Love spices? Love herbs? Love botanicals? Love cooking? We'll meet once a week at Bazaar Spices in Union Market, share recipes, ideas for new spice blends, have special guests prepare cooking demonstrations, and discuss how to live life with more flavor, health, and soul! Looking forward to exploring with you!

Our mission is to promote an appreciation of Italian language and culture through Italian language lessons, cooking lessons, film, art, music, literature, wine tastings, sports, travel and social engagement. We help people with a strong interest in Italy connect with one another, both online and in person.  Membership is FREE and we're open to all levels of Italian language from zero to native fluency. We're the original Italian language meetup group in our area, the largest, and still the faste …

Taste the best that the DC Metro Area has to offer. Our community boasts top restaurants, amazing chefs, outstanding bars, and a rich ethnic diversity of culture and food. Join like minded persons of taste to appreciate the flavor that is TasteDC. Cheers!

UPDATE:  Effective 2.4.13, this group is now closed.  All 20s & 30s Food and Wine Group events will be posted as events under our big sister group, the 20s & 30s Going Out Group.  Please join that group for a full list of events.  http://www.20sand30sgroup.com/ -- Join other young professionals in the DC area as we embark on culinary explorations with cooking classes, wine tastings, wine & dinner events, and much more!

This group explores “What is wellness”, with the goal of providing individuals an avenue to explore different tools that can help them create wellness in their lives. Starting from the premise that, “Wellness can be defined as purposeful, enjoyable living or, more specifically, a deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health.”, participants of this Meet Up group gather together every month to share a vegan m …

DC's best Meetup for global adventure! This group is for people who enjoy events in the Washington DC area such as: international travel, embassy events, hiking, museums, festivals, kayaking, meditation, adventure travel, outdoor recreation, sports, spa visits, concerts, films, trips to the beach, ice skating, hot air balloon rides, and/or making friends while doing all of these things. YOU ARE: Single, married or in-between...young, old or in-between....students, professionals or in-between.... …

Let's enjoy all things animal friendly! We will be having vegan potlucks at members homes, food demonstrations, picnics and attend cruelty free events. For vegans, vegetarians, or vegan-friendly.

We are largest 30s & 40s Meetup group in the world!  This social group is for people in their 30s and 40s, in the Washington DC metro area, who enjoy dining, BBQs, picnics, winery tours, cooking, outdoor activities, dinner parties, and other local activities. This group is for married people, single people, new-in-towners, and people who have been in the DC area for a while and are simply looking for a new group to go out with. Membership is FREE, and you only have to be friendly and fun to join …

Greetings, Sister-Friend! The Renaissance Women of Color (RWOC) represents a renewal, revival and rebirth of the spirit of womanhood, and the power of femininity among women of color. We are a 'social sisterhood' of Black/African-American, Hispanic, Latina, Asian, and all women of color who enjoy living life, and have PURPOSE and PASSION in addition to the roles that define us (wife, mother, CEO, PhD, etc.). Our first and most important role is that of a WOMAN, which we appreciate and celebrate …

This is a group for BBQ lovers in the DMV area. I know DC isn't known for great BBQ, but I'd love to explore all the various regional options in the area. I am a Texan with several grills and a smoker, but would like to check out the various BBQ joints in the greater DC area with other afficianodos. Texas, North Carolina, Kansas City, international, and all other styles are all on the table for exploration. I envision checking out at least one new joint each month.

FREE networking alliance of many related Meetup Alliance groups including social entrepreneurs, consultants, community organizers and very successful marketing executives and mentors regularly attend as members of the Organizing Committee. (Please do not expect to meet only marketing people at this event. You will be meeting prospective clients, associates, community leaders and other blessings in disguise. This is for  people who want to network with everybody, not just marketing professionals. …

This is a group for young gals who live in Georgetown and Dupont Circle and surrounding neighborhoods, you are a student at Georgetown and want to go out with friends in the area for coffee ? or work in the city and want to do something relaxing afterwards ? dinner, museums, relax at someones house one evening for tea, get to check out surrounding neighborhoods with other people who live in the city or who love coming to the city and checking out fun things to do

Welcome Welcome Welcome.  The Get Up, Move, and Explore (Gum_E) the DMV meetup was created for men and women to keep each other motivated as we strive to increase our physical activity. I love my couch and TV but sometimes I need to love them a little bit less. I want to create a group of friends that get out and explorer different events around the Washington DC area.  These events will focus more on us putting one foot in front of the other than being sit down events. We sit down enough at wor …

The Shrinking Divas is a support and activity group for woman seeking a healthier, holistic approach to healthful living; Spirit, Mind, Body. We are weight losers, weight-maintainers, and fit-life seekers. We meet via conference call every Monday night at 8:00pm sharp! We will be working through several books.  Lose it For Life", by Dr. Steven Arterburn and Linda Arterburn, a weight reduction program that approaches healthier living through Spiritual(Biblically-based), physical and emotional he …

If you have an interest in speaking the Thai language (language of Thailand), join our informal group to learn!!! Each workshop focuses on topics of interest for speaking Thai.....Shopping, Food/Restaurants, Medical, Social, Visiting Thailand with fun activities to reenforce the lessons in each workshop. If you plan to visit Thailand, have Thai relatives or friends, or you have Thai parents and would like to improve your Thai language skills.....this would be a great way to learn. All levels of …

Welcome to the #1 Washington DC, MD, and VA Kick A.S.S. Group where we host activities for men and women of All Shapes, Sizes (A.S.S.)! This group is for women and men mainly in their 20's-40's who want to have fun exploring everything the DMV area has to offer. This group is for single people, married people, new-in-town or for people who have been in the area for a while; and most of all for anyone who wants to meet new friends and socialize. Our main goal is to have fun through outdoor activi …

Do you think it's fun to get dressed up and have a fancy 5 course meal? This is the group for you. Various events (dinners featuring tasting menus, chef's tables, and the like) will be posted here. Know of an event that the group would be interested in? Post it in the suggested meetups.

Come join All About Tea in DC! If you love Tea, this is the place to be. Whether you enjoy black - Assam, Ceylon; Earl Grey; Green - Sencha, genmeicha or gunpowder green tea; White teas; Blends or Herbals (including Rooisbos), we all have one thing in common - Tea. It soothes the soul, helps you think and it's good for you! Tea is the #2 beverage drunk worldwide next to water. Tea comes from the Camellia Seninses leaf. The 5 major world areas that started cultivating Tea according to history a …

This group is a non-profit cultural arts center on Washington DC- a space alive with color, sound, movement, and creativity - music, art and language converge to educate and entertain.We live in an interesting and fascinated city filled with so much possibility for connection and discovery. ... where each member experience how the language of art and the art of language can transcend cultural barriers. Where people each week meet to share ideas,find creative inspiration, share weekly dinner and …

This is a group for chocolate lovers who are interested in learning about, and tasting fine chocolate. We will taste and review unique chocolate bars made from different cacao varieties, origins and brands; Likewise, we will seek interesting bon-bons , truffles and other confections made with the finest chocolate. I would like to organize events that will allow members to gain insight into subject such as: a. The chocolate making process from bean to bar b. Chocolate tasting and appreciate tec …

Women Allies for One City and Allies for Women are members of the combined Meetup for Conversations Friendship Archway Alliance. This combined event of many groups with similar interests are held each month at the same time and place on the 3rd Sundays from 12:30PM to 2:30PM in Downtown Wash. D.C. This is an opportunity to develop more friends and allies for mutual support. This is not an event limited only to women attendees. This is a combined community networking event for women to connect wi …

I am interested in changing the way I think about food and am starting on a journey to read and discuss books that will provide information for thought. My focus is more on healthy living rather than on dieting. The first book, "What To Eat" by Marion Nestle is organized around the layout of most supermarkets. Looking for 6 Boomer Ladies who want to commit to purchasing the book and reading select content for discussion two times a month for five months at local restaurants. We will meet the 1st …

The Livingston Society is named in honor of my closest friend Livingston who's life was cut too short. If you knew Livingston you knew that he could be found at almost every social event in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. He was a fun, outgoing gentlemen that took the time to get to know you. When you were involved in a conversation with him he made you feel like you were the only one in the room. He was an all around great guy. Therefore, this group (btw 30-50 preferred but not limited t …

Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it's too late. The time to be happy is now, regardless of any circumstances or beliefs, it is your birth right to be free and happy in every moment. Here we maximize every moment of our existence and live our life to the fullest. This group is here to remind us of all the things we want to achieve i …

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"Calling all non-sedentary enthusiasts who love kids and want to see them MOVE! Let's connect, collaborate and support kids everywhere to move more, eat healthier and take leadership in their health. Looking forward to hearing your ideas, exploring opportunities and creating cool, ways to empower kids to move more and erase childhood obesity.

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable.

There are plenty of great healthy gluten-free groups out there, but I noticed a lack of gluten-free drinking/social groups in the DC area! Join this group if you live a gluten-free lifestyle, want to make new friends, and share similar stories in a relaxed social setting. Feel free to bring non-gluten free friends to show support! Our goal: once bars in the DC area see there is a thirsty (and fun) gluten-free crowd, more bars will get on board with gluten-free beer options :) So let's meet-up an …