New in town? Miss your fun group of friends from college? Finding it hard to meet real people in LA? You’re not alone! JGC is just for you. Come hang out with other soon-to-be or recent grads who are all about having a good time. We’re all in our 20s and share the same interests as you. Our activities include many kinds of social and charitable events and you'll enjoy them tremendously – check out comments and pictures from past events. Our wide range of social events include bar crawls, karaoke …

No more preaching to the choir! Just come have drinks with like minded people. Vegan Drinks Events are at Establishments that; A. Serves liquor&beer B. Serves Vegan Food or has place for vegan food truck C. Strive for central locations D. Responsible consumption of alcohol Note for Vegan Non-Drinkers.  Always good to have designated drivers!  Please grab a juice or a soda and blend! Note for Non-Vegans. You're more than welcome, too!  We completely welcome & appreciate your presence at Vegan Dr …

Meet other single food lovers (most in their 30's and 40's) at restaurants in all price ranges that are rated the "Best In LA." We notice outstanding food reviews from LA Magazine, LA Weekly, LA Times and Zagat and make reservations at those restaurants for our Meetup group. We also enjoy temples appearing in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and Gourmet, as well as gourmet food trucks and brand new restaurants that are wonderful enough to be swooned over in the food press and blogosphere. Being able to …

Are you LGBT and a foodie? Have you always wanted to join a dining club that will try out a wide variety of restaurants - from street food, all the way to fine dining, from American cuisine, to all types of ethnic cuisine Southern California has to offer? Then this is the group for you. We have a wide variety of events to fit everyone's budget - from $10 to $15 at street food and certain ethnic restaurants, all the way to $100 plus for fine dining. Its up to you what event you want to sign up f …

Make no mistake, no matter your chronological age, this is not for "old folks"! This is a group for active, friendly, playful vegans, vegetarians, "veg-friendly" and "veg-curious" folks who have gained much experience along with the gray hair and wrinkles. We are passionate about compassion, healthy food choices, and the environment. And we are passionate about having fun! Los Angeles Vegans and Vegetarians Over Forty will meet up for movies, hikes, potlucks, restaurant outings, drinks, and othe …

If American diet trends continue, it is predicted that by the year 2015, 2 in every 5 adults will be obese. Hundreds of nutritional studies have demonstrated a strong and undeniable link between malnourishment and chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, Heart Disease, and Cancer. By providing the members with the opportunity to attend nutrition lectures in addition to special diet cooking classes, healthy eating farmer's market and store tours, nutrition book club, consultations, and outdoor …

I'm the new Organizer, March 20, 2011, re-organizing for 30-60 days. GROUP IS SEASONAL:  Late Spring, Summer, Early Fall Open to Ideas about Walking, Hiking, San Vincente Stairs, always working as a TEAM.  In this group, we listen to IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS. Your family members, husband, boyfriend, co-workers, neighbors, doggies, children are always WELCOME!! Let's walk, hike, or San Vincente Stairs, then remaining group members visit the local Health Food Bar, WINE BAR, Whole Foods, or whatever M …

After learning cooking in France, working in England, Belgium of course in France and for the last 3 years in Los Angeles, many of my friends and relations keep asking me about doing some cooking classes, and i done already a bunch of it in France and Belgium and it was always fun, so here I am. So let's cook, sip some wine, have fun, meet each other and make some new friend! ;-) Chef Laurent Elmerich

Are you looking for interesting and friendly movie lovers (20s - 40s) who share your sophisticated tastes in food and film? You've found us! We're Dinner And A Movie. We are all about great food and outstanding filmmaking. Our Meetups happen mostly on the Westside of LA, but we sometimes trek over to the fantastic ArcLight Hollywood and other theaters in the area showing the Big-Budget, Indie, Foreign and Festival films that we're interested in seeing together. Our ambition is to combine the e …

Santa Monica Young Women's Cooking Club is a hybrid of a book club, a dinner party, and girl's night out! We are a group of young ladies in the Santa Monica area who like to cook, want to experiment with new recipes, and like sharing our food! We are a group of young women mostly in our 20s and 30s. Sorry guys, but this group is for the ladies only. Join us if you want to meet other fun, friendly women in the Westside area who enjoy cooking (especially healthy cooking). Whether you are new to th …

GBN is a non-profit providing the owners and decision-makers of socially and environmentally conscious businesses a time and place for connecting, sharing, deal-making and networking. Our mission is to connect those who understand the importance and opportunity of environmentally friendly commerce. If this is you, or you would like to learn more about what that means, we host local gatherings to promote a better tomorrow! On the second Tuesday of every month since April, 2006, GBN has hosted the …

Carbon Five hosts a bi-weekly, intimate hack night for developers who want to code and collaborate for a couple of hours after work. Bring your own project or work with someone else. Developers of all experience levels are welcome. We'll kick off with a very brief daily-style intro where everyone gives their name, says what they're working on and whether or not that want a hand... then we'll get our hack on. There will be at least a couple Carbon Five folks around to help out. Doors open around …

Santa Monica Food Swap celebrates good food + good community. We believe in the importance of the handmade and meeting our neighbors. Our events bring Santa Monica cooks, bakers, gardeners, and foragers together to swap their edible creations, share stories, and develop new friendships.

LA Nutrition provides a space for people to become nourished, strengthened, and educated. We provide FREE services - lectures discussing the latest nutritional research, advice for living a healthier life, activities to become a more fit you. Most importantly, we provide a reliable support system. LA Nutrition is sponsored by HEALTHY ROOTS NUTRITION, a nutrition consultation firm located in the Los Angeles area. To celebrate this group, HEALTHY ROOTS NUTRITION is offering one FREE nutritional co …

It's time to get to the beach and party! I decided to start this group because I've always been envious of the larger groups of people hanging out together at the beach on weekends. Know people all over Los Angeles, managing "friends" has always been annoying so I figured MeetUp is the way to go! The purpose of the group is to play backyard/beach games like KanJam, Beach Volleyball, Frisbee, etc, or just socialize and get a tan. Feel free to bring food and drinks! Our group will meet on the …

This workshop is for you if: • You want to stop hating yourself every time you overeat • You want to quit yo-yo dieting • You want to stop struggling with food and your body • You want to fit into your clothes • You want to stop waiting for your life to begin once you get "thin" At this powerful workshop, you will: • Discover how to get off the diet/binge rollercoaster and start a healthy relationship with food and your feelings • Transform self-sabotage into self-care • Learn how to truly satis …

The purpose of this group is to create more health,vitality, energy & abundance through developing skills in delicious Asian cooking.  Please join us if you are passionate or curious about tapping into your innate vitality through Asian cooking, wellness, and health while having a great time!

Gatherings and events for people to meet and share information and experiences with ORMUS.

For People 23-40 Years Old.  Every week we pick one restaurant in Santa Monica to dine at until we've been to every restaurant in town.  We DO NOT include national fast food chains, but will include smaller Mom and Pop type places and local chains when appropriate;  choosing 1 dive restaurant a month, at least 1 ethnic restaurant a month, and 1 high end ($$$$). Because reservations are often required and out of respect for the restaurants that save us the tables,  only people who show up after R …

The So Cal COMMUNITY IS LARGER THAN REPRESENTED BY THIS SITE & IS ON ANOTHER low volume, nonmeetup EMAIL LIST which you can join in addition to, or instead of this, meetup(info provided in your welcome email): we've added this meetup site to expose more people to these events & provide more social media options to our community so that the email-list stays low volume.  Plus our focus is around sharing experiences together in the real world, not spending time reading & typing on the internet: The …

This is a community group that promotes holistic approach to wellness. We are not limited to one specific way for the body and mind to heal but open to exploring together many techniques for healing such as food, relaxation techniques, and physical activity. Our goal is to create a support center where people that are trying to make healthy lifestyle changes can create friendships and bonds with others that are in their neighborhood and have the same goals and directions and to make the path of …

Shut Up and Write! Meetup is a venue for writers to work in the company of other writers on a regular basis. Writing, whether approached as a profession or as an avocation, is an isolating activity. We provide this forum, writing resources and meeting times as a method of developing a community of creative people. We welcome people who are serious about ‘writing down the bones’ and are looking for the companionship of other writers. Meetup Format Making the time to write one hour per week is an …

Calling all beer lovers! Santa Monica Beer Lovers is a meetup group dedicated to enjoying good beer while meeting new people. We want to bring together a fun group who shares our love of beer. We will be going to great taverns throughout the west side, beer festivals, beer tastings, breweries and other beer related events. If you want to learn about good beer, take your knowledge of beer to the next level, or if you just want to drink a beer while meeting new people, this is the group for you! C …

Hello, Inspired by my best friend (Wendy's) meet-up group in NYC and her showing new/offbeat or classic independent/foreign films and discussing them with other film lovers where we instantly became friends I've decided to start a similar group here in Santa Monica! If you also enjoy trying new types of food and wine this group will focus on pot-luck "themed" meals also inspired by the films we select which I'll be picking based on your suggestions! This group is for young film, food & wine buff …

For those who are truly food obsessed. You've been and will go to the ends of the earth to find the perfect ramen, foie gras, reuben, gelato, sidecar... You love going to both 3 Michelin star restaurants as well as taco trucks to find that little bit of food epiphany. You love following new trends and ideas in food both in your own kitchen and restaurants. You'd consider yourself an advanced foodie. I'm one, are you one too? I'm hoping to go to restaurants together, have food related adventures, …

Newly forming group of vital married couples who may be recent transplants, retirees or still working who seek to broaden their social horizons. If you're a married couple new to the Santa Monica area or feeling you need to establish connections to other couples of your age, consider joining us. We are about making lasting friends of fellow nice, unpretentious, gracious, interesting, liberal-minded and other-oriented pairs who like to get together in small groups, share and learn from each other …

This Meetup is designed for folks that want to learn certain functions of the digital / mobile / new media / entrepreneur and technology fields but haven't. Many people unsuccessfully enlist friends, take courses, read manuals or never pursue their passions or hobbies because they simply can't afford to, don't have time to or feel some sort of insecurity that holds them back. Apple has courses, there are plenty of great workshops, classes and online tutorials out there, however sometimes there a …

Seeking wine knowledgeable collectors to share great wines and even better conversation about other topics. If you feel that wine can open up the best in yourself, this may be the tasting group you have been looking for. It's not really about the wine. It's about sharing wine with people who contribute passion, intelligence, thoughtfulness, playfulness and personal accessibility. It's about life, with a lot of good wine added. Wine and food geeks welcome if properly socialized.  We start with wi …