Atlas Obscura Society Los Angeles: Global Gastro, Local Tastes

Los Angeles has a wealth of specialty markets, grocery stores, bakeries, and delis catering to the city’s many immigrant communities, but without a guide they can prove intimidating for the uninitiated.
Atlas Obscura is excited to partner with the excellent League of Kitchens (LoK) to offer this Gastro Obscura event - a unique and personal shopping tour with one of LoK's hand selected chefs. LoK shopping tours let you explore the incredible culinary variety of Los Angeles’ neighborhoods through the eyes of an expert. 
This tour focuses on the cuisine of India, with their expert Smitha Sindagi. You will meet Smitha out and about in one of her favorite shopping neighborhoods: Artesia, She will guide you through three or four of her go to local shops. The tour ends with a festive family-style meal at one of her favorite local restaurants, as well as your own shopping guide. All along the way, Smitha will explain the sights, sounds, and smells of the locations, recommending ingredients and answering questions. You’ll find out why the instructor likes these particular stores and what they do best. Most importantly, you’ll get to taste a little bit of everything!
ABOUT SMITHA SINDAGI
Smitha was born in Hubli, the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is located in the southwest of India. Smitha spent much of her childhood living in different parts of the country and poking around her neighbors’ and friends’ kitchens. However, the dishes she craves and now cooks everyday are the ones she saw her mother, grandmother, and aunts make at home. Each woman that passed through her family’s kitchen taught Smitha a different cooking skill, as well as her special take on traditional dishes. She’s been cooking the unique cuisine of North Karnataka for herself and everyone around her ever since.
ABOUT LEAGUE OF KITCHENS
The League of Kitchens is a culinary dream-team of immigrants from around the world who welcome you into their homes, teach you their family recipes, and inspire you with their personal stories. Each experience offers opportunities for meaningful connection and social interaction, cultural engagement and exchange, culinary learning and discovery, and exceptional eating and drinking. Through this experience, the League of Kitchens seeks to build cross-cultural connection and understanding, to increase access to traditional cooking knowledge, and to recognize and celebrate the incredible knowledge and expertise that immigrants contribute to our culture and society.
ABOUT GASTRO OBSCURA
Gastro Obscura is our food section devoted to wonder and curiosity. We publish articles on topics such as the last fire-fishing boats of Taiwan and the world's only sourdough library, as well as a database that contains peanut butter fruit, red ant chutney, and more than 1,000 unique and wondrous food and drink. 
ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Wear comfortable shoes! The tour requires walking, standing and navigating through several stores throughout the 2.5 hours. 
We will send you the location for the start of the tour a few days before.
Please be mindful of any food allergies. Food tasted will consist of vegetarian options, but you are the guide to your own potential allergies. Some foods may contain milk, nuts and wheat. 

QUESTIONS?
Email Carlyle Coash at carlyle.coash@atlasobscura.com
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