THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE INVITE ONLY PRIVATE GROUP! Flakers are not tolerated here. We only accept 200 members so be sure to stay ACTIVE! Undoubtedly the most active Meetup on the site, with amicable foodies to boot. Love Desserts? Baking or just eating? No problem! Demographic is active young professionals 20's-30's. Rules: http://www.meetup.com/chocolovers/about

Complete Chocolate Wives & Girlfriends is a place for committed African American women to get together and celebrate being "Complete" within our relationships. To empower one another by planning empowerment meetings, fun filled events as well as open dialouge discussions,  etc. As women we give so much of ourselves to our men and families..so, here is a place to come together and celebrate ourselves and who we are. If you are in a committed heterosexual relationship and are aware of the importan …

Welcome to our free of charge workshops! Check out this joyful and life-changing experience! Join Laughing Diva and our community of Laughers for some stress-busting, joyful movement and yummy breathing... Are you ready to find your inner well of Joy? We exhale negativity, laugh and dance to music, and meditate with chocolate! Juggle, rock out, dance, laugh! And at the end of the session, breathe deeply during Laughing Diva's chocolate Yummm Meditation. A Happy Hour without the hangover. Learn h …

African American heterosexual committed couples coming together to embrace, empower and strengthen our relationships through  fun-filled events, sharing information and spiritual principles. If you are honest and sincere about nurturing your relationship and are aware of the power in commitment between  black men & women, this is the group for you. **No Swingers Please**

Welcome to Bay Ridge Bakers! This meetup is designed to create a community of baking lovers in New York City, but specifically targeting the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn! I am a passionate, although novice, baker.  I hope that this community will introduce me to experienced bakers and allow us to taste each others creations, visit wonderful bakeries and cafes in the area, and bond over the delicious taste of home made treats. There is a $5 one time payment due when you join the meetup.  This is …

Welcome to "Little in the City," the Long Island City parents group! We organize play dates, parties, and other events for children and their parents in Long Island City. Together with organizations such as Trinity Church or the Chocolate Factory we have brought to life larger yearly events such as the Easter Egg Hunt in Gantry Park or the Long Island City Halloween Parade. We also engage in advocacy work for Long Island City families regarding the improvement and maintenance of public parks and …

Joios is an eating and drinking community, open to anyone who wants to share fun tasting experiences and help build a better system for finding great new flavors. We created Joios to harness the power of the crowd to sort through abundant food and drink options. Community drives our filtering process. By empowering people to taste great arrays and record scores in a database, we develop a pool of unbiased scores. A typical tasting event might include six premium Spanish wines or six dark chocola …

Urban Farmers Wanted! Learn about growing your own food and sustainability. Join S.A.V.E., and put your projects into practice! You’ve heard about Organic Gardening, we’re Growing Beyond Organic. Introducing Permaponics, it’s Aquaponics (fish and vegetables in water), Aquaculture (fish farming), Hydroponics (growing plants in water), Permaculture (Permanent Agriculture) & more. We are building a sustainable, Vertically Integrated Food Industry. Our website http://www.savefarms.org Our primary lo …

If you enjoy reading books written by French / francophone authors and would like to discuss them with other lovers of French Fiction in French, this is a group for you. We try to pick books that are both well written and likely to interest the greatest number of people, including works considered modern (or even classic) classics and more recent prize winners. These books are picked and discussed by our member group, both through polls and at our meetups over a cup of hot chocolate, a cup of co …

Do you love Martha, Etsy, and all things hand- and homemade? If you'd like to get together to craft, cook, build, get inspired, and learn from others with a DIY aesthetic, then this group is for you! Ideally, you'll be interested in crafts & projects that are both fun to make *and* have a design-oriented focus. We meet to make... Handmade crafts, décor, lighting, paper goods, jewelry and other craft projects Homemade jams, pickles, bread, yogurt, chocolate, and other homesteading fun We find …

Founded in 2006 with a proven track record of extraordinary sugar art workshops and opportunities for members, the NYC Cake Decorators Meetup is the first and largest cake decorating group based in New York City.  Benefits include discounts at selected events; consultation with advanced cake designers, and networking opportunities with top sugar artists in the Tri-State area and beyond. NYC Cake Decorators have had Meetups with Mike McCarey, Lauren Kitchens, Bronwen Weber, MimiCafe Union, Julie …

The name of this group says it all.  Love + Wine.  Wine is wonderfully complex, like us, as individuals.  Some people have a natural taste and inclination for certain flavors, types and colors of wine. Others, look for something a bit more unique and rare.  Many are unexplored and waiting to be discovered. This group should be the place where you can express things that you LOVE and your curiosity or passion about WINE.  The rules are simple.  Social graces are a must. Be curious, open minded, s …

The purpose of this group is to bring together people who enjoy practicing yoga and being active with other sports. We'll take yoga out of the studio and into the great outdoors. Some of the adventures planned are Yoga Hikes, Yoga & Surfing trips, Yoga & Rock Climbing, Yoga in Central Park, and more. This is a judgment-free zone. Steak-eating, coffee-toting, chocolate-loving, wine-drinking yogis are welcomed just the same as purified vegan yogi philosophers. The more the merrier - join us!

We are a group of upscale and creative professionals who come together and share in exciting wine and chocolate happy hours, wine and cheese parties, wine tasting mixers and art openings for singles and couples primarily throughout Long Island and some in New York City too! It's all about the pleasure of your palette! Let's relish and share in those moments with great friends...our monthly wine and art mixers will consist of social/business networking, wine, art and professional Long Islanders f …

This is a book club for fun Brooklyn women in their 20's to 40's who love to read. Join our group if you are looking to meet new friends, talk about books, and maybe have a glass of wine to unwind after a long day. We will be reading fiction and nonfiction, and we typically meet once a month. We do charge $1.00 per meet-up to offset the costs of creating and maintaining a meetup.com account, and hope you understand this minimal fee keeps the rsvp list manageable for such a large group. We hope t …

This is the Official Meetup Group for the NYC Pagan Pride Project, Inc. Sponsors of the NYC Pagan Pride Festival, the Maypole Joe Scholarship, and the Chocolate Ritual Fundraisers amongst many other meetups and fundraisers designed to bring the the NYC Pagan community together. We honor collaboration, fellowship, giving back, and the principles embodied by the National and International Pagan Pride organization. Every year we sponsor a harvest festival in historic Battery Park on the last Saturd …