This is a group for BBQ lovers in the DMV area. I know DC isn't known for great BBQ, but I'd love to explore all the various regional options in the area. I am a Texan with several grills and a smoker, but would like to check out the various BBQ joints in the greater DC area with other afficianodos. Texas, North Carolina, Kansas City, international, and all other styles are all on the table for exploration. I envision checking out at least one new joint each month.

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable.

Do you like food? Do you like making new friends? Then join us at Fresh Friends and Food where we explore a new local (Washington, DC) restaurant with amazing food each week. Every Friday, Fresh Friends and Food makes a group reservation for ten people at a new restaurant (all metro accessible!). The food and alcohol bills are tallied up separately. The food bill is split evenly 10 ways and the alcohol bill is split evenly between everyone who drank. No muss, no fuss. So join us next Friday for …

Come Hungry. Leave Happy. Be Part of the Best Family and Pet Friendly Happy Hour in Baltimore! Advanced tickets are available for most events through MissionTix.com More information: www.thegatheringbaltimore.com www.tasteoftwocities.com

Perk up your cooking skills and socialize with other cooking challenged people. Chef Scott Sunshine will help you expand you food horizons and have a great time meeting new people

The Baltimore-Washington Film Lovers Society is a gathering of Baltimore and DC fans of mostly repertory (i.e., old) and worthy new films. Focusing on showings at the Charles Theater in Baltimore, the AFI Silver Spring, and psychotronic movies at the Windup Space in Baltimore and Washington Psychotronic Film Society in DC (at McFadden's Pub). And anywhere else something worthy is being put up on a screen that has food and drinks nearby. Meetups are on most Mondays and Thursdays, with dinner (or …

VIVA LA RAW! Welcome to DC RAW! This is a Meetup for raw food lovers and enthusiasts to connect, hang out, learn, experiment and enjoy each other! We will be focused on raw vegan food, as well as support for raw food lovers and exploration of all things raw in the DMV! All diets welcome, as are assistant organizers! Feel free to suggest or volunteer to organize an event that you think would benefit the group! Thanks for joining!

PIAZZA ITALIA - U.S.A. CHIAMA ITALIA ! Bringing to life BOTH the ITALIAN LANGUAGE & ITALIAN CULTURE in Washington,DC ... FREE MEMBERSHIP !  BENVENUTI AL CLUB CHE CELEBRA LA LINGUA e LA CULTURA ITALIANA nella CAPITALE degli USA.  PIAZZA ITALIA is the BEST and ONLY Italian Language & Italian CULTURE social club for "EVERYTHING ITALIAN" in DC with a NATIVE Italian language speaker/group founder/organizer, and the fastest growing Italian meetup group WORLD-WIDE with 1,400+ multi-ethnic, multi-cult …

We are a group of Arts and Culture lovers who love to socialize. Our events are mostly hosted events with a person to greet you and keep the group together.  The events size could be 5-6 people up to 20 people. Our emphasis is enjoying Arts and Culture events with opportunities to network and make long lasting friends.  We will always try to look for special discounted tickets for our events.  We'll go to different venues in town--museums, cultural institutions, and local film festivals.   We're …

Are you looking for Haitian/Caribbean/African people in the area? Miss speaking Creole/French/pidgin and eating your native food? Listening to your Caribbean/African music and dancing? Lets get together and keep our culture alive. The media has attempted to create animosity between us but we reject yet hat foolishness. We have more in common than most people realize. This group will bring together Africans living in the diaspora (to talk, laugh, play games, drink wine, and do anything else we ca …

This Meetup group is dedicated to enjoying the excellent dining choices in and around the Anne Arudel County, MD area. We expect to meet at least monthly to enjoy great food at a different location each time. Depending on location, group size may be limited and of course, depending on group size, special deals may be offered by the group! This group is free to join!

I love food. Cooking it, eating it, talking about it, reading about it, watching shows about it. But I’ve had trouble finding people around my age in this city who like to make this a part of their daily life AND are looking for friends that are interested in the same. This is a group for those who want to explore all forms of food the DC area has to offer (restaurants, specialty stores, etc.), cook and bake for others, and meet new people in their 20s and early 30s who want to do the same. We c …

Meetup meets Groupon, 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 but with one …

We love good food and drink. We also love to try new restaurants in and around our Nation's capital and experience different cuisine. However, what makes a good meal a memorable experience is to share it with good company. TABLE FOR 4 is a chance for good friends, new acquaintances, and perfect strangers to get together and enjoy a good meal and even better conversation.

“Let's get together for some outside deck or rooftop dinner parties, backyard BBQs, picnics, garden parties or relaxing around the living room fireplace sharing in organic fare with good people and even better conversation; creating small group Real Food socializing that will spontaneously spread like wildfire to other communities locally.  If you care about the source of our food and wish to learn more; and if you believe A-list music, food and fun bring people together; join the GMO Free DC co …

This is a group for single folks who love food. If you're a foodie who loves to attend the many exciting culinary events in town, suggest the perfect restaurant for friends, or get creative in the kitchen, then join us! We'll check out new restaurants, attend food related events, host recipe swaps, and embark on other culinary adventures. Some dinners may be age specific and gender balanced but most events will be open to all.

Have you recently moved to Baltimore? Or maybe not so recently? Are you in need of some social interaction? Do you like food, booze, movies, concerts, sports, festivals etc...? Do you care about buying local, recycling, and giving back to the community? Well then please join my group. I created this group because moving to a new city and meeting like-minded people is hard, especially when you are not in school and work for a small business like I do, with only 3 other employees... This group …

This is a group dedicated to all things pizza, from its history, to cooking, to sampling some of the best pies in the local area and beyond. It is also a support group for those with a compulsion towards the greatest food ever tossed. Discussion of fast food and frozen pizza is allowed but not necessarily eaten. No, we are focused on pizza as art with the motto that if tastes good, it is good. An overriding obsession is to find a really good New York style pizza in the DC area while sampling all …

Let's enjoy all things animal friendly! We will be having vegan potlucks at members homes, food demonstrations, picnics and attend cruelty free events. For vegans, vegetarians, or vegan-friendly.

We just really like airports, and we wish we had an excuse to hang out in them when we weren't flying.

Since its inception in 2007, Good Eats and Meets has been a gathering place for people who love food, and love to socialize.  The group spread from Charlotte, NC to Columbia, SC, Atlanta, GA, and now, Washington DC.  Whether you are new to the area or a lifelong resident, Good Eats & Meets is for fun-spirited people that are looking to try something new - be it a new type of wine, a new cuisine, or a new social activity.  We explore the local 'Best of" lists, sniff out the hidden neighborhood ge …

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 …

Looking for kindred book lovers? Like to cook? Come share good reads and your favorite recipes with Howard County Books & Cooks. HoCoBoCo is a great group of girls who meet one afternoon each month to share dinner and cocktails, swap recipes, discuss our current book selection, and decide together on our next read. Fiction? Memoir? True Crime? Mystery? Thriller? Best seller or little known gem? Thai? Mexican? Italian? Greek? Spanish? Indian? Pot luck or out and about? Please note: most of our m …

Welcome to DC CAFÉ, where creative artists and foodies gather to explore all the wonderful places, both hidden and renowned, tucked in the metropolis that is our nation’s capitol. This is both a social and working group for those who want to sample and explore the DC area while letting loose our creative juices. The goal is to have regularly scheduled meet ups at different locations in DC where we can sketch, draw, paint, or play with our medium of choice, discuss and offer constructive feedback …

LET'S MIX & MINGLE~WINE & DINE This group is targeted at the kewl crowd who want to take advantage of all the great local spots in DC MD VA with other Wine & Dine Enthusiasts. We'll meet for week nite dinners, after work happy hours, or weekend Lunch/Brunch or Dim Sum. Let's share food, fun, wine & laughter in a casual relaxed setting. What better way to meet people & make new friends?  We look forward to seeing you at our next event! Cheers~ Manan Singh Katohora

Do you love brunch but hate getting up early in the morning? Do you live in DC or are you willing to come into DC for brunch? Do you want to meet new people and expand your social circle, while eating the best meal of the day? Do you promise that if you RSVP yes you will show up? If so, this group is for you! I will schedule brunches as often as interest allows. Since it's hard to seat large groups, I'll keep the brunches to 8-10 people max, unless we find places that can easily seat or take res …

Whether you are a California native, or just lived there for a while, this is your group! Make friends with others who know that 'On The Border' isn't real Mexican food, and that a 3.5 earthquake isn't anything to flip out over. :) Meetups will mostly be held around Northern Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Tyson's, Reston) and DC, but of course we welcome members from Maryland as well! Our members are mostly in their late 20s, 30s and early 40s, love happy hours, dining …