* Foodist, chef, traveler, adventurous eater, organic gardener, home canner, pickler, sausage maker, personal chef,  entertainer, recipe conjurer, enthusiastic culinary instructor, tradition vs. "trendy", loves to mingle and explore culture & cuisines .... peoples and places. I love to cook, eat and talk "food".... what other reason to start this group? What other reason to join? We all have something to learn from each other, to share, to explore and to discover .... isn't it so much more fun t …

On January 9, 2006, The Weekly Dinner was started with a simple concept of bringing people together to enjoy great food in the Twin Cities area. Since then, there have been many events scheduled, friendships formed and a lot of great memories. On September 1, 2012, the name was switched to Minnesota Foodies (http://www.MinnesotaFoodies.com). The mission of the group continues to focus around enjoying great food and building friendships along the way, but not just one weekly dinner. We have brunc …

Are YOU Looking for a way to easily make more friends and dates fast?? Are you new to town? Kinda shy? Need a ice breaker? Want to meet more people around town? If you are, This is the way to do it!! Speed Friending Events are for you!! Why pay Speed Dating 35$? When Speed Friending Events provide you with all of the benefits of speed dating with the added benefits of making friends and dates at the same time. Speed Friending Events are a lot more relaxed and fun for much cheaper than Speed …

The love of great sushi (and sake). Eating sushi is much more fun when the people with you love it like you do. You no longer have to drag a non-sushi loving friend along just so you can get your fix.

This is a group for the academically-minded to get out of the lab/office/hospital and meet people from beyond the scope of their departments. Grad/med/law students, post-docs, interns, residents, or those in the early phases of their careers can enjoy getting together and taking a break from the world of peer-reviewed journal articles and coffee-fueled marathon workdays. We’ll start with some good old-fashioned happy hours and hopefully expand to other meetups from there. Looking forward to it!

NOTE: To foster making new friends and getting to know the members we currently have, MSP Couples is closed to new members at this time.   This notice will be removed if we re-open it. Looking for awesome new couple friends? Do you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul/Suburbs? Read on, new friends, read on. This group is geared toward  fun, interesting, smart, hip, fabulous  couples in their 30's to 50's to enjoy casual adult-only meet-ups in the pursuit of long lasting friendships. No pretense her …

Are you in your 20's or 30's and looking to make some new friends? Come to the 20's and 30's New Friends Meetup to mingle and meet some fun new people. There are so many great things to do in the Minneapolis Metro area, so here is a way to make some new friends, and to enjoy what the city has to offer. Find fun things to do, cool places to go, and a bunch of new friends to come with you!

Single? Lets enjoy life and meet new people!  This group is for singles that are looking to enjoy social activities and desire to engage in high quality, fun conversations and make new friends. I believe it is important that you're enjoying life and living it no matter if you are single or have a companion. I will be hosting  2 types of events. 1) Fun social events with high quality singles. 2) Educational events that help singles improve their dating skills so they can enjoy the dating life th …

Meet fellow Vegetarians near you! Come to a local Vegetarian Meetup and discuss living a healthy vegetarian lifestyle. Have delicious meals, share your favorite recipes and make new friends!  Please include a picture or avatar in your profile, it makes the Meetup experience more fun by giving an image to a name!  Hope to meet you soon.

Check out the Twin Cities fantastic food culture with us! From food novices to epicurean gourmands, Simply Epicurious foodies always have a fun time trying new spots and enjoying delicious food. Join us to share laughter, great conversation, and a good meal! Our events may include restaurant excursions, cooking classes, potlucks, food crawls, food festivals, and more! We'll partake of food and drink delights at various eateries in the TC Area. Whether it's a fantastic hole-in-the-wall or a hot, …

Twin Cities Small Business Meetup is now the Gettin Bizzy Networking Group as of 6/17/12. There are now 2 meetup groups for Gettin Bizzy on Meetup as Gettin Bizzy acquired another group and meetup does not have an easy way to merge 2 groups. If you are a member of both groups and wish to only have 1 notification, please make sure you are a member / join the "Main Original Gettin Bizzy Group" and you can remove yourself from the other. Main Original Gettin Bizzy Group: http://www.meetup.com/getti …

All inclusive dance calendar for the Twin Cities area to cut across genre of music and type of dancing. There is something for everyone in the Twin Cities!!! About ten years ago, Jim Uttley started his personal dance calendar on pen and paper so he would know where the hot spots of the evening and what his choices were. As fellow dancers saw him glance and refer to this calendar, they began to ask for a copy to which Jim was happy to oblige. This calendar soon grew into a 20 page Word Document, …

Join our kitchen! Every month we host curated community potlucks in Minneapolis. Each month has a different theme. We eat & talk food, culture & story. Sometimes we have special guests, sometimes we have contests. NOTE: Open Kitchen is currently on hiatus this winter as Mero Cocinero travels the world. We will send an email out to members when we are back up & running.

Welcome! This group is for meeting fellow vegans and for people who are looking to become vegan or want to find out if veganism is for them. If you're looking for guidance and support in making a transition to veganism, you've come to the right place. You don’t have to be vegan or vegetarian to join this group, but please be sincerely interested in learning more about veganism. Let's celebrate an animal-friendly life! ~ Dallas Minneapolis Vegan Meetup is sponsored by the Animal Rights Coalition …

This group is for singles that want to manifest more love in their lives. This group focuses on being proactive about what you want, and helping you to identify what you want. Once you know what you want from a partner we support each other in maintaining that focus. Date with intention and purpose ! We will participate in monthly tele-seminars, attend organized singles events as well as creating a support network right here.

In early 2010, my wife Sharon and I started A Partnership Of Diabetics (A-POD) in the Phillips Community of south Minneapolis—considered the most culturally-diverse, economically-challenged in Minnesota. If we can make our program work here, we thought, it just might work anywhere! We began without a cent of grant money using just our Social Security and pension funds. The Center for Changing Lives of Lutheran Social Services initially provided us with a meeting space. Advertising through Meet-u …

I am interested in gathering a group of people to check out and support some of the great independent restaurants around the Twin Cities area; ideally I would love to have a maximum of 10 people per event to gather around a table, try interesting things from the menu, discuss and critique the food, discuss wine pairings and share some interesting restaurant and food experiences. I'd like to keep the events smaller, so we can talk, get to know each other and share some great ideas. Please join me …

Meet fellow Wine Enthusiasts near you! Come to a local Wine Meetup to taste new wines; learn about noses and legs; and discuss great vintages and estates. Everyone's welcome, from new bouquet-sniffers to educated connoisseurs. ################ PLEASE READ The organizers of The Twin Cities Wine Enthusiasts welcome everyone's participation in our wine events (adults). Membership has privileges and also responsibilities. We have expectations for all the members of the group. These expectations a …