Food Adventurers (for ages 35+) - esp. San Francisco, Peninsula, and East Bay We bring passionate foodies together - people who love to discover new restaurants, revisit favorites, attend food events and classes, always on the look out for new food adventures -whether it's going to a restaurant, buying new foods, cooking different recipes, or just talking about food.

A fun, casual atmosphere where you can meet some new friends, and learn a few new recipes. I hold cooking class/dinner parties once or twice a month on Wednesday or Thursday evenings in the Mission district in San Francisco. I demonstrate and prepare a delicious meal, and afterwards you get to eat it! Lots of tips, techniques and secrets will be shared throughout. Classes are limited to 6 people. Fee is $40 - $50 per person depending on the menu, and includes a light appetizer, glass of wine, an …

"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 is a group for true food enthusiasts. This is for people who have so much to give, that all other food groups seem inadequate. This is for those who want both an outlet and an audience. I want us to create extraordinary dishes together. Extraordinary does not necessarily mean complex. For me, it means bringing simple dishes back to their full glory. When was the last time you had Bucatini all'Amatriciana that echoed of the fabled dish of Rome and Amatrice? When was the last time you had S …

This group cooks elegant and delicious food together using fresh ingredients straight from the Farmer's Market that are grown locally, sustainably, humanely, and taste sublime. We pour premium wines sourced from our extensive private cellar that pair with the meal. No cooking experience required. We provide the wine, recipes, kitchen, and the ingredients that are purchased the morning of the meetup from the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market. We will typically meet on Saturday at our home in Burlingame …

(Note: This intro will be updated soon) The new organizer (Joni) sent the following note to all members of the group on 10/4/09: ----- Hello Cooking enthusiasts! Joni here, your interim organizer. I started a MeetUp group in Lafayette not too long ago and just today found this group ... needing an organizer... and, well, perhaps we can become one. Let's see how things go. Please visit my MeetUp group: www.meetup.com/nourish-now Let's meet this Friday! Please join me/my group... …

People who meet here are dedicated to living a quality life - with what they deem important for health and happiness. You'll see that we're passionate about ways to enrich our lives, share our wisdom and cultivate a community of like-minded folks. Most of us follow a neo-paleo lifestyle... we are those who: ... want nutrient-dense foods. ... know that food is therapeutic. ... consciously choses what they eat. We also are wanting to eat foods that are: .... unprocessed, unrefined. .... low carb …

Good books and good food go hand in hand, I think! A not-taken-too-seriously sort of women's book group that also shuns your everyday "chicklit" - not because some aren't romping good reads but they don't exactly warrant full discussion. Meetings take place at a restaurant or establishment so we can all try new places. Also, if you don't quite get around to finishing the book (or reading it for that matter...no worries!).  Just feel free to come to the meetings and socialize too.  Quarterly, we …

A friendly and inviting group of neighborhood locals looking to expand their culinary skills, learn about unique cultural dishes, enjoy good food and wine, and get to know more people living both in SOMA and throughout the city. The SF Social-Cooking series is a casual and cozy workshop that will feature a guest chef from local restaurants spanning a wide array of ethnic cuisines, unique wines or exotic desserts, all in support of local businesses. The environment is casual and will follow a sim …

We are the Organizers of theInternational Cooking Dinner Parties meetup. Since we test out a lot of recipes, we thought it would be a great idea to create a Potluck Meetup where we share and explore new recipes.  A potluck is a kind of meal where each guest brings a prepared dish to be shared amoung the group. It's such a fun way to have a get together without the host going into the trouble of having to make a seven course meal! The most unique aspect of a potluck party is that there is an elem …

Many groups are already devoted to general dining. This is not one of them. The purpose of this group is to explore the very best food experiences to be had in the Bay Area. Events may include the yearly truffle dinner at Oliveto, sampling the divine pesto at Farina, lining up in the cold for pizza at Una Pizza Napoletana, or going on a field trip to taste fresh oysters at Tomales Bay. If we totally run out of ideas, we might visit The French Laundry. But not before then. Like our sister meetu …

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 …

Let's meet over tea or a hot chocolate and discuss our favorite French dessert recipes. You'll polish (or brush up on) your French language skills at the same time! A bientot :-)

If you are a current Bay Area food blogger or want to be one, let's meet to discuss all aspects of the business from soup to nuts. If you are a cook, writer, photographer, programmer, designer, or recipe writer or tester -- you are an essential ingredient for a perfect food blog and you are welcome in the Bay Area Food Bloggers group. Come join us!

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 …

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 …

Are you a food blogger and live in the Bay Area? Then let's meet up and network! From visiting fun restaurants, happy hours, and/or festivals together to swapping recipes at a coffee shop or giving photography lessons, it will be fun to get all of the food bloggers in the Bay Area together every once in a while. If you are a non-food blogger that works too! Or if you want to start a blog, we're here to help! Come one, come all!

This group is for singles over 50 who enjoy cooking, laughing and meeting new friends. The first meeting will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 18th at my home (Willow Glen area of San Jose). I'll provide some appetizers ans we can discuss how we'd like to structure these Meetups. My thought is each Meetup two people could prepare a specific dish while we observe and have some wine! Later it can evolve to a full meal and rotate to different member's homes.

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.

This group is about learning how to prepare some easy and delicious GLUTEN FREE ITALIAN FOOD all the while having fun. Learn hands on how to cook simple or gourmet gluten-free meals while saving money, time and sharing a glass of wine, meeting new friends, and most importantly, having a great time. Everyone is welcome to this group, singles and couples.

Like the idea of eating local fruits and veggies, but getting bored with what comes from your current cooking-know-how? Or perhaps you'd just like some motivation and support in making this happen! Join us. Play with new ways to prepare locally grown produce. Enjoy the company of others while making some food to help your week of food prep flow more smoothly. This group facilitates the coming together of people, sometimes with a theme or focus, with a rotating variety of guests, all with the pur …

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 …

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 …

Pasta lovers, no wait, FRESH HOMEMADE pasta lovers, it's time to get together! Join us and have fun while cooking delicious fresh pasta with Alessandro, an italian guy from Emilia-Romagna -the region of tortellini, lasagne and cannelloni! YAY!!

Would you love to cook delicious and healthy food and then sit down around a pretty table and savor it in good company? This is what we will do on the second Friday of each month from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. People 40+ will gather in a large private kitchen, and every person will be involved "hands-on" cooking a wonderful meal. For the first Meet-up I, the organizer, will go shopping, bring the recipes and everything else which might be needed. At each Meet-up we will decide a theme for the next Mee …

Couples, between ages 50-whatever, meet on a monthly basis in a private home. The hostess for the month would prepare the dinner menu, cooking the main entree herself, and serving as hostess in her home. This would be one time a month, with each couple hosting about one time per year. The dinner group could have a theme to its menu, such as Chinese, Southern, Italian, etc. All recipes are given by the hostess, and are not hard to prepare. Couples need to commit to at least one year of membership …

Welcome to 20's-30's Peninsula Ladies weight loss Group! We are a group of women looking to Lose weight by Healthy living. We will attend exercise classes, learn how to cook healthy meals, keep active with fun activities, attend cooking classes, hikes, and support one another on our weight loss journey. If you are looking for a support team to finally get and keep the weight off (at least 30lbs.), then this group is for you. Most Meetups will be Monday-Thursday after 6 pm with some weekend activ …

I started baking bread this year. I make one recipe and vary it a bit (whole wheat/spelt/bread flour, walnuts, milk, molasses, sponge method) ta-da! I thought I'd put this up to see if anyone else would like to get together to share experience, teach/learn, and then consume wonderful bread!