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 …

This a group is for seasoned foodies or anyone interested in learning about gourmet or "fine" dining. ~If names like Daniel Boulud, Eric Rippert, Thomas Keller, Charlie Palmer, Joel Robuchon, or Jean- George cause you to salivate...this group is for you. ~If you've ever walked by or read about a restaurant you really wanted to try..but couldn't figure which of you friends you would be able to convince to come with you... this group is for you. ~If you've been dying to go to WD-50, Spice Market, …

Just a way to get everyone that is interested in discovering New York City (which also includes outside Manhattan) through the LCD screen, view finder or lens of their camera. I have tons of photo outing ideas and hope that together, we can come up with more! If you're looking for a good way to combine photography, city hikes, great convesrsation and NYC's foodie scene, join us! Our average Outing combines a city walk through different and interesting neighborhoods anywhere in the 5 boroughs (an …

DinnerOn is all about good food, new friends and a shared experience at New York's tastiest restaurants. For Foodies, we curate social tasting events, where you can sample unique flavors, mix with new friends and save money in the process. For restaurants, we provide a simple, guaranteed way to fill empty seats with Foodies who can spread the word about your amazing cuisine. It's time to indulge your taste buds and invest in new friendships. It's time to get your DinnerOn!

Join the Meet The Chef Meetup if you enjoy cooking, dining, socializing and would like to meet the chef at some of New York’s finest and most interesting restaurants. Meet new friends, have fun, enjoy a glass of complimentary wine and appetizers and learn to cook while you watch a cooking demonstration of the chef’s favorite dish. The demonstration, and your opinion of a sample of the dish, will be videotaped and published on the eDiningNews website.

There are thousands of great restaurants in NYC and hundreds of thousands of fun, dynamic and friendly people who are just waiting for a great excuse to experience them! Our group is about socializing, mixing, mingling, networking and connecting while checking out fun eateries. Our venue choices are often casual and offer a diverse selection of cuisines and themes with the main focus on the socialization aspect of a meal. If you want to have fun, meet great people and enjoy great food, then join …

Let's just make it easy, dinner, brunch, drinks, wine tasting, happy hours, make new friends, meet new people in their 20's, 30's, 40's and for all those young at heart! I'm originally from California and want to try out as many of the best restaurants in NY with other foodies like me. I actually like having great conversations with all our members new or regular does not matter. The events are mostly small enough to make it easy to get a table AND intimate enough to really get to know each othe …

Meeting for dinner in NYC restaurants during the week or weekend. I will try to do two meetups per month (sometimes more if I am able to and there is interest) Open to all ages 18 and up! We will go to Brooklyn, Queens or Manhattan for dinner meet ups. Join my brunch meetup group if you want to do brunch on weekends. Please note that this is not a SINGLES group, but a place for members to meet other people who enjoy DINNERS and making NEW friends. If you intend to come to a dinner with the inten …

Calling everyone from Sunnyside/Woodside/Long Island City/Astoria/Forest Hills and beyond! What makes ! Sunnyside/Woodside/Long Island City/Astoria/Forest Hills Great neighborhood in the best city on the planet? The history, style, attitude, and diversity . . . sure, all of that is great. But the restaurants and local food establishments which have helped shape the cultural fabric of local neighborhoods . . . The places where the locals go . . . Well that my friends, is gold. Join me to experien …

Do you love to try new places to eat, have fun and meet new people? This group is for all people and food lovers 24 to 49 who love to enjoy all the great cuisines offered by New York City. We love dining and brunches. We're also open to all ideas from our members, such as doing food festivals, hot pots, pot luck picnics, food walking tours,  all you can eat barbecues, and anything else. Come and join us! We look forward to seeing you! Best, Victor

A social community centered around cooking and conversations, where friends and soon-to-be friends cook and talk together while enjoying delectable dishes. How it works. Bring the ingredients necessary for everyone to try a little bit of your dish, grill, extra knives & cutting boards (if you have them) and a bottle of wine per person. When you arrive 1) Check in 3) Pour yourself some wine 4) Start making your dish 5) Drink some more wine 6) Help your new friends 7) Bang on a pot when your dish …

Brunch Upon A Time is a guide for young professionals to enjoy NYC's best specialty brunch experiences. Join us to try new restaurants, explore different neighborhoods and make new friends. Created by a native New Yorker, Brunch Upon A Time will show you the most unique, fun and delicious brunches in the city! Started as BrunchUponATime.com, we thought it would be a lot of fun to create a Meetup to bring the site to life! Looking forward to brunching with you!

Pelican Wine is an informal wine club in New York who meet regularly for wine tastings, dinners and other events. We like to think of ourselves as a new generation of wine drinker, one whose motivation is for enjoying wine with friends, without pompous ceremony or show off wine stories. We are from all over the World, each with a different perception of wine and together we aim to break through the misconceptions and learn about how brilliant wine is. There is a shared enthusiasm for getting sli …

About This group is for people wanting to find secret dining events. It is also a place for people planning to hold a secret dining event to advertise and sign up guests. What is secret dining? Secret dining is when someone uses their house or some other space to run a cross between an amateur restaurant and an intimate dinner party. Hosts serve up a menu of fresh home cooked dishes and guests make a donation or bring a gift to so say thank you. (A recommended donation can be specified in advan …

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 group is for anyone looking to explore NYC restaurants and meet new people over delicious food! We'll aim for at least two meals a month and will be working with restaurants to offer special pre-fix and family style tasting menus for our members.

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!

South Williamsburg has so much good food to offer, and so closeby! This group is for South Williamsburg residents who believe that meals are best when shared with other people, and who want to meet their neighbors over Weekend brunch. This group's meetup brunches will typically take place in South Williamsburg (think North 7th and south) on Saturdays and Sundays around 1pm.

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 Mandarin, food, Chinese arts and culture. I started this group because to meet other Mandarin foodies and arts enthusiasts. We will meet the most outstanding Mandarin and English professionals, artists and elites in NYC. Let's go together for food, drinks and enjoy the evening with arts and culture. The group is welcome to all Asian American, and for those who love to make friends with Mandarin speaking people.

Join our monthly meetings for some delicious fruit and meet some new positive minded people...You don't need to be a raw-foodie to join this group, we welcome everybody who wants to learn more about healthy lifestyle, the raw-food movement, veganism, or just to hang out for a fun meeting with some awesome people ;) Just bring some of your favorite fruit, some fresh juice or a raw dish to share with everyone and make some new friends.

Discover some new restaurants in and around West New York and meet some of your neighbors. Instead of running into the City, driving to Hoboken or dealing with the crowds on River Road, let's get to know some local spots while meeting new friends. Whether you're single or married, old or young, an owner or a renter, living down by the river or up on the cliffs, we'll enjoy some laid back meals and other events that are mostly centered around our town.

It’s our belief that food has a unqiue ability to bring people together and this Meetup is designed to help people come together and find the best culinary experiences that New York City and the surrounding boroughs have to offer. Here you’ll find the most exclusive and underground supper clubs, prixe-fixe restaurant experiences, and pop-up dining events in New York. We’re the team behind Melba.co (an online marketplace for unique dining experiences) are are very excited to being sharing these …

Join the Skipping Revolution! Every Thursday from 2-3PM, join Michelle Joni to become FEARLESS, painting the streets of New York City (or anywhere she travels...) with joy, love and infectious positivity. With elements of improv, meditation, stretching, carefree dancing, and a wildly inspiring message that shines through every moment of it, Michelle Joni's Skipping Club is an exhilarating workout unlike any other. Each week the skip will start somewhere new, and it will end at a surprise foodie …

Dine Outside The Box is a great way to find the hidden eatery gems in NYC and the surrounding boroughs, try great food, meet great people and open yourself up to a multitude of new experiences. Movies, recipes, demos, tastings, samplings, wine, music, theatre and more...Step outside your box and see what possibilities this great city has for you. You never know until you try. "If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got" Check us out and be on your way to making chan …

"80 percent of success is just showing up" - Woody Allen New restaurants open daily. New people move here daily. Navigating a city of this size –connecting with those who share your tastes, within it– can be challenging. Whether you’re looking for romantic connections, or just to expand your social circles, or simply to share in the love of food and this great city... We’re here to help you TAKE A BITE. The benefit: Plans are made for you, all you do is show up Introductions to more than one pe …

Themed Tastings at Great Locations Around the City

Manhattan Valley is that little, wonderful slice of NYC between where the UWS Ends (96th St.) and Morningside Heights begins (110th). It's been my home for the last three years and I. Love. It. So. Much. It's magical, no? I wanted to create a group where neighbors of MV and the UWS could meet up over some of the best meals this area has to offer... because there are some truly awesome places. The margaritas at Cascabel, the Turkish food and Turkaz, and the Thai at Thai Market are among my favori …