Some of the produce we eat travels an average of 1,400 miles from farm to plate. Food has to be picked and transported for days before they reach peak ripeness, compromising their taste and nutrition. Conventional methods of monocultural food production use large amounts of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that can also end up on our plates. Cities offer a number of resources for food production that have been traditionally overlooked. There are better ways to grow food right where we li …

Do you care about what you eat? This is a group of folks who want to support local, humanely raised, environmentally sustainable, fairly traded, "green" food. Thinking about joining a CSA? Maybe considering a tomato plant on your balcony this spring? How bout a new compost bin for your backyard? Maybe you work on or own a farm in Massachusetts? Or sit on the board of a an urban non-profit that brings produce to people in need......or you're a policy student, interested in finding ways of lobbyin …

If you like wine and food, this group is for you. This group was started as a place to find other people who want to learn about wine and food. We plan to meet at least once per month at a local venue that allows us to bring our own wine. There are several great places in the North Shore we can enjoy wine and food in a casual, fun, and interesting atmosphere. I am a wine educator based on the North Shore.  Since I love wine, food, and socializing, I have been lucky enough to discover places from …

Awesome food: some people go out of their way to get it, some people settle for your average take-out. The goal of the group is to explore and dine at new restaurants and cooking styles you may have overlooked. Join us in searching out the best sushi, tapas, taqueria, trattoria & more. You should consider joining this group of you like good food and enjoy good company.

This group is all about food. If you love eating different foods and meeting and conversing with lots of people, this is the group for you. We will have events of three categories: 1. Restaurant of the Month Once a month we will go to a local restaurant based on a poll that is taken every three month. 2. Themed Dinners Once a month we will have a themed dinner at a members residence. The host will decide the theme and everyone going will provide a appetizer, entree, salad, dessert, drink etc. …

This group is all about food. If you love eating different foods and meeting and conversing with lots of people, this is the group for you. Since I live up in New Hampshire and work in Massachusetts, the emphasis of this group will be for lunches. We will meet for lunch to make new friends, try new restaurants and socialize. Also please visit our sister group which currently has a focus on dinners: http://www.meetup.com/foodiesnh/

We work with a few charities in the area and are constantly outside donating our time, money, food, clothes, or spirit to those in need. Our primary focus may be donating time here in USA to fix broken communities here at home We have great ideas on how to raise LOVE and are happy to have more. Come to our events, or help us to come up with more ideas.

Join us for a dinner where all of your senses are expanded and focus on the food, the taste, the sound, the company and more…because you are dining without seeing.

If you love to cook, eat, host and try different cuisines, The Wandering Table is the perfect group for you.  Supper clubs have become a popular way for individuals to combine their love of food and cooking, with socializing among like-minded friends. The premise of The Wandering Table is that events would primairly be hosted in our members homes. We welcome your suggestions and creativity with themes and locations for our events. The more unique and memorable the events, the more distictive our …

We are a new farm and we want to involve people in the growing experience.  Currently we run a small-scale CSA and sell at the Haverhill and Merrimac Farmers Markets. Our goal is to produce food sustainably and to have fun doing it. We are still learning, but we have come a long way. Here is your chance to connect with a local producer and be a part of the growing process. If you like to pull weeds, talk, eat, admire nature, plant, swim, learn, laugh, and give us feedback on the farm we would l …

A monthly pot luck dinner for faculty and former faculty (and their mate/partner) of colleges and universities in greater Boston and Cambridge who do not have children. 50 years old and up. We think this will be a very enjoyable and congenial group with which to share interests and food. First dinner will be in a Victorian home in Porter Square, Cambridge.

From the professional to the home cook, this group caters to those who love to make and share authentic, home cooked meals. We gather regularly to cook for each other, share recipes and tips, and explore ideas on how to share our food with the world! This group is for those in restaurants, catering companies, food trucks, supper clubs, private chefs, farmer's markets, grey markets, and passionate home cooks who enjoy cooking and eating authentic, delicious meals. Let's make and break bread toget …

Meetup page of Slow Food Boston. This is the place to sign-up for Slow Food Boston events of all types.

Joining asians around to share ideas, have fun, eat out (dimsum, taiwanese dumpling, pho, thai food, sushi, and others), watch movies, and etc. Where this going to lead us too? Fun, enjoying are selves, meeting new people around, and learn from each other. Create meetups and share ideas. If anyone is interested in helping out on the site, spell checking my writing, photographer for this site, great ideas or organizing meetups. Please email me. I need organizers to help me. One guy can't make thi …

Do you spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable? Have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you? BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and reenergize. SILLY DATE! BOSTON is a good clean fun Meetup group in Boston/Cambridge for singles and their friends. Members are fun, friendly, independent-minded and are inte …

I started this group because, while Boston is known to have outstanding restaurants, many people don't know that the surrounding suburbs have some great food, too! And frankly, I love to eat. But, I love to have fun, too, and it's time for the group to evolve! While we will still go to delicious restaurants, since it is my favorite thing to do, and hopefully you like it, too, we'll also do fun things around MetroWest, and maybe even Boston. This group is meant for people in their 20's to early …

We are a group in our late 20's, 30's, and early 40's that have a passion for cooking and food, and enjoy preparing meals for a group!  If you share the same passion and would like to meet & eat with others just like you, you are in the right place!  Singles and Couples welcome to join! The idea of a supper club is to have dinner at someone's home, where each person who attends brings a dish of their choice from an assigned category.  Themes, ethnicity, countries, or any other idea that someone …

Do you enjoy Brunch? Do you enjoy networking? Women who Brunch is inspired by the idea to bring together friends, and friends of friends in Metro-Boston. What better way to connect and try new restaurants in the area. This group is for women who love to brunch and catch up with friends over amazing food. The main purpose of our group is to expand circle of friends and spend great time together. All of our members are positive, energetic, active and enjoying life :) Membership Rules: Our brunch g …

Welcome to the foodies and food curious of Boston! Let's meet up at dinner parties and pop up restaurants to connect, meet new people, and try cuisine from guest chefs. Explore the Boston food scene outside of the typical restaurant.

Stomach growling? Has your social appetite gone unfed? Tired of eating out at the same restaurants with the same people? Want to try a few new dishes? Want to make some new acquaintances? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, great news: you've found the answer! Good Friends, Good Food is here to satisfy your hunger. Each meet-up we get together, bring a home made dish (or two), kick back and enjoy. Have a killer culinary specialty of your own? Bring it! Can't cook? Bring something from you …

The Culinary Guild of New England is a non-profit dedicated to culinary inspiration and education. Our DIY events are a fantastic way to meet folks who are enthusiastic about learning to make great food and drink. Each month, we host an event with a different business in the Greater Boston Area and learn how to make something new. These events are small and designed so you can learn in a "hands on" atmosphere and help you expand your culinary background one project at a time. From craft beer to …

While "noshing" is defined as "munching" or "snacking" this group is for any adult,( couples or singles ) who wants to eat and drink at dining areas in, and around, Nashua, NH.  There's just something so basic in the enjoyment of eating and drinking with old and new friends... Let's scout out some new places, visit favorite standbys and make eating good food an experience to be savored and enjoyed. There are lots of decent - and some downright fantastic - places withing 20 miles of Nashua in jus …

This group is for anyone interested in the African culture,people or cuisine. Let us go African restaurant hopping and enjoy the different foods and music and meet other friends of Africa. Great cultural awareness opportunity-come and learn and share what you know about Africa!

For the love of all things local! Local to me is about as close to home as possible, up to including New England. This meet up is about connecting people who are interested in local sustainable food, growing your own food, farmers markets, sustainable living, ethnic foods, supporting local food entrepreneurs, organic food, locally grown food, local farmers, local beer, mead, wine, distilleries.

New in the city? Love to eat out? Want to meet new people? Want to try different type of cuisine? Well this is a group for young, hungry and open-minded professionals interested in exploring Boston and its many international restaurants (Belgian, French, Indian, Spanish, Italian, Lebanese, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese,....). We would meet every other week for brunch, lunch or dinner. The meetup will be limited to 10 people, it is so much more enjoyable when we are not too big of a group and so muc …

This is a group that thinks technology can do a lot to address the challenges in our food system. We want to come together to share ideas about how we could leverage web-based tools to facilitate conversations about food, make information about food easily available, inspire broad interest in healthier food systems, and design products that make it easier to find healthy food.

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 …

This is a group for former Texans who now live in Boston, MA (or surrounding areas). We started this group to meet other transplanted Texans to enjoy some food and drinks together. Maybe even a few of you have found the best BBQ or Tex-mex places in the area!