Welcome to East Valley Italian Food & Wine! We explore, learn, prepare, and enjoy all there is to know about Italian food.  We hope you will join in on the fun as we try new restaurants, learn new recipes, sample wines, and make new friends!  No dues required, just your willingness to have a great time, Ciao!

New Yorkers: come together and share our cultural upbringing at places that have a New York feel or relating to NY, weather it be a small pizza place, a lounge, or an event which emphasizes NY or New Yorkers (ex. Comedy club featuring a NY comedian.) Laugh, be loud, eat good food with great company. Let's reminisce about our amazing state. Although the places in NY are awesome and the food is incredible, it's the people who make NY such a great city. Let's unite our celebrated personalities! Go …

“Let's ALL get together for some great NEW DINING EXPERIENCES!!! We will try a different ethnic restaraunt a month, from Indian to Chinese, from Indonesian to Mexican, from Brazilian to ???? Come join us and help us experience the ethnic cooking delights that the Valley has to offer!!!

This is a group for all Phoenicians and Phoenician Transplants who are looking to meet cool new people and make friends! I love exploring Phoenix and these meetups will be primarily happy hours throughout Central Phx, Arcadia/Biltmore, Scottsdale and Tempe. If you are in your 20's or 30's, a young professional, are looking to explore new restaurants, bars, happy hour venues throughout the Phoenix area AND want to meet some awesome new peeps then join us :)

Welcome to the Valley of the Sun & Networking Group (Phoenix, Arcardia, Kieland, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler and surrounding suburbs)! This group is intended for Professional adults in their 30s, 40s, 50's who wish to meet new people and develop friendships. Many activities are organized, Happy Hours, Wine Events, Dancing, Day Trips, Weekend Trips, Hiking, Camping, Exploring new Restaurants, House parties, Pub Crawls, Movies, Fitness, Trendy Lounges, Meet and Greets, Coffee chats, Live mus …

The purpose of this group is to get together downtown residents and anyone interested in both meeting new people and in supporting the growing art, music, and restaurant and club scene in downtown Phoenix. Meetups could take place at Copper Star Coffee on a Saturday, Roosevelts for a great beer on a weeknight, Carly's for dinner on a Friday, Modified for a great show, on any First Friday along Grand Ave. Or, anywhere group members suggest, in downtown/Central Phoenix! Please be sure to read our …

(1 minute video) This group is for people who value and enjoy deeper discussions with amazing people and who are also willing to rise to the occasion by joining us to help make these discussion opportunities an ongoing reality. The events held in this group are all about having fun nights of great people and 'deeper' discussions over dinner in a charming restaurant. This Meetup group was created by Glen Brauer as part of a non-profit global initiative using practical philosophy to bring togeth …

Calling all Spiritual Seekers and Holistic or Metaphysical Professionals! Whether you are interested in expanding your spiritual self or if you are a professional in this field-we bridge the two together! This group unites like minded people-We desire a healthy balance in our life with purposeful work, a strong healthy body, an expansive mind and a loving heart! We invite you to be an active participant in this group. If you are a leader in the Holistic or Metaphysical Professions-then please be …

This group will focus its activities in the Central Phoenix area, primarily in the Downtown, Biltmore & Arcadia districts. We will explore restaurants, bars, culture, sporting activities. We are not exclusive to that geographical area, though so events could happen anywhere.  Suggestions are welcome - feel free to click the suggestion tab and post your ideas.

A food-centric social network and resource working to bring the foodie community together through a variety events geared around food and dining.   Join us for monthly socials that may include: meetings with notable chefs, behind the scenes tours of restaurants, food and wine tastings, exploring the trendy and ethnic local restaurant scene, cooking classes and social gatherings.  Something for everyone. Events will be scheduled in different parts of the valley and are designed to bring people to …

About The Group We welcome four wheel drive enthusiasts who are interested in 4X4 outings, meeting people with like interests, and exploring Arizona. Our outings are challenging, historic, and just plain fun. A 4x4 vehicle and a CB radio are required for group membership. Alcohol is not tolerated on trail runs with this group. We run trails from easy to moderate. If you are looking to tackle the toughest trails Arizona has to offer, a different group might better suit you. All of our meetings ar …

We are Positive Like Minded Professionals getting together with inviting, friendly members in our group, for dinner at a local restaurant to eat, talk and mingle.  We are unlike other groups in the area in that we do not promote others dating and picking up on others of the opposite sex constantly.  We will also meet for other Local Activities & Events that we will organize.  Also, for those looking for work, you are welcome to join us. We are getting together with other like minded people in an …

We're a group of folks who just can't get enough of Italian culture: the food, wine, arts, cinema, language, automobiles, sports and the overall "dolce vita." Our goal is to get as close to Italy as possible without leaving AZ, immersing ourselves in all things Italian. Knowledge of Italian is optional. With food, we'll try to explore "alta cucina" by dining at restaurants that represent current Italian cuisine and are a departure from the hackneyed "red sauce" menus. Although there's nothing wr …

This is a group for horse lovers, riders and curious newbies who don't own their own horses but want to enjoy the outdoors on horseback exploring Arizona back country. I am creating relationships with locally owned stables to give our group a reduced rate for riding two or more hours with a min of 4 -5 people. (max about 12, depending on the stable.) Min rides of two hours, some may be as long as 6-8 hours for those who can handle it. I'd like to combine the rides with wine and cheese or dishes …