If you like to cook or want to learn and want to have fun doing it with like-minded people; then this is the meetup for you. If you watch the Cooking Channel, Food Network, America's Test Kitchen, Julia, Jacques...you are a Culinary Addict, If you read Food and Wine, Bon Appétit, Food Arts, Cooks Illustrated you are a Culinary Addict...If those magazine pages, worn recipes torn from newspapers, and pages of your cookbooks are stained and smeared from use...then this group is for you. If you want …

Want to learn how to cook like a pro and make it look easy? Let me show you how! I am a professional chef who has worked at some of the finest restaurants in San Francisco. You need no prior cooking knowledge and will have a completely hands-on experience. Classes will be small and tailored to your specific level of skill. Here are some of the things you will learn: > Create a four-course menu and execute it. - Learn how to design and execute a menu and look good doing it. > Knife …

Chef Steve facilitates and organizes theme cooking parties at members homes and businesses from San Jose to San Francisco. Everybody participates in the cooking and enjoyment of good food. The sessions are both informative and entertaining. As a restaurateur and educator world traveler Chef Steve introduces the culture of the cuisine along with the gastronomy.  He has taught classes at Sur La Table, Byington Winery, Thomas Fogarty Winery, and is a guest chef at Apple Computers and Stanford Unive …

This group is for women mostly aged 25-35 (though all are welcome) that would like to read, cook,  and/or walk with a group on a regular basis. We have a book club on the first Tuesday evening of every month that will probably focus on mostly fiction of the chick lit variety, a monthly cooking club, and there will also be a standing Sunday meeting for those interested in walking around Lake Elizabeth. Please feel free to pick and choose what events interest you! *Attendance Policy* We want to ma …

Hey there, I've always been into dinner parties, sharing my kitchen, teaching cool cooking stuff, enjoying great wines, and making friends. I used to run a restaurant on my yacht a few years back, and found it very satisfying, so the idea I am developing here will be a hybrid of my passion and my experience. The goal here is to have dinner parties where we create a theme dinner, then you all can decide the level of involvement you want, from shopping, setting up, working in the kitchen, opening …

PopUpEdu is a series of underground classes centered on food, wine, spirits, and beer. You'll learn everything that you missed out on after you left grade school Home Ec and entered the real world. The Bay Area's top bartenders, chefs, wine makers, brewers, and craft distillers will be at your fingertips in remote locations for a series of education courses where you will get schooled on everything from pre-prohibition era cocktails to gluten free cooking.

    This group is hosted by Miggi and Michael who love food and wine.     We are hard-core foodies that roast our own coffee beans, pick and cure olives, and will go to any length to enjoy a fantastic, total food experience. Miggi is 40 plus+, writes food and wine articles for a Chinese gourmet magazine, and teaches cooking classes in client's homes. She loves traveling and learning different cultures. Michael is 50+, works days in the tech industry, and records classical music in his spare t …

Want to learn how to make a great pie? Are those pesky crusts giving you trouble? If you answered yes, this is the group for you. Join us and learn the art of making a pie.

This is a meetup for women who appreciate beer and want to brew it. Brewing has predominately been considered a male undertaking. The oldest written document is a Sumerian Clay tablet. It is a recipe for beer. Beer is made up of the same ingredients for bread and everything needed was found in any kitchen of that age. It was women who brewed the beer. They had a goddess, her name was NinKasi. She was a brewmaster. For over a millenium and centuries after, women continued to brew beer. Women entr …

… Lectures are usually on macrobiotic or other health related topics, by a variety of speakers including macrobiotic counselors, medical doctors, cooking teachers, and people who have dealt successfully with serious diseases using macrobiotic or similar approaches. Other events have included performances by folk singers and vegetarian Chinese acrobats. We have a pass-the-hat policy for our events; we suggest a donation of $5-10. Dinner Menus are published in advance and accompany the Newsletter. T …

… *INTERACTIVE & CREATIVE single events- singles bartending class, happy hour, cooking class, volunteering, cocktails, dance parties, joint events with other single groups so that you can mingle. So what are you waiting for? Let's add some spice to your social/dating life!

… Fremont Recreation Department instructor, digital photography classes and field workshops. Please see comments about Len's teaching here: http://tinyurl.com/pxwfyv

The purpose of this group is to provide opportunities for forming community through fun, educational experiences focusing on practical tools for healthy living. We will offer events that give you all you need to create a healthy lifestyle! We will have movement practices, gardening, healthy eating, attitudes of success, energy balancing practices and more! We will be offering 3 types of events through Meetup: Introductory Classes - Free Lively and interesting topical Discussions with refreshment …

… They also have a world-class cooking school, restaurant and housewares department. (The experts hosted by the Draeger's Gluten-Free Club are not in any way affiliated with Draeger’s Markets. Their advice is their own. All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical or nutritional advice.)

This group is for happy, social, bay area women looking to have fun while meeting new people and building friendships! - Happy Hours - Volunteering - Dining Out - Movie Night - Exercise/ Yoga / Fitness Classes - Book Clubs...   This group evolves with the interest and participation of our members, so you get out of it what you are willing to put in. If you have an idea for something fun to do, suggest it along with #1-date and #2-location. Most of our events will take place …

Meet other Sailors, from experts to those who have never tried it - and those just out of classes but still new to the sport/lifestyle. Oakland Sailing Meetup Group (OSMG) welcomes all (and kids often go free). We sail for the love of sailing and to practice. Our practice outings include: sunset sails, casual fun regattas, Bay cruises, loops around an island, sail to SF city front. Try a sail to an island raft-up or a photography sailing tour of San Francisco Bay. We often enjoy great food - B …