This Meetup was started to mutually benefit people and local independent restaurants. Everyone eats so it’s a great way to be social and make friends. We support our local restaurants and vendors by never booking at chains. We usually select the slowest night (TWT) for the restaurant and it works for us all. A ‘win-win’. Everyone is welcome! “Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

Consider this exchange from “Conan: The Barbarian”: Conan: What gods do you pray to? Subotai: I pray to the four winds... and you? Conan: To Crom... but I seldom pray to him, he doesn't listen. Subotai: [chuckles] What good is he then? Ah, it's just as I've always said. Conan: He is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, "What is the riddle of steel?" If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me. That's Crom, strong on his mountain! Subotai: Ah, my …

We meet to enjoy the greatest strategy game in suitable fashion: drink in hand, distracting conversation, beginner and expert comrades alike.

We are a group of 5 friends (founding members) who are taking back our right to do man things! We want to drink beer, eat BBQ, watch fights, light bonfires, watch action flicks, play poker and piss outside (not all neccesarily at the same time, but that COULD be fun). If you don't understand what we're talking about watch this clip which inspired the inception of this group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V30tyaXv6EI That says it all. If you are a man and feeling the vibe, and want to join …

Meet with people who love BBQ to exchange recipes and share techniques in the art of BBQ. We will also visit some of the areas top BBQ joints for dinner plus meet the owners and pitmasters as they share thier tips and insights of thier craft. Let's make some new friends, have fun and eat lots of barbecue!

Visit our website. Watch our new video! MovNat Paleo Columbus takes a new approach to fitness that blends a variety of movements with Paleo nutritional strategies. Inspired by MovNat principles (www.movnat.com) and integrated into a indoor/outdoor fitness & strength program, you will lift, carry, push, pull, press, jump, crawl, balance, throw, catch, walk/run. Our membership draws from those who want build on what they currently do, newbies, the Crossfit and Paleo crowd as well as those at the h …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Everywhere you turn there seems to be a new miracle weight loss system, pill or program and yet we Americans are still packing on the pounds. My name is Jason and I created this group as a way to help people loose weight and develop a healthy lifestyle. I'm not presenting any new revolutionary plans nor am I selling anything. I just have a passion for helping people reach their fitness goals and develop a healthy lifestyle. My philosophy is really quite …

Due to inactivity, this book club has been CLOSED.  If you can assist me in drumming up attendance, please contact me.  Thank you for your membership and support. If you are tired of book clubs that only read and discuss commercial fiction (think Oprah's Book Club, New York Times Bestsellers) or have a gender requirement (think Ladies Only), then this is the place for you!  If you want to share great dialogue over a good meal, please join us! WE: Are a co-ed group that meets (at least) once a m …

Have you had enough of the online dating sites? Far too many coffee meetings which seemed like the longest hour of your life as you plotted your escape from this boring letch who was actually 4 inches shorter and 40 pounds heavier than advertised? This is as close as you will get to the wonderful and laid-back times from your high school or college days when everyone in the room was “Single, Available and Fun”! We host a weekly social mixer for singles looking to meet other singles in a casual s …

Calling all women who want to learn to safely and progressively learn to lift weights to get strong and lose weight. We'll use free weights, kettlebells, bands, body weight and MovNat (moving naturally) movement lifting some cool natural things like rocks and logs. We'll talk about eating whole and natural foods, healthy living and build a community of strong women, inside and out.

Are you following Joel Fuhrman's Eat to Live diet style and don't have anyone to share your ideas with? Or have you read Eat to Live but feel daunted by the recipes and don't know how to get started? Come gather with like-minded people and we'll cook, discuss tips and techniques, give each other motivation and inspiration and maybe have a few potlucks. Maybe some of us will want to join forces in buddy system-type emotional support to end overeating and junk food addictions. This diet style is …

"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it" -Audrey Hepburn If you identify with Audrey, then I'm sure we'll become the best of friends. This group is less about cliques & more about sharing in a love for all things C-bus including fantastic live music, artsy endeavors & foodie adventures. If you're a spontaneous individual who just can't get enough of a good thing, then join at your own risk...things may just get a bit crazy.

Calling all people interested in getting healthy! We will chat about eating, dieting, cardboard cupcakes, the inappropriateness of soy bacon, and motivating each other to stick to reaching our goals. We can meet up once a month for everyone in town and have a good meal or try out a new exercise class and provide online support to each other. Most of all, let's make this fun, because we all know that salad, by itself is NOT fun!

This group is for professionals interested in developing a social scene in Columbus. The concept will be to select a consistent rotating scene for folks to gather and socialize. As the name goes we are being selective about the membership. The group will evolve as time goes on so stay active for details.

The Inconceivably Nerdy Young Adults of Columbus, Ohio (TINYACO, pronounced "Tiny Eck-o." "Echo . . . echo . . . echo . . . ") is a group for young adults (22-42) who are nerds, geeks, and quite possibly dorks. We like Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, The Big Bang Theory, New Girl, How I Met Your Mother, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Monty Python, the Princess Bride, Twilight Zone, Pride and Prejudice, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Neil Gaiman, comic books, LEGO video games, pirates, …

This is a group for people who love great food, but also are conscious of where it comes from, what’s in it and how it affects their health, well being, and the environment! What the heck is a Flexitarian? “Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian/vegan diet, but occasionally eat meat or other animal products (eggs, honey, etc...). Whatever your reason for eating less meat, no meat, or no bi-products what-so-ever, all are welcome! Our main focus is on …

(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 …

This group is for anyone interested in walking, eating and talking. All skill levels are welcome to participate. We will walk different parks as the weather permits. We will offer social gatherings at different locations within the Greater Columbus Area.

This is a support/study/activity group for people who recognize that to live the life they were intended to live, they must first take care of the physical body through which they live it. Transition to and maintain a healthy lifestyle that gives you the energy and health to live your dreams.