This is a Santa Barbara-based Community focusing on living a Primal/Paleo lifestyle. Our Meet Ups will consist of Hiking, Potlucks, Workouts, Education, Cooking, and of course tons of Play. This is an opportunity to connect with like-minded folks in your community that want to live Happy, Healthy lives. This community will also be a great resource for finding high-quality foods and have an opportunity to join a group buy on grass-fed meats and other such items.

Santa Barbara Culinary Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the inspiration, education and celebration of culinary professionals and individuals who are passionate about the Culinary Arts.

Creating a closer global community through food, conversation, and new friends -- one bite and one word at a time A place for folks with global interests Have you ever traveled and came back to town - and just felt like you needed to connect with people who understood where you just were, what you saw and how you felt? Now you can. This is a place for travelers and those who seek to be more globally aware to unite and exchange. Its a place to get excited about things happening right in your comm …

Not a spring chicken, but not over the hill! This group is geared towards happy people in their 40's and 50's who want to get together for different fun activities. You can be single, married, gay, straight, short, fat, rich, poor, just moved here or a Central Coast native, doesn't matter, just as long as you come with a positive attitude and ready to enjoy life.

This Meetup group is a great way to meet people from the Central Coast who are looking to share the experience of great food and wine. Our members have a diverse background of experience that always make for a fun time. Since the Central Coast has a multitude of food and wine events, we'll pick the ones that are of most interest to our members. Sometimes it will be spontaneous and other times it will be something that requires advanced planning. All members are encouraged to offer suggestions o …

We visit Central Coast Foodie supporters who produce exceptional, sustainable food and drink from Santa Cruz to Ventura. When a group of us come together for a meal and a fun, informative presentation focused on sustainably-produced foods, we make slow food connections that enhance our online community. Central Coast Foodie Field Trips also help support sustainable producers who go the extra mile to do the right thing.

Being new to a town can be rough sometimes.. especially when your home turf isn't necessarily around the corner. Who are you supposed to hang out with? Game, catch a movie, anticipate the new season of your favorite show, try a new restaurant, have a beer, or go to a concert with? Who's going to explore your new town with you so you don't look like a weirdo poking your head into places alone? Who's going to watch your dogs when you go out of town? Who will keep you from going stir crazy? At some …

Helen Gant Guillory is a teacher of beginning and intermediate French since 1998 and a member of the American Association of Teachers of French since 1989. In her pursuit to find a solution to the challenge of outside practice for perfection of pronunciation, she has acquired bilingual skills that she would like to share with you. As a member of the Alliance française, she has led French conversations with her students at various café venues, which she would like to continue into her retiremen …