Women Heart Food is a FREE group for Lesbian/Bi female foodies and their friends! We get together for two main reasons, make new friends and of course, EAT! The Foodie's primary objective is to provide women with a casual, safe, and fun opportunity to socialize, relax and make friends through a variety of activities centered mostly around the pleasure of eating FOOD! Being a Foodie is easy and FREE! You just pay for what you EAT :) Our group's primary focus is, but not limited to the following M …

Our 2009-2010 series will focus on Food and Faith. Over the course of the next 8 months (October 2009 to May 2010), we will delve into how faith interprets and addresses the many issues surrounding food and water: from nutrition and hunger, access to food, to food and water security. We hope that you can join us for this exciting new series. ========================================== What's faith got to do with it? Everything! 95% of the world's population associates with one or another spiritua …

Meet other New Yorkers who like to cook! If you're a foodie like me, you dream of finding others who love food too and know their way around the kitchen. Here's a great way to explore your cooking and eating dreams and adventures. This meetup group is open to anyone who loves food and enjoys cooking w/ people ... "beginner" cooks to "master" chefs are all welcome! :) Our meetups will include fun & interactive cooking parties, cooking lessons and ethnic food walking tours!  Trips to New York City …

Meet fellow Raw Foodists near you! Come to a local Raw Food Meetup to have fun, share raw food meals, and discuss vegan diet and health issues. Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome!We hope to educate, support and inspire you to live a healthy life and support you where you are. This group will help you find a program that best suits your needs without judgment.

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This groups is for busy people who want to learn how to be healthy, satisfied vegetarians and for those have lost taste for frozen food, fast food, canned food, spending too much on food, etc. *People who are not strict vegetarians are welcome!

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This is a group that thinks technology can do a lot to address the challenges in our food system. A bunch of us met at SXSW Interactive in 2010 and realized we were all thinking about how we could harness web-based tools to communicate about food, provide information about food in a new and meaningful way, inspire broad interest in a healthier food systems, and design products that make it easy to find healthy food.

If you like wine and food, this group is for you. This group was started as a place to find other people who want to learn about wine and food in a casual, fun, and stimulating setting.  This is not a dating or pick-up group. We meet at least once per month at a local venue that allows us to bring our own wine. There are so many great places in NYC that are BYO/BYOB we can enjoy wine and food in a casual, fun, interesting, affordable atmosphere. I have access to great wine and I am always lookin …

Come taste some great food and enjoy the company of new people while doing something healthy for yourself. If you want to eat healthier and would love to start cooking at home more often, this group is for you. It's a great place to learn how to cook whole foods in a way that's practical and repeatable. Most individuals who come to my classes are able to repeat the recipes at home with ease! Classes use all organic food except for items that cannot be found organic on the day of purchase. Th …

Who We Are: A social food experience group exploring the NYC culinary scene one bite at a time! Where Do We Eat? We enjoy meals at Michelin Star rated, popular and farm to table restaurants. We attend food events, do food & wine pairings and even participate in food crawls in the city. During Summer we also trek out to other boroughs to seek out authentic ethnic cuisines. Why Join us? You enjoy trying new places and meeting new people who are also genuinely interested in seeking and sharing go …

Ciao! My name is Francesca. I decided to start this group because I'd like to meet people with the passion for Italian Food and Wine. I am an Italian from Rome and I started this group to introduce to my new friends how to enjoy food without guilt. When the food is homemade, the ingredients are fresh and natural. An Italian dish becomes a healthy choice and an absolute pleasure when shared among friends. If you are like me and can't stand being without tasty food and want to spend an evening in …

SpotLite Caribbean Cooking is a bold and new way of socializing through food. In this group we will focus on Caribbean Cuisine . Have you ever wanted to meet and build relationships with other local foodies who love and has a passion for everything Caribbean. If you just love all things Caribbean or just want to learn about the food and a little culture then this group is for you.  It's about having fun, showing support to one another and creating new and real friendships which hopefully will l …

365 days in New York (Food,Friends, Walking, Adventurous Events) Life is too short not to meet NEW people, try some new food do something spontaneous and Live like there's no tomorrow, We do Eating Traveling, hiking, biking, roller-skating, snowboarding, watching good movie . 365 days in New York (Food,Friends, Walking, Adventurous Events) This group holds interesting things for singles, couples, all age ranges, first timers, or the experienced who seeks to do it again. 365 days in New York (Foo …

Joios is an eating and drinking community, open to anyone who wants to share fun tasting experiences and help build a better system for finding great new flavors. We created Joios to harness the power of the crowd to sort through abundant food and drink options. Community drives our filtering process. By empowering people to taste great arrays and record scores in a database, we develop a pool of unbiased scores. A typical tasting event might include six premium Spanish wines or six dark chocola …

I see so many great food-related festivals and events going on in NYC throughout the year, but I believe I probably miss out on even more that I never hear about! So I thought it would be fun to put together a group to keep each other informed of events and hang out at them. For example, I just realized that I missed the Lobster Rumble a few weeks ago, but will be 100% attending the upcoming Bacon Bash and Cheesemonger Invitational! (as of 6/23/12) Please feel free to schedule events, and/or sen …

REAL is eating where the international communities of New York eat when they want a taste of home. REAL is eating what they eat. REAL is taking your senses on an adventure around the globe without leaving New York City. REAL is supporting small restaurants.  All bills will be paid the old-fashioned way, cash only. REAL is being yourself. Talk about food. Talk about work. Talk about love. Talk about the world. Talk about anything. Just keep it real. But don't forget to laugh your ass off. REAL is …

This is a group for anyone in NYC who has a food blog, is interested in starting one, or just has an interest in food and sharing their blog with other foodies. Events include happy hours, restaurant outings, informational events and tastings. Looking forward to sharing knowledge and enjoying delicious food with you all!

Attention brewers, bakers, butchers, canners, chefs and all other food industry innovators! The goal of this group is to raise the success rate of food entrepreneurs. We want you to "fail less". Not starting a company? That's OK, this group will also equip people at large food companies with the tools to innovate. We will explore the application of Lean Startup (Eric Ries) and Customer Development (Steve Blank) methods from the tech world to food industry startups. In other words, we'll learn ho …

“This is a group for anyone interested in the love of Global Food and Culture. This new group will focus on increasing diversity understanding through events, culinary tourism, food and wine tastings, and celebrations in Ethnic Food Culture. An open mind to new experiences is only necessary as we bridge the many shades of the world together through food. Several non-profits will be partnered as well to expand the impact of the group. Looking forward to to many new experiences with many new peopl …

* Who should join: People who have food sensitivities, allergies or dietary restrictions looking for education in how to dine out, order your meal safely and learn to look for possible hidden problematic foods * Why should members join: It can be difficult especially in the beginning of learning you have a food sensitivity or allergy to maintain the same way of life in terms of dining out and eating safely. Dining out can feel isolating and embarrassing at times, but once you learn how to navig …

Do you like to meet new people and eat great home cooked food? Well we love cooking and entertaining in our home. So lets bring the two together! We are an interesting Pakistani/Palestinian/American family living on the Upper West Side. Our food is super authentic and delicious. You will never have a combination of both these cuisines anywhere else. Potential guests must request an invite and tell us about themselves. We may require a connection on facebook and LinkedIn.

Join Wine and Food NYC to meet fellow wine and food lovers near you! Connect with other people who want to learn about wine and enjoy sumptuous food in a casual and fun setting. Our events include wine tastings, wine pairing classes, cooking lessons, food festivals, wine and food trips. You will have fun meeting and mingling fun loving New Yorkers while indulging in great wine and food.

This group is interested in the role that plant foods play in preventing and fighting disease. We are trying to switch to a plant-based diet (or have already switched!) and focus on how to make the best food choices. As a group, we put all of the pieces together using easy-to-understand evidence-based information developed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). We'll discuss how to identify and choose meat and dairy alternatives. We'll also sample new tasty recipes!

This group is for anyone looking to learn more about whole raw foods, cleansing, detoxing and simply learning more about ways to improve their health.

Bringing together the low fat raw vegan community in NYC every 2 weeks for potlucks a.k.a. "Fruitlucks" and possible dance parties! Come meet with other positive, healthy like-minded people or come just to hang out and learn more about the lifestyle. Bring your favorite low fat raw vegan dish, salad, fruit, even cut up veggies with your favorite raw vegan dip! Message me: Vegan/plant-based and raw speakers, athletes, stand-up comedians and food demo champions encouraged to share their experience …

Here are the facts as discrete as possible (reference links on the bottom): We believe our everyday food is inefficient. Energy production/cost efficiency ---e.g. less than 1% of the consumed energy in production of beef is actually produces the final product) ---This also applies to most most farm plant foods. Time consumption ---It takes more than a year for one cow to mature for consumption. Social norms should be reevaluated. -- Anything can be eaten as long as its benefit/harm is scient …

This is a group for restaurant and food & wine professional of New York City. We will be doing weekly tasting in a small focus group, perfect platform for those whose seeking further certification for Court of Master Sommelier, WSET or ASA. This will be a study group format, and also a good forum to meet others in the industry and share the experiences and expertise.