This is a group for people who want to learn and share their knowledge about holistic lifestyles, healthy eating, and food preperation. The Organizer, Gail Zikri, has trained with some of the most notable chefs/health pros in the tri-state area and throughout the country . She is a great vegan, vegetarian and raw-living food chef and educator and has been teaching Yoga for over 15 years. She currently conducts various classes in the Hoboken and NYC area, and will even give classes in your own ki …

Calling all vegetarians!  Did you go to the CT Veg Fest at the Convention Center in Hartford?  It was fabulous!!!!  Congratulations to our own member Ani Tirpan for envisioning it and for bringing it all to us. This is a group designed to help support one another committed to vegetarian/vegan practices. Meeting for potluck suppers, restaurant trips, sharing the bounties of our gardens are all encouraged. Taste new dishes, swap recipes-raw or cooked. Let's build a sense of community. The spirit …

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 …

Whole & Natural Foods Cooking Co-Op & Support Group This group is for people who have discovered the value of whole and natural foods in their lives and want to support each other to eat in way that is healthy, nurtures the body and the earth, and tastes good! How can we have more community, joy, efficiency, health, and fun regarding cooking and eating? My intention is that this group will create community in cooking, happiness through meeting with others, an understanding of food and cooki …

This group was started to find vegans and vegan wannabes in the Hudson Valley. We combine Social Events and Social Action by enjoying delicious, healthful vegan food and encouraging others to do so. The more people who choose vegan food, the fewer farmed animals will be raised. You do not have to be vegan to join, just eat like one when you are with us. We get together to learn and to inform others.

I have decided to start this class so I could show you how to make delicious food that is healthy to eat. Consider joining if you would like to eat healthier, lose weight, prevent or reverse heart disease, prevent or reverse Type II diabetes, feel better, have more energy and be kinder to the earth and the animals on the earth.  This is a demonstration class.  At the end of the class we will eat all the food I have cooked.

i love to cook, but i don't love to cook for just me. and i don't love to eat the one thing that i have cooked meal after meal after meal. i want to share my food with others, and try things that they have made. so i decided to start a dinner swap, where once a week, a group of people can gather and trade dinner-sized portions of delicious, home-cooked meals. after a swap, you'll have a variety of meals to enjoy throughout the week. heat them up for an easy lunch, or combine them with a salad an …

We are a group of people from all walks of life who are passionate about Health & Wellness. Our goal is to nurture, support and cultivate a group of like-minded people who wish to live healthy, in what is quickly becoming, an unhealthy world. We strive to offer a variety of well organized, health related activities such as: Cooking classes/demos to learn healthy, organic, whole food preparation Dining at Vegetarian and Vegan restaurants Guest speakers to discuss healthy living and holistic opti …

Welcome to "Delicious Living". My reason for starting this group was to meet like minded-health conscious people in the area and to support and empower those trying to get healthier. I know that it can get really confusing navigating through conflicting and always changing health philosophies out there.  The BIG secret is that there is NO SECRET.  We just have to eat the way nature intended us to, which is real food, unprocessed, unrefined, and food that nourishes us on a cellular level. I belie …

I am a photographer trying to break into the food photography market and would like to sharpen my skills and develop a large set of images for my website and portfolio. I would like to work with other photographers with similar interests as well as with food stylists, caterers, bakers, butchers, chefs, restaurateurs, gardeners, grocers, wine connoisseurs, cheese enthusiasts, cooking teachers, gourmets, bartenders, cookbook publishers, magazine editors, Martha Stewart (or a close facsimile), or s …

Learn how to compete at a high level while eating a mostly plant based diet. Learn the proper ways to fuel for energy and proper nutrients. Future classes will have cooking demos and there will be product samples and tasty treats every class. Share with like minded athletes how you thrive on plant based diets. Great for beginners.

Join us for cooking classes, tours of farms and farmers markets, ethnic neighborhoods and eateries, nutrition events, hikes, walks, yoga, movie nights and more. Events will be in Northern NJ, Hoboken, Weehawken, NYC and the Hudson Valley.

Come and learn to make tasty and healthy Japanese delicacies! You will learn how easy it is to create tasty Japanese food without going through complicated procedures. Certain key techniques will be demonstrated. In Japanese cuisine there is more emphasis on freshness and seasonality of the ingredients. The huge variety of seasonal foods results in an appreciation of when the different foods are in season and their suitability for providing satisfaction at the time of year when their quality is …

Our monthly gatherings with chef Divya Alter feature a four course vegetarian Ayurvedic dinners. Each delicious course is carefully designed to ensure maximum nutritional, bio-energetic (pranic) and healing value. Dinner is served in a relaxed community atmosphere. Opening you to meet your neighbor and make meaningful connections all while enjoying a beautiful meal.

Welcome to Veggie Social--where vegetarians, vegans, and friends come to eat great healthy food, swap recipes, and participate in veggie and non-veggie activities. We are based in Northern NJ and dedicated to both vegetarianism and having fun. We welcome the new, the practicing, the experimenting, and those with questions. While we believe in food justice and sustainability, this group is specifically for social gathering and making new friends based on social interest (no judgement here).

This group is for anyone interested in breaking out of their shell and trying new things. If you want to meet new people while at the same time trying new things like cooking classes, horseback riding, camping, ice sculpting or surfing, this group is for you! I started this group to meet other people interested in being the best they can be and trying new things. Look forward to having lots of fun experiences with you!

This group is for anyone who is single and passionate about being vegetarian enough that they would prefer their partner to be as well. I noticed there are lots of vegetarian/vegan groups and lots of single groups but no groups for vegetarian singles. Join our Facebook Page. Check out our website.

Kung-Fu , Tai-Chi, Health Dharma, Vegetarian cooking, and Meditation are all part of our Temple's usual activities.  Come join us from time to time to learn about these ancient practice time tested to enhance every aspect of your life from the original Buddhas pure from Asia. Guang Huan Mi Zong Buddhism. This precious Dharma is able to enhance health, develop wisdom, eliminate misfortune and foster good luck. It can balance people’s mind and body, providing significant relief for diseases like …

all are welcome! whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or veg-curious. this is a great group for those looking to meet like-minded folks, share thoughts on the various diets, share recipes, learn, and even transcend labels.  we will have meal meetups at restaurants and at our homes, educational meetups as they become available in the community, and other social gatherings to mix and mingle with other vegs.

Hey there, NYC gay vegan single guys! Are you out there? If so, I want to host a dinner party (or dinner parties) for you! I'm about to embark on a vegan cooking adventure, and I thought I'd combine my cooking project with my interest in meeting and uniting gay single vegans. Of course, if there are others who'd like to host, I'll be happy to attend your dinner parties as well!

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!

The goal of this Meetup group is to have fun together while building a vegan community in North Central Mass. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply veg-curious, you're invited and welcome to join! We wish to support each other wherever we may be on our individual journeys toward living more compassionate, joyful, healthy, and ecologically sound lives. Here you can connect with like-minded people, make new friends, share information, and explore veganism in a relaxed, supportive environmen …

Living in the east end of Long Island, we are a community of farmers , fishermen, locals , artists and weekenders --surrounded by incredible natural beauty. Now is the time to bring all those together who seek a more healthier , more sustainable lifestyle. Weather you are a vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian or even flexatarian--- let's meetup and share our love of great food with new friends in our beautiful community.

This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about plant based nutrition. Whether you are a full-fledged vegan, an aspiring vegetarian, or just dipping your nose into the wonderful world of plants. We offer monthly workshops to learn about this type of eating. Often we will have cooking demonstrations, many samples, recipes, question and answer and discussion. More than anything we want to help each other to lead healthy lifestyles and treat our bodies as temples.

FOR VEGANS - VEGETARIANS - AND THE VEG CURIOUS!!! The focus of this group is to have fun socializing while supporting vegan groups, communities, businesses, blogs, and lifestyles. It is about creating a vegan friendly network of friends. This group will also focus on Vegan Cooking and Nutrition. You don't need to be Vegan to join, just have an interest and respect for the wonderful aspects of this wonderful, delicious, and kind way of eating. Stay tuned I have so much planned such as Pot Lucks …

Welcome raw/vegans, those interested in healthy food and lifestyle, chefs, artists, and the peculiar! We are an enthusiastic bunch of creative, health conscious, loving individuals eager to share the raw vegan lifestyle. We are committed to community, facilitating raw food education, potlucks, field trips, exploring local restaurants, and more, sharing innovative, high-vibe, healthy gastronomy. We are pushing the boundaries with raw vegan cuisine, mixing exotic flavors, making gourmet plates, pl …

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 …

Come join us at the Turkish Cultural Center Long Island for cooking classes and other great events! The cooking classes will be announced on this meetup page and when in session will be held every other Saturday at our branch in Deer Park, NY. Every once in awhile we will announce other great events that take place at the Turkish Cultural Center. We're looking forward to meeting culinary enthusiasts interested in learning more about one of the best examples of Mediterranean cuisine. Check us out …