Welcome to East Valley Italian Food & Wine! We explore, learn, prepare, and enjoy all there is to know about Italian food.  We hope you will join in on the fun as we try new restaurants, learn new recipes, sample wines, and make new friends!  No dues required, just your willingness to have a great time, Ciao!

Just to give you a little geography: The term East Coast includes the U.S. states of (from north to south): Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, D.C., PA, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. I am new to the Phoenix area and I hail from the New Jersey/New York area. I am looking for other East Coast natives who love good food, beer/wine, arts, etc. Let's Make it Happen and Explore Together!

Welcome, gatherers! Do you appreciate the tradition of sitting down together for a homemade meal?  Do you enjoy celebrating simple, wholesome food?  Let's get together for small group dinners to share food, stories, and of course a little fun. We welcome food lovers of all kinds but will focus the meals on healthful, real ingredients.  Dinners will be held monthly with a different menu/food genre each time. Attendees are asked to contribute by bringing a homemade dish (small or large) that compl …

A group dedicated to getting together to taste interesting wines, sakes, spirits, beers and foods in the Phoenix Metropolitan area guided by Sommelier, David Johnson. No wine snobbery here, this group is about fun and "edutainment." Open to all that love wine and a good time.

This group is to bring people together that either love to cook or are just learning how to cook. We will ensure to post at least one meetup each month with a different recipe. It could be an appetizer, main dish or down to the desserts. Please join me in making this group the next successful group all over the valley. Bring the love for food to those around us. Some of the meetup may charge for the cost of food supplies.

New Yorkers: come together and share our cultural upbringing at places that have a New York feel or relating to NY, weather it be a small pizza place, a lounge, or an event which emphasizes NY or New Yorkers (ex. Comedy club featuring a NY comedian.) Laugh, be loud, eat good food with great company. Let's reminisce about our amazing state. Although the places in NY are awesome and the food is incredible, it's the people who make NY such a great city. Let's unite our celebrated personalities! Go …

Like good food? Like good people? New to Tucson? An Old Pueblo native? Want to see some of the better & more interesting restaurants in our city? Want to chat with interesting people? Interested in making a few new friends? If so, then this is the group for you! This Dining Club is dynamic and designed for people who like being with people... and with great food too. We will frequent local restaurants on a regular basis. Each Meetup dining event will typically include 6 to 20 members, but we wil …

Are you an adventurous cook who likes exploring new recipes? Do you enjoy trying the great foods of the country and the world? Are you open to sharing your culinary creations with other adventurous diners?  Would you enjoy hosting dinner parties of eight to twenty guests, especially if the guests do most of the cooking? Is so, then this meetup group might be for you. We would like to organize dinner parties for eight to twenty plus participants, rotating the venue amongst the members' homes. The …

Do you like to cook? (GREAT!)  Do you know some good take-out places (WONDERFUL!)  Can you pick up a jug of tea or the fixins" for Margaritas?  (WE LOVE YOU!)   Ray and Brenda organize a meetup group for people who like eat, socialize and get to know each other in private homes.   Some folks don't have the time or the talent to be a gourmet cook.  Others love to eat out, but in a restaurant it is difficult to mingle and visit with everyone.  We are hoping POTLUCK DINNER IN TUCSON  will offer som …

Le Faux Chef Cooking School is located in Gilbert, AZ. It is a cooking school promoting a healthy lifestyle. Classes are held in a private home taught by a certified chef and certified nutrition health coach. Chef Linda is certified from Le Cordon Bleu and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She has lived on three continents as well as traveled extensively throughout the world learning culinary traditions. She has studied nutrition for 30 years and works closely with Ph.D. nutritionists and …

We are couples that are 40-60 give or take some.... and living life. We enjoy happy hours, motorcyclists, foodies, four wheelers, hikers, bikers, volunteers, Christians, church go ers, beer drinkers, whinos, and just about anything you would like to do. There will be trips, backyards, bbq's, and elegance. We offer a wide variety, because there is a little bit of country, a little bit of city, a little bit of good, and alot of "spice" in all of us! We welcome all individuals in a monogomous heter …

Sometimes nothing beats going out for lunch with "the girls."  Whether we are retired, a stay home mom, or sneaking away from work for an hour or two, meeting up with other women in the best.  This group is about months old and today some of us are off the our 32nd event.  Most of us can't attend everything, but it sure is wonderful to have choices.  A few of us knew each other before Ladies Who Lunch in Tucson, but most of us have made friends through the group.  Each week we have some new memb …

We meetup about twice a month or so. We try to go to a smattering of fancy places and dives. I prefer smaller groups, otherwise I feel like I can't talk to everyone. We go wherever things are delicious.  Also, midweek is typical for this group as it is a less busy time for the restaurants around town.  We have been going strong for over 2 years now. I have been very lucky with this group..I have met people through this group that have become dear friends, and some folks that were here from day o …

We are a group that loves to get together in a thematic way over books and movies. Our meetups currently happen twice a month and consist of one meetup where we discuss a book and another meetup where we watch a movie that is based on a book. For this second meetup of the month you have the choice of reading the book and watching the movie or discussing just based on watching the movie. (I always like to do both, read and watch, but the choice is yours! :)) Some of our meetups happen in restaura …

Do you love a pint of good craft beer?? Do you enjoy trying beers from new breweries?? Are you passionate about your beer?? Well, you've come to the right place! We plan on trying every new pint available in Tucson! We will take you to places you didn't know existed, and get you to taste beers you've never tried before. Be prepared for a tasty journey through breweries with just stand-up venues to gastropubs with great food and atmosphere. We look forward to meeting new beer-drinking buddies!!

This meetup group is a way for animal lovers in Tucson to meet each other and talk about everything animal related. Discuss everything from the best pet foods to holistic vet care with other pet owners, or set up a playdate for your dogs. Share information about animal-friendly businesses and events around town. Learn about meetings, protests, volunteer opportunities, and other ways you can help animals. People who should join this meetup group include those who are involved or interested in he …

Welcome! This meetup group is for those who practice kindness and non-violence toward all animals and would like to see a moral paradigm shift, whereby animals are no longer regarded as resources to be owned and used. As vegans we choose not to commission the exploitation of animals when it comes to our choices for food, clothing and entertainment. You are encouraged to join if you are not yet vegan but are interested in becoming vegan. Whether you're the sort that takes the immediate plunge an …

“This is a group for anyone interested in wine, beer and food pairings with both. Come learn about wine and beer with us as we explore all the area has to offer. All levels are welcome. We started this group to meet other beer and wine enthusiasts and to have fun people to meet-up with when we are out tasting wine and beer. Looking forward to exploring the wine and beer types with everybody.”

I'm starting this group for those who know or would like to know the health benefits of juicing fruits and vegetables. I'm looking forward to sharing juice recipes, fasting/feasting support and learning more about living a plant-based whole food lifestyle.

Everything raw chocolate! Yes, this is the place for you if you like being healthy and enjoy chocolate! Whether you like to make raw chocolate, want to learn to make it, or just want to eat it... this group is for you! We'll share recipes and tricks of the trade while enjoying great company and yummy treats.

Join us for fun, wine tasting, and more! Come to our Meetup to meet new people and taste new wines, and occasionally other spirits. Everyone is welcome, just be ready to enjoy yourself.