If American diet trends continue, it is predicted that by the year 2015, 2 in every 5 adults will be obese. Hundreds of nutritional studies have demonstrated a strong and undeniable link between malnourishment and chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, Heart Disease, and Cancer. By providing our members with the opportunity to attend FREE nutrition lectures in addition to special diet cooking classes, healthy eating store tours, fitness assessments, a nutrition book club, and consultations w …

This group will pair wine, beer, and saké with various grass fed beef course prepared by top chefs around the world.

Each month we get together in a private home to share our yummy homemade dishes and special recipes, based on a different theme or cuisine. We enjoy sampling ethnic foods and will use just about any excuse to have a party! To do this, we always appreciate members who volunteer to host an event in their homes. You don't need to have an especially large home; as long as you can accommodate 10 to 20 people (or more) inside and out (weather permitting)--that's plenty of room! We can limit the number …

This wine tasting forum is dedicated to blind-tasting high-end red wines at shared cost in a fun dinner setting, for everyone who likes wine, wants to learn more and wishes to meet like-minded friends. The OC Wine Elite aspires to be the best wine tasting group in Southern California, specializing in expensive (and sometimes mid-range) wines from around the world, with sommelier-guided discussions and a fun blind-tasting approach. We blind-taste all the wines out of order - no one knows which wi …

A fun and interactive cooking class! These cooking classes will teach you how to make simple and delicious menus from across the globe. We will explore a different cuisine in each class...from Italian, to Mexican, Spanish, or Mediterranean....we will cover it all in simple recipes that a cook of any skill level can learn! These classes are very interactive, hands-on, and a great way to meet other aspiring cooks. There will be a base fee for each class which will depend on what we're preparing (o …

All wine enthusiasts, regardless of wine knowledge, are invited to participate in our wine education and wine tasting sessions. We are exploring the world over in a fun and lively setting. Our themes change every month, varietals from Albirino to Zinfandel, regions from Alsace, France to Yarra, Australia. If you're just discovering a passion for wine or it's always been there, then you're a perfect match for us and we'd like to welcome you to the group!

Welcome Foodies, Friendship Seekers, Wine Lovers, Restauranteurs , Chefs, Cooks, Bakers, Candy Makers, Drink Masters & Dessert Lovers! Calendar will include a host of meetups such as: Fine Dining, Casual Dining, Wine Tasting/Wine Pairings, Cooking Classes, Baking Classes, Dessert Nights, Cocktail Time  & More! Bakers, Chefs & Culinary Artists interested in Hosting/Teaching baking or cooking classes Please contact me Restauranteurs I'm always on the lookout for new places to …

Do you love IPA Beers? If so, then this Meetup Group is for you! If you are an IPA Lover, then you probably already know it. What is an IPA? IPA stands for India Pale Ale. IPAs do not come from India and have little to do with India other than their historic origin. When the British began to have outposts in India a few centuries ago they would ship beer from Britain to India. Back then it would take many months on sailing ships for the beer to get to India and much of that travel was through ho …

I decided to start this group due to the lack of groups in my area (West Covina/Rowland Heights and everywhere within 15miles) that actually do stuff I find interesting. So I said to myself surely I'm not the only one that likes to shoot pool, go bowling, try new restaurants, watch movies, visit casinos and get $15 foot massages right? Any other ideas for events will be gladly encouraged. Through my work I can get discounts on many things like movie tickets, theme parks and other fun stuff. I am …

The dragonfly is a symbol of transformation, freedom, beauty and unbounded joy, The purpose of this group is to bring "Dragonfly Women" together, age 40 and older mostly from the Hemet/San Jacinto area, who are interested in fun and friendship, and making lasting connections, but may not have a lot of money.   Younger women are welcome, as long as they are over 21 since we serve alcohol at some functions. Women from out of the area are also welcome. Any Dragonflies up for a group hike? A budget …

Jewelry Lovers Club is a place, where people, who love and appreciate jewelry can come together with their tastes and ideas, knowledge and experience, to design and make jewelry at our workshops, helping and learning from each other. At our meetups we will be learning about jewelry, meeting designers, having discussions. And the most important: we'll be making new friends, having parties, contests, a lot of fun and good food.

Orange County Dining Group (OCDG) members are true foodies who love to discover fun and exciting restaurants in Orange County! Members enjoy the following benefits: 1. Menus created expressly for the OCDG by the restaurant chef. 2. Special behind-the-scenes tours of the kitchen operations (where permited) guided by the chef, restaurateur, or manager. 3. Fun times dining out, networking, and making new friends who share a common passion for great food! Details: The average price for the standard …

Do you love travel? Do you love food? Then this is the group for you. We're traveling around the world not with our passports, but with our palates! The goal is to enjoy the local cuisine of every country on the world map. Each meet-up we will venture off to a new restaurant that feature's a different traditional cuisine. Occasional outings to cultural festivals & events.

We would like to meet anyone who is interested in trying new restaurant dishes and sharing their experience. We are launching a foodie-social media app for the iPhone in August that will allow foodies to share short clips of their food experiences with the world!

YWCA North Orange County, will allow you to explore rich cultural communities through dinner outings. Our goal is to share food and create meaningful community bonds through the understanding of different cultures. Join our Meet-Ups! Average cost $20, which is all inclusive.

We love Food Trucks! This group is for anyone interested food truck events in the Inland Empire, California (San Bernardino and Riverside Counties)  Let's have some great food truck meals together! Foodie Members can invite their friends to join this meetup group, and check the RSVP list to see who else is going to be there. Food Truck Owner Members can suggest events they will be at. Foodie members fans can RSVP and Meetup there! Businesses, Schools, Churches, Organizations and Event Organizers …

Do you feel lost in the kitchen? Does perusing a wine list make you dizzy? Come to my kitchen and make new friends while learning to make easy meals and wine basics. Each cooking demo will provide you with  cooking tips and strategies you can use at home. Additionally, each meal will include an overview of wine pairing with each course of the meal. No fees to join the group, though there will be a charge for attending cooking demos.  Fees will include a cooking demo, a meal with recipes to take …

Do you love to cook, explore new techniques and experiment with ingredients? Come share a good meal with others who understand the passion of cooking (and eating, of course) and we'll teach each other! Food is the focus of each gathering; the way it is prepared, served and the way it tastes. Being able to enjoy it with friends makes the experience much better! Whether you like to cook or just like to eat---come and join us!! Talent, ability, skill etc... not required. Just show up, be willing to …

You have your book club, your ladies night out, Poker night with the guys, But where is your night out with your husband or wife?!!  If you want to get out with other couples and have some fabulous food  then...welcome to "THE SUPPER CLUB" the interactive Dinner Party. This club is for MARRRIED COUPLES  only who enjoying cooking and dining together and with friends. The Club will have 5-6 permanent couples who will enjoy a culinary experience once a month (4th Saturday of the Month) and rotate …

We love tasty vegan food! Some of us love food, or animals, or our health, or all of these! We dispel myths that vegan food is only lettuce and tasteless and we have a blast doing so. We welcome anyone with an interest to try something new or are old at this and will offer sage advice. We eat, share recipes, teach, learn and we laugh doing so. We let our creative move us and take on projects which and help local non profits including homeless shelters, school gardens, and animal shelters. The mo …

Who doesn't love delicious food and meeting new friends? Los Angeles is one of the greatest and most diverse cities in the world. You can spend a lifetime here and still not sample all the different kinds of cuisine this fabulous city has to offer. Also, in LA, connection is everything. Let's try to meet officially, once a quarter to connect with new friends while satisfying our palate. As our group gets bigger, we can get together more. And just a FYI, for the last couple of events, we have peo …

We meet at least 4 times a year and additional potlucks in between.  Join us in February for a Chili Cookoff (7th year!), in July for a traditional Luau, in September for our "Burro" BBQ (no real burros used!), and in November for our Talent Auction (auction off your cooking talents for charity).  We also meet every other month for a potluck.  Our group meets at Moreno Valley United Methodist Church, but you do not have to go to church or be part of the church, to be part of our group or enjoy t …

Who says drinking great beer alongside fantastic food can't be a hobby? Join others who enjoy craft-brewed beer and delicious food as much as you do. This group aims to bring together people who appreciate some of life's most simple and yet most rewarding pleasures. If you were part of this group, you'd be home by now.

We enjoy Great Live Music, Great Food, Dancing, And Most of all People looking for Fun and Adventure. Not for the Shy Or Timid. We Meet 1 Thursday A Month At Brio Tuscany Grill In Monarch Beach. Join our meetup group and learn about one of OC's best kept secrets.. Our Meetup is at a place where people have found each other throughout the years. Newly renovated and spacious, it is the perfect meeting place for the local music lover! Whether out with friends or just dropping in solo it is an enter …

Welcome to OC Social Foodie Group. We are a Foodies Social Group where we bring together everyone that is a foodie that wants to explore restaurants with new and old friends. We will host foodie socials for single foodies, mingling mixologist foodies, wine foodies, food truck foodies, small cafes, International Cuisine Foodies, Happy Hour Foodies, Breakfast Foodies, Lunch Hour Foodies, and more. We will add more details about OC Social Foodie Group soon. We will research and find cool places to …

A group dedicated to building real community. Some people are familiar with church 'small groups'. This is something similar but without a church association (no dogma required!). A community that studies spiritual issues, as well as, physical health, personal growth, etc. Also a community that loves food and getting together to eat! Potential members will likely be parents (of any age - yourselves and your children), Christian (or seeking spirituality), open-minded, and educated (self or formal …

The Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival (www.anatolianfestival.org) is a cultural and historical event that includes exhibitions, food, art craft, performances, dances and live music activities. More than 45,000 people from United States and around the world attend the four-day event each year. The 1st Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival was held in OC Fairgrounds, the 2nd one at OC Great Park, the 3rd year, the festival came back at the OC Fairgrounds. This year again in OC Fairgrounds, the f …

This is a group for everyone over the age of 21 men and women interested in wine tasting, food pairing, cooking class, ballroom dancing etc. in need of a break, want a chance to learn some new recipes and techniques and what to look for to appreciate great wines? I started this group to meet other wine lovers, ballroom dancers and others that love to learn how to cook. Looking forward to share our wonderful home with a gourmet kitchen. $10.00 to $ 15.00 per person event at the door. This is a fi …