This group is for parents of children with food allergies ages birth-preschool. We have organizers from Chicago and Fox Valley, so we offer events in both areas. Perhaps you are breastfeeding and you are on a restricted diet, your baby is on a special formula, or your toddler has food allergies and you are figuring out how to plan meals. You won't have to explain yourself - we already understand! We are here to foster the social wellness and development of our children through interactive play, …

ChicagoVeg Cooking is all about tasty plant-based food, sharing knowledge and cooking experiences between members, educating each other about the many benefits of veg*n cooking and how to make it fun, and of course about making new like-minded friends! While we have a broad scope including Vegetarian, Vegan Cooked, and Raw/Living Vegan Food, we will mostly focus on a general whole food vegan diet as the source of tasty food and a healthy lifestyle. It has been shown by numerous research studies* …

… Join us for delicious (raw food/vegan/vegetarian) meals, share your favorite recipes, discuss living a healthy (vegetarian - vegan - raw food) lifestyle, support green/eco living, and make new friends! Everyone is welcome, from the vegetarian/vegan/raw food-curious to the 100% vegetarian/vegan/vegan raw foodists. Please visit http://www.ChicagoVeg.com to learn more about our mission, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace.

We are a friendly group of people who like to get together and socialize and support each other in the Raw Food World. Everyone is welcome, from the casual raw food-curious diner to the 100% raw food enthusiast. It's all good. We continue to attract the most wonderful people. Share recipes, tips on eating out and traveling raw, sources for food...get a real RAWducation--and, have lots of fun. "Eat, sleep & live raw!"

This is a group of individuals who are eating raw from just starting to all raw food. Some individuals are struggling to stay on the raw food diet. Some come to the group just curious to find what is it like to eat raw food. Some eat 100% raw foods.

Join us for exciting culinary and cultural adventures here in Chicago and around the world!  If you enjoy wine tours, cooking classes, dining out, reviewing great restaurants, and immersing yourself in fascinating new cultures and cuisines,  SALUT! is for you. Whether you're a professional chef, an experienced wine connoisseur, or just someone who enjoys good food shared with good friends, you're welcome here at SALUT! We get together for lively, delicious dinner …

Meet with others and enjoy some of the finest food around Chicago. We will meet at different Chicago area restaurants to enjoy quality food and take advantage of the many culinary events held during the year. Also join the Chicago Buffets Social Networking Web Site at: http://www.chicagobuffets.com Tea lovers may join the Tea Social Networking Web Site at: http://www.hotfortea.com

The Incredible Healing Powers of Raw (Living) Foods and Juices are the fastest way to restore wellness. Support in this lifestyle choice is essential for success. Let's support each other by gathering and sharing food, thoughts, events and activities that foster a sense of community. Please, please, please, if you would like to be an active part of this community, join as an assistant organizer. get involved! Attend and enjoy! Team planning meetings will be held twice a year so a calander can be …

The group is focused on making healthy, natural choices in diet and healthcare. We specialize in food allergy testing, pH saliva testing, detoxifying cleanses. The group consists of people that have suffered with food allergies and food sensitivities, people who have found ways to help their condition,

Come join our group of health-conscious individuals in a fun and adventurous exploration of limitless possibilities! Share new insights and experiences in vegan RAW food nutrition, well-being, alternative lifestyles, animal rights, environmentalism, caring for our earth, spirituality, yoga, alternative health and transformation!

Let's explore all the wonderful Italian restaurants, films, language, wine, history, culture and people that are in Chicago. If you are from Italy and are living in Chicago, have Italian ancestry or just love the country and its food and culture, this group is for you. We will have a restaurant outing and social event every month. We will be having some events will other Italian and European meetup groups, so there will be a wide variety of people to meet!

      LIVE CHAT too!  Interested in learning what it means to eat local? Or why eating food from family farmers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana is not only good for your health but also good for the environment? Or do you just like to eat delicious food? This Meetup is for locavores, foodies, food lovers, vegetarians, meatatarians and everything in between. We'll get together to check out farmer's markets, dine at restaurants that feature local products and produce, go to bars that …

Join to keep up with the Chicago's incredible food scene and learn about sustainable food systems! Our events include restaurant excursions, artisanal food and wine tastings, farm tours, book launch parties, film screenings, food truck runs, benefit dinners and galas, Slow Food events and more.

Meetup meets Groupon/daily deals, but better. What’s better then great food at nice restaurants? How about enjoying it while meeting new people. What’s even better then that? How about saving 30% to 50% at the restaurants while doing all this. This group is first and foremost about discovering new restaurants and food, meeting new friends, and enjoying an evening in a fun and casual way. But why not also save money while doing it. We take the best of Meetup and married with the deal phenomenon b …

… This group was established not just to have a good time "meeting up" but it was put in place to enjoy drinking fine wines and tasting great foods from all over the world. Also to educate and be a referral source for those interested in these great luxuries but can't seem to find answers. If you want to know what wine to pair with a great Cuban dish or what dish goes well with a South African Cabernet Sauvignon, you've found the right place! Our mission is to take the mystery, terror and intimida …

Superfoods are plant-based foods with extraordinary properties. We're not talking blueberries here--we're talking goji berries, raw cacao (chocolate), maca, spirulina, bee pollen, medicinal mushrooms...these are all foods that have 14+ tricks up their sleeve as opposed to two or three. These foods have therapeutic medicinal components to them as well as food/caloric components to them. Gary Null, Ph.D., international expert in nutrition and health sciences, has said that superfoods are critic …