You may have seem the cooking show 'My Kitchen Rules' where a group of amateur cooks rotate around each other's houses- and each time one of the cooks hosts a dinner party for the others. I thought this would be a fun thing to do here in Sydney, but without the competitive factor. The idea is to have fun cooking, eating and trying new foods in a home setting- more fun,  relaxed and cheaper than  restaurant. The first year 2011 has been very successful with lots of wonderful food shared and frien …

The idea behind the group is to have regular meetings which will cover all aspects of the raw vegan lifestyle, both practical and philosophical. It will include fun, practical raw vegan food tasting sessions and food preparation demonstrations, which will teach the best techniques for creating healthy, delicious raw dishes (the main emphasis for most of the dishes will be on simplicity and how one can easily incorporate them into daily routines). However, on occasion there will also be slightl …

Secret Foodies is Sydney’s Surprise Dining Experience bringing together lovers of good food, wine and atmosphere. Meeting at surprise venues across Sydney, the ever-changing team of undercover foodies are unaware of where they are going or who they will meet until 2 hours before the event. Guests are taken on a flavoursome food journey with the Head Chef of the restaurant in a unique dining experience. Guests learn about the food philosophy and passion behind their meal while making new friends …

Merhaba! The Turkish meet-up is finally happening in Sydney. Come along if you have a fascination for the Turkish food, music and its rich culture. There is also an opportunity to brush your Turkish language skills as we have several native Turkish speakers in the group but you don't have to know Turkish to be a member  of this group.  This group is open to anyone who wants to explore the Turkish culture or open to new cultures and make some good friends along the way. Iyi Gunler, gorusmek uz …

SOCIAL DINNER CLUB We’re lucky to have the best of the worlds’ cuisine in Sydney. Yet most often when we try a new cuisine, we don’t learn much about the food or the culture. We believe discovering a new cuisine should be a unique experience. Social Dinner Club is here to create this experience. Social Dinner Club is your new monthly dinner party where you sample different restaurants and cuisines from around the world, find out more about the cuisine and culture, not to mention meeting new …

Everybody loves to get a massage!!! Massage is perhaps one of the oldest healing traditions. Many cultures – including the Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Chinese and Indians – were convinced of the therapeutic properties of massage and used it to treat a variety of ailments. The skin is the largest organ of the human body and is packed with nerve endings. Massage works by soothing soft tissue and encouraging relaxation. Massage is especially effective in treating ‘vicious cycle’ complaints. For i …

  V Stars are part of a community taking positive actions to ‘be the change’ we would like to see in the world. This Meetup connects like-minded people to share ideas to help us live in harmony: I. Through PLANT NUTRITION for the BODY & MIND II. Through SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT III. Through the CARING for ANIMALS IV. Through building better COMMUNITIES V. By having FUN! So what do we do? By visiting a local meetup, you meet like minded folks; discuss living a healthy lifestyles an …

Pop-up dining hits Sydney. The latest dining craze has reached cult status in New York, London and Berlin, so we thought why not start up our own Secret Supper Society? Great food, conversation, surroundings are the perfect ingredients for a superb evening..The concept is simple... 1. rsvp for one of the events that takes your fancy 2. pre-pay for your meal(s). 3. you will receive a meeting point via SMS, 3 hours before the event commences. 4. Upon meeting your fellow diners at 7pm, you are …

This group is for those who enjoy reading food related books... along the lines of Michael Pollan, Paul Roberts, etc. We can definitely expand the areas of interest to address how food relates to both health and economy. I'd love to aim to read a book every 1-2 months. 

Rhubarb food co-op is the answer to a retail outlet that supplys all your household needs. It will be environmentally aware, organic wholefoods and household goods. We are interested in finding people who are wanting to set up a food co-op in the eastern suburbs. Anyone is welcome to join. We meet every 3rd wednesday of the month at Barrett House Randwick

Calling all lovers of good food, wine and company. If you live on the Northern Beaches of Sydney why not join our group! We are all about sharing a great meal with great people. So if you are into food drop us a line we would love to hear from you and have a dinner party with you.

To all Peranakans in Sydney or those visiting us. A meeting place to catch up and chat Nyonya food and exchanging ideas.

We're a group of people who meet every few weeks to experiment with food and pushing the envelope. Think Heston Blumenthal/Ferran Adrià molecular spectacular. We create/cook and have a beautiful/creative (& hopefuly tasty) meal together! Want to create bacon foam? Want to create olive oil 'caviar'? Want to perfect sous vide cooking? You like the idea of spherification & emulsification? Want to bring science into the kitchen? Join us! The cost of each night will be divided up between the attendin …

Once a month one core ingredient is prepared in 6 different ways by creative chefs at reknown Efendy Restaurant. Different cooking techniques and recipes are drawn from cuisines around the globe and served to 60 people. 6 Degrees brings like-minded people together to engage and indulge in a unique food experience. Mingle in the casual, stand up environment while sampling and discussing the 6 exotic dishes. At the end of each evening, the group chooses the next core ingredient. In the month leadi …

This group is for any Sydneysiders interested in the Paleo diet, or Primal living, essentially any Evolutionary inspired way of eating and the lifestyle that goes with it! The aim is to bring together like-minded individuals looking to achieve optimal health through eating the foods we evolved to eat, and all the other lifestyle inspired changes when adopting an evolutionary approach to health, fitness, and nutrition.

Urban Chic Happy Hours bring together entertaining, like-minded, talented people from across the globe looking to network and make new friends. Events are held regularly at Sydney’s hottest, tastiest and most interesting venues. So, whether you’re a Sydneysider, an expat, or are just travelling through our great city, come along to a Happy Hour event. Mingle with the locals, meet friends new and old; we always have room for one (or a bunch!) more. We hope to see you at an Urban Chic Happy Hour s …