"Cooking evokes feelings without using words.  Expressing yourself through food is one of the most amazing things." The Potluck Party Group!  This Meetup group is for people who like to cook, eat, share food and conversation.  If you love cooking and sharing your creations with others, this group is for you!

This meetup is open to all those who are interested in attending private wine & food tastings, meeting local producers of fine wine, and learning about the craft of wine-making. We will hold small, intimate gatherings with local winemakers who will talk about their wines and conduct exclusive pourings for meetup members. Pourings will be accompanied by specially selected cheeses or other small plate appetizers. In some cases wines may be available for purchase at a discount to meetup member …

If you like to cook or want to learn and want to have fun doing it with like-minded people; then this is the meetup for you. If you watch the Cooking Channel, Food Network, America's Test Kitchen, Julia, Jacques...you are a Culinary Addict, If you read Food and Wine, Bon Appétit, Food Arts, Cooks Illustrated you are a Culinary Addict...If those magazine pages, worn recipes torn from newspapers, and pages of your cookbooks are stained and smeared from use...then this group is for you. If you want …

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.

Wouldn't it be great to discover authentic and delicious food made by your local community? We think so! Grubalicious is a private dining club that features everyday chefs and their signature dishes. I've you'd like to sign up to be a local chef and host a dinner, drop me a note!  Big or small, any event, your call! Grubalicious offers a terrific way to meet new and interesting people, share food with friends and meet the face behind your meal. Dinners are kept relatively small and intimate and …

Culinary Adventures Club is for people who love to make friends, enjoy great food & wine, and discover new places all at the same time. We will plan many day trips to exciting places and events around Northern California. Our trips will feature food and wine experiences. It just doesn't get any better than that! We will also be planning short weekend getaways and longer trips for those looking for more time to have fun and relax. Everyone is welcome in our group. However, please note that our tr …

This group is hosted by Miggi and Michael who love food and wine. We are hard-core foodies that roast our own coffee beans, pick and cure olives, and will go to any length to enjoy a fantastic, total food experience. Miggi is 40 plus+, writes food and wine articles for a Chinese gourmet magazine, and teaches cooking classes in client's homes. She loves traveling and learning different cultures. Michael is 50+, works days in the tech industry, and records classical music in his spare time. The gr …

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 …

If you like to cook or want to learn and want to have fun doing it with like-minded people; then this is the meetup for you. If you watch the Cooking Channel, Food Network, America's Test Kitchen, Julia, Jacques...you are a Culinary Addict, If you read Food and Wine, Bon Appétit, Food Arts, Cooks Illustrated you are a Culinary Addict...If those magazine pages, worn recipes torn from newspapers, and pages of your cookbooks are stained and smeared from use...then this group is for you. If you want …

Hi! We are a group focused on Nutrient Dense foods with an emphasis on fermentation Paleo/Primal template is part of our approach - so no gluten and  grains are minimal and properly prepared.  We teach and support real food preparation and consumption. Join us if you are passionate about organic, local live foods!

Our name couldn't say it better. We love food, wine, chocolate, & travel. Join our local bay area events which range from eating out, chocolate & wine tastings, hiking, foodie events, & local and international excursions (of course we indulge in the first three on these bigger trips too!)

Bay Area Wine Friends is a community of wine enthusiasts who love wine, love food, and love sharing them with friends! We are a group of enthusiastic men and women dedicated to the discovery and enjoyment of the wine centric lifestyle. We are professionals from many different walks of life. You will find us tasting along side you or at your favorite wine bar or restaurant from time to time. Become a member of Bay Area Wine Friends to: * connect and expand your network of wine enthusiasts * share …

Do you enjoy excellent innovative food in a nice upscale environment? Do you like dinner conversations with interesting, like-minded people? But you also really like burgers? You don’t just like them, you are fascinated and obsessed with a good burger? Then this group is for you. We like to explore what upscale restaurants in Silicon Valley have to offer in terms of burgers: from traditional to some very innovative interpretations of what a burger could be. But the experience is not just about t …

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 …

I wanted to start a local foodie group because I love the idea of eating at local restaurants versus driving after work  especially on a Friday night. Most of the dining is on a Fridays or Saturday. We are a foodie group for women, men, married, single,etc. Everyone who is positive and enjoys making new friends are welcome to join this group. We will dine in the Fremont, Union City, and the Newark area. Sometimes it is great just to hang out near home and enjoy local restaurants. My goal is to c …

Do you love a fun dinner party? And with healthy food and new friends to boot? Then you have found the right group! We invite you to join a group whose love of healthy cooking is exceeded only by our love of good food and of even better company. We generally meet once a month for a dinner party in a member's home or other location. The host determines the theme and everyone else brings a completed dish to share. If this sounds good to you (and you live on the San Francisco Bay Peninsula, Califor …

If you love food and the outdoors, this group is for you!  The weather in the East Bay is gorgeous most of the year, so why not take advantage of it! East Bay Picnic Group organizes monthly (or more) picnics for as much of the year as possible. This group is open to anyone who enjoys being outdoors while eating their favorite foods, talking and anything else you can do at a picnic. Just bring your own picnic goodies to enjoy and share the company of like-minded folks . . . and of course, the gre …

My name is Japjot Sethi and I created Startup Cookout. I love to cook and eat great food, which inspired me to create Startup Cookout. Startup Cookout is a group for Entrepreneurs that enjoy talking to other Entrepreneurs, help in any way they can and share their Ideas with others, but also love food. Our goal is to get Entrepreneurs together once a month to Network, hear about great Ideas and enjoy some great food. At Startup Cookout, We would request every Entrepreneur to submit their idea and …

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 …

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 …

Welcome, Plant Lovers! This is a meetup group for vegans in the S.F. Bay Area who want to come and socialize with other vegans and eat delicious vegan food. All of our get togethers will be raw vegan friendly, and we will make sure that there are at least two or more raw vegan dishes.

This is a group for those who want to commit themselves for 14 days of cooking every day. If you decide to participate, we will bulk purchase all the ingredients necessarily for you to shift your diet to "whole foods, plant-based diet", for at least one meal a day (the meals that you are going to cook). For the three weekend sessions when we meet, we will go through basic cooking techniques as well as flavoring techniques to put together a healthy and tasty meals just with plant-based diet.

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 …

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 …

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!

Potluck parties have an element of surprise. You get to taste foods that you would probably not make yourself. If you are looking to connect with great people, and to foster a stronger sense of community over delicious food this would be an excellent place to begin! We will gather at least once a month in a member's home.  Any member can host and suggest a meetup.  Whoever is hosting the potluck will decide on a theme (French, tapas, citrus, etc.) and/or activity (movie night, pictionary, etc), …

We seek to introduce people to one another and to new and exciting neighborhoods -- all through great food. At Dishcrawl's food crawl events, our ticket-holders visit four restaurants in one night, sampling each restaurant's specialties and meeting the chefs or owners. You will never have the same experience twice with Dishcrawl, there is always something and someone new to meet and enjoy!

Lets go on an Indian Food Expedition. Not all Indian eateries are the same. There are buffets, a la cart, chaat, sweet shops, snacks and the lists goes on. There is no one type of Indian food as it includes Bengali, Goan, Rajasthani, South Indian,  Punjabi and more all loaded with exotic and intricate flavors. The naming of Indian foods is not nearly as complex as it sounds! many dishes are named after the cooking process.  Tandoor simply means roasted or barbequed.  If you're new (or even an ex …