Hi! My name is Chassie and I'm in charge of putting on awesome classes and events at Whole Foods Market in Encinitas! I hope to build a community of friends that are interested in food, health, cooking and being awesome! Please feel free to share your thoughts on classes you would love to see at our store as well.

YOGA workshops for Dog Lovers and their Furry Friends. Meet other dog lovers interested in learning or advancing their Yoga techniques with their furry friends by their side.

Foodies unite! We meetup to learn and share info about San Diego‘s thriving food culture. We also meet to share talk about our blogs and help each other out in our quest for deliciousness.

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food". _(Hippocrates 500 BC) This MeetUp was originally created to share and learn about Raw Foods and the balances that keep us healthy. Our new Mission is to inform as well as take action regarding health issues and the many health concerns that arise within our communities. This group can cover the gamut from Raw Food Recipes and their benefits, to the devastating effects of Fluoride in our water supply. We don't see how we could talk about just o …

San Diego Foodies is designed to become the largest meetup group for Foodies in San Diego. Meetup requires a zip code, but we are talking about events from downtown all the way to North County. No matter where you live, there will be something close by to attend.  If you would like to get in on this ground floor opportunity and become part of our leadership team, contact us right away!  You will meet people interested in dining out, cooking, and pairing food and wine. Share your culinary knowleg …

A passion of mine is cooking and has been for as long as I can remember. For me their is nothing better than cooking with friends and sharing with others favorite dishes, new techniques, and creating new menus together. Are you a passionate cook, looking to be inspired or to bring inspiration to others? Are you interested in teaching and or learning new techniques/dishes/ ways to prepare food? Are you interested in creating dishes that fall out of your comfort zone and will push your culinary sk …

Enjoy an evening sampling a variety of award winning beers made in "America's Finest City". Beer Snobs of San Diego will meet monthly at one San Diego's most popular breweries. San Diego takes pride in their craft beer. With over 60 craft breweries in San Diego county alone, a beer enthusiast culture is on the rise. Beer Snobs events provides a fun, safe, inexpensive way to visit San Diego's breweries, and taste many of their award winning beers while sampling the most delicious food pairings. W …

Culinary Historians of San Diego (CHSD) brings together people who are interested in the role of food and drink in society. We are interested in how taste, techniques, culture, and ingredients bond to form ethnic flavors and styles of cooking. We are food enthusiasts with a love of good ingredients and a respect for the individuals who grow, catch, and farm our food. We respect and learn from talented people who combine these good ingredients into perfect meals. Our mission is to learn more abou …

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 but with one key difference: The restaurants we …

Experience the city with friends while your taste buds experience the flavors of the world. Join us on our adventures as we explore some of the wonderful scenes of San Diego and taste the delicious vegan creations of Lucky Boom's Michelle. Her cuisine is influenced by her travels of the world, combined with her love of making healthy food taste sinful. Maybe socializing at a vegan happy hour in a quaint neighborhood bar while munching on Argentine empanadas with a craft beer; a mid-fall picnic a …

Welcome to the Italian Cooking Class Group, where you will meet our Chef Laura and other people interested in cooking, dining and food tasting. Whether you're a cooking enthusiast or a novice, this culinary experience promises to be fun and enjoyable. We will show you how to prepare delicious meals and mouth watering desserts. Our chef Laura is a trained chef, pastry chef and chocolatier. We will have lots of great classes: everything about coffee – you can meet our coffee master Raffaele from N …

Hello my Encinitas Budding Chefs! As someone who currently lives in 'the hood', I am creating both Cooking Classes, where we all cook together and take home portions of everyone's food, using a Foodsaver to suck out the air and keep the food fresh in the fridge for a week or more AND Food & Wine Tasting Dinners. By the way, if you have a favorite hole in the wall, medium priced or high end place you love, love, love to eat at, and you talk to the owner asking if he/she would like Chef Marian to …

Our club is a group of women from all over the world who get together at least twice a month to enjoy a couple of exciting "world" meals together.  It's a delicious way to meet new people from around the world who all share one common passion - making wonderful food and enjoying lovely companies and enlightening conversations.  We make new friends, get new recipes and learn new tricks from each other!  Whether you are single or married with children, imagine being able to put a few new dishes fr …

This meetup is for men and women who like to cook or want to learn how to cook in a fun, social, relaxed environment. Cooking and eating together is a great way to make new friends. Both novice and experienced cooks are encouraged to join. Only requirement is that you like to eat and are willing to try new foods. We will get together at private homes and public places to cook and enjoy what we have created together. We can also eat at various restaurants and pretend we are food critics. Getting …

North Park/South Park in San Diego is home to some fun & edgy establishments serving fine wine & crafts beers in a down-to-earth environment that welcomes a diverse mix of people. This Meetup will explore these establishments monthly, serving up new friendships and lots of laughter. All are welcome so long as you come with an open mind.

Dining with others who share an interest in ethnic food has always been an enjoyable experience for me. So being a newbie to the area, I started this group with the purpose of bringing people who share an interest in dining and discovering the bounty of ethnic restaurants lurking beneath the flashy chain-restaurants in the area. You are perfect for this group if you have a curious palate that wants to taste all the delishcious-ness and variety this world has to offer right here on the north side …

Adventures by the Book was created for readers and authors who are looking to connect on a more intimate basis than thru a traditional brick & mortar lecture event. Each event is an experience with an author that will transport you to a place and/or time inspired by the featured author, whether it is a local luncheon event in San Diego, a weekend getaway, or travels to exotic destinations around the world.  Come join us to meet some amazing authors and fellow book lovers!

Welcome to the SD Thinkers and Revelry Makers!  We are a group of young professionals who enjoy learning about current topics while experiencing culture and cuisine.  Join in stimulating discussion with great company and good food.  Each of our events will focus on a new topic and take place at a new location.  We're looking forward to exploring spectacular local lounges, restaurants, cafes, as well as events in arts and sciences. Our group welcomes and encourages diverse viewpoints, and fosters …

Learn the secrets of preparing traditional, authentic Turkish dishes and enjoy a delicious meal as we take you on a journey through the Kitchens of Anatolia. These (LADIES ONLY) four cooking class sessions will be held the third Saturday of each month from 4pm to 6pm. The registration fee is $25 per person/per class*.  The fee includes all food, cooking utensils, instruction and a full meal to eat following class (no little samples or bites here :) ). *Your FIRST class is always FREE so you can …

I want to change the way you dine! Call it Field to Fork, Farm to Table, or Social Dining, we call it Culinary Entertainment. The Evening is about uniting the Wine Maker and the Chef with a new group of friends! Dine with us in the Vineyard and share our PASSION for Food, Wine and New Friends!

Welcome to the SD Thinkers and Revelry Makers! We are a group of professionals who enjoy learning about current topics while experiencing culture and cuisine. Join in stimulating discussion with great company and good food. Each of our events will focus on a new topic and take place at a new location. We're looking forward to exploring spectacular local lounges, restaurants, cafes, as well as events in arts and sciences. Our group welcomes and encourages diverse viewpoints, and fosters illuminat …

If you enjoy cooking, entertaining and want to get together with other couples ...welcome to "North County Inland Fine Food and Wine Fab Couples Group" This club is for MARRIED COUPLES only who enjoy cooking and dining with friends. The Club will have 5-6 permanent couples who will enjoy a culinary experience once a month (on a Friday night) and rotate at each of our homes. Each couple will prepare a dish for whatever culinary experience we are having for the evening to share with everyone FAMIL …

The Happy Honeys are a group of smart, fun women who get together and explore bars, restaurants, and friendships around San Diego through Happy Hours. Whether you're feisty or shy, you're sure to have an excellent time. The Happy Hours can be traditional at bars and restaurants...or  unique activity-oriented things like bowling, picnics, concerts. Make a suggestion! You don't have to drink alcohol to attend :) We're friends...whether we've known each other for a while or we're new friends the ni …

This group is designed to get together and indulge on the best meal of the day, dessert!! We will get together to party at pie places, try different treats and chat over chocolate!! I encourage you to bring your ideas for our next meetups!! Men and women welcome!

Ever go back to work on Monday only to feel like you didn't do enough on your weekend? Well, I propose we do something about that! My job is learning about the city we live in and what it has to offer us. No really, I'm a Concierge! I'll be putting together fun activites and experiences that help everyone that participates grow as a person and learn more about their own city. Be it trying something new, finding new connections, or even educating others. I usually do these things by myself or bri …

Ever wanted to experience gourmet cooking? How about trying out and learning new recipes, sharing ideas and learning from other would be chefs? Let's recreate gourmet dining experiences outside the confines of five star restaurants. Note: This group is for people that already know how to cook. These meetups are not cooking classes, but for experienced cooks to get together and enjoy each others cooking. This group is designed to get a group of people (5-25) together twice a month (depending on p …

Come explore new restaurants and revisit old ones with like-minded foodies. We will visit everything from upscale dive bars to the best San Diego has to offer. Our main areas are from downtown to Point Loma and North to Carlsbad, but anything is fair game in San Diego. My main goal is to find new places to eat, and make everyone who comes feel comfortable and welcome.

This is a group aimed at beginning & intermediate cooks, who want to learn new dishes & recipes. We need 6-12 members. Every 2 months a different member will "HOST" A HOST will cook their specialty meal while we all watch, follow instruction, take notes, drink & mingle. At the end of the cooking process we will all sit down and enjoy the meal - and chat & drink some more! Bring a bottle of wine if you like?!! The object of this group is to learn how to do one meal REALLY WELL every couple of mon …