Food Startups is a community of food lovers, entrepreneurs, designers, hackers, bloggers, writers, and thought leaders who are passionate about food and technology. We started Food Startups because of the growing demand for improving how we produce, distribute, discover, consume, and share food through the use of technology. We bring together industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors, journalists and thought leaders, fostering collaborative dialogues to better understand these issues and devise …

Fresh Picks is about connecting people who crave healthy, home-cooked meals with their neighbors who love to prepare them. Looking for a creative, wholesome dinner solution? Interested in sharing your love for cooking by providing meals for others? Join us creating a new way to order out -- food made by the community, for the community. It starts here through delicious events that capture your input. Let's eat!

ATTENTION ADVENTUROUS EATERS! If you've seen Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods" TV show, you know the purpose for this Meetup. We're about trying "bizarre foods", too!  Consider this as "Bizarre Foods" meets "Fear Factor" At a restaurant, after the group orders "normal food", a bizarre food will be ordered for the group to share. When the bizarre food arrives, each person takes their turn to sample it.  If they are a timid eater, we may ask that person to try more.  After they give their impressio …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'Italian themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP. Your passport to mingling. Sponsors pr …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'Italian themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP. Your passport to mingling. Sponsors pr …

For those who love to try new restaurants, new foods with new people. At each event, we'll dine at two or more restaurants e.g. appetizers at one place, entrees at another, and drinks and dessert at maybe yet another. Food Crawls are brought to you by Anubhav, CEO and founder of FoodCamera (http://foodcamera.com).

If you are a current Bay Area food blogger or want to be one, let's meet to discuss all aspects of the business from soup to nuts. If you are a cook, writer, photographer, programmer, designer, or recipe writer or tester -- you are an essential ingredient for a perfect food blog and you are welcome in the Bay Area Food Bloggers group. Come join us!

Uhuru Foods & Pies operates food concessions at festivals and farmer’s markets and bakes thousands of pies for the annual Uhuru Holiday Pies fundraiser. All funds support African community economic development. "Uhuru" means freedom in Swahili. We welcome volunteers who are interesting in social justice in the black community and want to see thriving, sustainable and just economic development. This year, Uhuru Foods & Pies is involved in fundraising and winning support for Uhuru Jiko, a communit …

If you like food and wine, dinner and dining, chocolate and other great things, and also love food television, this group is for you. Regular events combine great food and wine events that are filmed for television broadcast, with you as the stars!

Brrr... it's cold out there. Come join like minded foodies for Sunday dinner. Whereas Sunday is often leftovers night, join us for a home cooked meal and make new friends. Comfort food will be the theme as the cold weather leaves us craving heavier dishes and warmer food. The emphasis will be on fresh, locally grown and organic produce, free-range meats and California wines. Think sinful desserts made with Calebaut Chocolate, sweet berries, or Creme Brulee if you're game. If you like cooking wit …

There are lots of dining groups on Meetup; I belong to some. And they're great. But I don't see anything devoted to the goofy, offbeat restaurants and snack shops and events that can make eating a purposefully amusing experience. Tabletops before tablecloths, go cups before goblets, fun before fancy, cute before culinary. I don't want to be a decadent foodie all the time! This isn't intended to be devoted to bargain, cheap-eats places, though most of the things I'm interested in for this group …

Love to eat. Love to talk about current events. Politics. Entrepreneur. Business. Fashion. People. Well, here is a fun and great way to talk about what's going on in a very busy world. The bay area is a mecca of genius minds of all walks of life. By joining this group, you will be invited to limited events by the host over amazing global cuisine and the latest in community or global talk. I will host 4 times a month, random members of a max 10 persons to be part of a round table discussion of po …

We are a group of people that like to explore many of the great restaurants that offer Sunday brunches in Marin County. We are open to all suggestions, from big restaurants to little hole-in-the-wall places with great food. It is an opportunity to meet other brunchers in the local community.

In the Mood for Food a local vegan catering and personal chef business has been hosting classes and other events for several years. Currently hosting at least one event each week in the bay area.

Check out the latest and greatest eateries with Savor Oakland. We also sponsor special events throughout the City Of Oakland that highlight the culinary and artistic renaissance in Oakland. Come join our group and Savor A Taste Of Oakland Soul!

What food inspires passion and excitement in your? If you say, "chocolate," then this is the Meetup group for you. Meet with people who love chocolate? eating it, tasting it, trying it, cooking with it, and living with really great chocolate. Come to chocolate salons, chocolate tastings, wine events, cooking classes, chef demos, book signings (The Chocolate Guide, 2008), and other tasty stuff.

Calling all Food Lovers who want to eat amazing food, drink good wine AND look and feel good about their bodies. (Basically you want the best of both worlds.) I started this group because it can be done. We Meet up and check out the local SF Restaurants especially in the Pac Heights Area. We enjoy ourselves with incredible food & wine and great conversation. I also get specialized menus made specifically for our group from time to time that is healthy but still tastes great. We then meet to do f …

Meet up with other food and wine lovers to discover and share eating establishments in and around San Francisco. We go to anywhere from Happy Hour deals, hole in wall joints to upscale restaurants. Our events are more for smaller groups 4 to 8 members at a time where we really spend time to chat and get to know one another.

gas·tron·o·mer (ga-stron-uh-mer), noun A connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet. Also known as bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet. WHAT WE DO: Our group brings food lovers together in the San Francisco Bay Area to enjoy cuisines from all over the world, including but not limited to: Ethiopian, Moroccan, Jamaican, Singaporean, Malaysian, French, Jordanian, Lebanese, Israeli, German, Russian, Turkish, Arab, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Creole, Swedish, Polish, Jewish, Desi, Indi …

Welcome to CARNivorAL Desires, the Bay Area's first meat-centric dining group. We dine out and enjoy both good food and fun people that are carnivorous in nature. We love meat. Grilled meat especially. And *good* BBQ when can find it.  We go for all types too - from alligator to zebra, we are up for it. (Can you get zebra?... hmmm worth a try ;) ) And we don’t neglect the good old standards of Beef, Piggy and Chicken!   We enjoy good meaty food and fun meat-eatin' folks.  In short, we love meat. …

I want to bring the joy of classical American breakfast to the amazing parks in san francisco. Come and have fresh cooked pancakes, bacon, omelets and more on an old-man style griddle while enjoying the company of other food lovers in the park! The group is free to join but we will ask a per plate donation for food. If you are just really hungry and need to eat, please send us a private message and we will see to it that you get fed. :-)

A warm WELCOME to all of you who are new to The Sage Table, where we focus on seasonal, organic, healthful, wholesome, nourishing food that tastes fresh and delicious. There is great energy brewing around home cooking these days, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity in my classes to teach you to cook delicious, nourishing food and to share with you my passion and knowledge that I have gained after more than 20 years of cooking. I am ever more aware of the important role that home cooking …

Who We Are: From food novices to epicurean gourmands, San Francisco Foodies always have a great time enjoying delicious food. Join us to share a meal with Real Foodies! What We Do: We bring together Real Foodies around delicious food. Our events include restaurant excursions, food pop-ups, cooking classes, potlucks, picnics, food truck runs, food crawls, food festivals as well as food-related book launch parties, film screenings, benefit galas and more! Our group checks out restaurants through …

Vital Systems supports people aligning their values, passion and money for community profit and a regenerative economy. Because everyone must eat to survive, our activities are focused on one of the most vulnerable global issues of our time -- food and farming infrastructure. We bring together various communities to collect, frame, and share knowledge about food and farming infrastructure practices that can help build communication processes, interconnect communities, and provide infrastructure …

Since the dawn of mankind, insects have been a key part of the human diet - although in recent Western culture, the culinary spotlight has shifted elsewhere. As the global food supply chain reaches its limits, a multitude of individuals and organizations across the world are helping bring about a revolution in food production. Entomophagy - the human consumption of insects - is starting to make a splash. This group is for anyone interested in the emerging entomophagy industry. We aim to provide …

NOTICE: As of 11/7/11, this Meetup group (formerly known as 'Creative Cooks') is under New Management. Greetings Bay Area Creative Cooking Enthusiasts! Do you love to cook gourmet dishes, or just wish you knew how to cook? Maybe you have (or, maybe you haven't before) traveled to places like Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Ghana, Ethiopia, Morocco, Iran, France, Russia, Columbia, Jamaica, or Alabama, but wish you could taste some of these and other authentic foods right in your own back yar …

Meetup meets Groupon/daily deals, but better. What’s better then great food at nice restaurants? How about enjoying it while meeting new people. What’s even better then that? How about saving 30% to 50% at the restaurants while doing all this. This group is first and foremost about discovering new restaurants and food, meeting new friends, and enjoying an evening in a fun and casual way. But why not also save money while doing it. We take the best of Meetup and married with the deal phenomenon b …

Join our local dining society with fellow food-lovers in the Bay Area! Meet friends, discover new restaurants, enjoy delicious meals and satisfying conversation with friendly dinner companions. We strive for a friendly easygoing dining experience with cordial and intimate dinner conversations between members. We welcome members to participate in recommending new restaurants and venues, and encourage everyone to help to organize events and contribute to our community. Please RSVP early, since ope …