If you are really looking for lunch in Santa Monica, there was talk of two LA-based groups of interest to HNers mentioned in the past that I remember (and never

If you are really looking for lunch in Santa Monica, there was talk of two LA-based groups of interest to HNers mentioned in the past that I remember (and never be able to attend, which saddens me but my schedule is what it is...) http://promenade.thursdaylunch.com/ http://promenade.thursdaylunch.com/ - exactly a lunch in santa monica :) http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Hacker-News/ http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Hacker-News/ - a broader meetup group And if you're ever up for Tuesday evening dinners with Cocoa developers (any level of knowledge/experience, but devs only please, no headhunting and marketing stuff), there's NSCoder Night in Santa Monica that I regularly attend, feel free to contact me for details.