A social community centered around cooking and conversations, where friends and soon-to-be friends cook and talk together while enjoying tasty dishes. How it works. Bring the ingredients necessary for everyone to try a little bit of your dish, grill, extra knives & cutting boards (if you have them) and a bottle of wine per person. When you arrive 1) Check in 3) Pour yourself some wine 4) Start making your dish 5) Drink some more wine 6) Help your new friends 7) Bang on a pot when your dish is fi …

Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! We'll choose a work of classic or contemporary fiction each month and share the joys of good literature and good company. *                  *                                         *               * We typically meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 11am at the Sound Cafe' in the Marigny to discuss our MAIN SELECTION -- classic or superior contemporary fiction. We try to keep it around 300 pages. Depending on the interest and availabil …

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Smooth Jazz Lovers is a group created by my passion for live jazz music, but not limited to R&B and Neo Soul. The goal is to promote an avenue for music lovers to get together and bring together people you can call upon to attend entertainment events of like interest. Meet other jazz fans to hear jazz, and share our love of jazz through various avenues such as: jazz brunches, jazz festivals, jazz concerts, theater/cinema, jazz promotions, jazz cruises, jam sessions, an …

"This is a group for anyone who loves wine, food, cocktails, and meeting some great new people. I started this group because I feel like Baton Rouge can use a little push to get out and meet new people. This group is centered around wine, food, & cocktails. It doesn't get much better than that!"

Everyone loves to be the first in most anything, but restaurants especially here in New Orleans. Some of the restaurants are weeks old- others months. All types of foodies from fine dining to mom and pop shops - but never buffets, cafeterias or chains. Some restaurants will offer a fixed price for a chef's selected course and/or dine as you will from your choice - the latter is great for the light eater or budget concerned. We predominantly dine on Wednesday evenings @ 6:30pm and offer the most …

We don't have to wait 6 months, and the places don't have to agree to special deals, or to appear on anyone's show. There are far too many amazing places to try in New Orleans, but let's see where everyone wants to go, and give it a whirl. Pop-ups, BBQ, pizza, eclectic, ethnic, or traditional - all are fair game. Only one rule - be nice, or stay home.

Hello fellow cooking fans. New Orleans has always been a place for great cuisine. Whether it be at the start of the meal with a great appetizer, a mouth watering entree, or a delicate sweet taste of a desert, we have got all the types in this city. People have been creating new recipes and reusing old ones for years in this city. I know when my father used to own both a bakery and a pizza place how much I liked to share my family cuisine with others. I want to create a place for people that enjo …

To provide details and/or a knowledgeable companion from a local restaurant reviewer. So many restaurants - so little time! Attention tourists and transplants! Don't fall for all the hype of a slick advertisement - my honest opinion from a native who has dined out for overy forty years. Also, perhaps, you would like to try an off the beaten path independent restaurant - many of which are featured in my weekly, local cable TV show, Restaurant Revue (Orleans Cox Cable, Channel 76, Wednesdays and S …

Who We Are: From food novices to epicurean gourmands, New Orleans Foodies always have a great time enjoying delicious food. Join us to share a meal with Real Foodies! It's just 2 bucks to save your seat at one of our communal tables. What We Do: We bring together Real Foodies around delicious food. Our events include restaurant excursions, food truck runs, food crawls, picnics, food festivals, food-related book launch parties, film screenings, benefit galas and more! Our group checks out restau …