hosted the first Viand East on 9.26.08.
Our concept is:
5 chefs
10 courses
20 guests
$10
byo wine

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