This group was started to combine two passions. The love of cooking at home and meeting new people. In hopes of bringing the two together, these Meet n Eat get togethers are held in an intimate San Francisco apartment. If you are a food enthusiast with an additional taste for meeting new people and want to embrace the joy that comes from doing both.

NOTICE: As of 11/7/11, this Meetup group (formerly known as 'Creative Cooks') is under New Management. Greetings Bay Area Creative Cooking Enthusiasts!   Do you love to cook gourmet dishes, or just wish you knew how to cook? Maybe you have (or, maybe you haven't before) traveled to places like Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Ghana, Ethiopia, Morocco, Iran, France, Russia, Columbia, Jamaica, or Alabama, but wish you could taste some of these and other authentic foods right in your own back y …

A warm WELCOME to all of you who are new to The Sage Table, where we focus on seasonal, organic, healthful, wholesome, nourishing food that tastes fresh and delicious. There is great energy brewing around home cooking these days, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity in my classes to teach you to cook delicious, nourishing food and to share with you my passion and knowledge that I have gained after more than 20 years of cooking. I am ever more aware of the important role that home cooki …

(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 j …

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.

Want to learn how to cook like a pro and make it look easy? Let me show you how! I am a professional chef who has worked at some of the finest restaurants in San Francisco. You need no prior cooking knowledge and will have a completely hands-on experience. Classes will be small and tailored to your specific level of skill. Here are some of the things you will learn: > Create a four-course menu and execute it. - Learn how to design and execute a menu and look good doing it. > Knife …

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!

We love making good foods at home, especially cultured or fermented foods, such as: yogurt, kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, pickles, cheese, and sourdough. And we love to preserve foods, too, like fruits and vegetables, maybe even sausage. And then there's always dehydration, sprouting and herb-growing to discuss. If you also enjoy this sort of kitchen alchemy, please join us to exchange tips and tricks, teach each other techniques, share our latest culinary triumphs and tragedies, and trade reci …

This is the Bay Area alliance of cupcakes take the cake originally started by Cheryl of http://cupcakeblog.com. Bake-and-Taste Meetups The first meetup was great. A bunch of us met in a park with our homemade cupcakes and tasted away. We caused quite a scene! The plan is to have one of these meet-ups every season or 4 times a year - two in San Francisco, one on the Peninsula or San Jose, and one in the East Bay. These meetups will be hosted in areas that can accommodate an unlimited (or at least …

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'RE TIRED OF STARTING OVER...STOP GIVING UP.   How many more years will you let go by before getting the body you've always wanted; the body you've needlessly endured that's-all-I'm-to-eat-seriously?!! diets and sweat-drenching-feels-so-good-but-I-may-pass-out contortions for; the body you can have?  Are you planning to start again tomorrow, next week or, maybe, next month?  And, that time, you swear you won't give up?   When we have meals planned, prepared, ready to eat and convenient, …

What food inspires passion and excitement in your? If you say, "chocolate," then this is the Meetup group for you. Meet with people who love chocolate? eating it, tasting it, trying it, cooking with it, and living with really great chocolate. Come to chocolate salons, chocolate tastings, wine events, cooking classes, chef demos, book signings (The Chocolate Guide, 2008), and other tasty stuff.

This meetup is for people who like to cook, eat, share food and conversation. If you love cooking and sharing with others, this is for you! Everyone brings a home-cooked dish or a beverage to share.    

Hey there, I've always been into dinner parties, sharing my kitchen, teaching cool cooking stuff, enjoying great wines, and making friends. I used to run a restaurant on my yacht a few years back, and found it very satisfying, so the idea I am developing here will be a hybrid of my passion and my experience. The goal here is to have dinner parties where we create a theme dinner, then you all can decide the level of involvement you want, from shopping, setting up, working in the kitchen, opening …

Meet fellow Vegetarians in the San Francisco Bay Area! Visit vegan and vegetarian world cuisine potlucks, attend a workshop, share your favorite recipes and make new friends and contacts. Check out our past events: http://vegetarian.meetup.com/407/calendar/past_list/

Meet like-minded organic gardeners, food growers, and urban farmers who are using their backyards, gardens, patios, and community spaces to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs that they can cultivate and eat themselves. We’ll share specific ways to help you get your garden planned, started, and yielding healthy fruitful crops. Plus, you’ll have a chance to meet others and share food, recipes, and tips on organic gardening. Whether you must grow your own food for health reasons, you simply desi …