… And yes, beer, wine, and cocktails count as food.   The only things I ask are that you be excited about food, be in the 20s to early 30s age range, and actually want to make new friends and interact with people at events.

Calling all amateur chefs, kitchen commanders, lovers of real food, and haters of high fructose corn syrup -- this meetup is JUST for you. We get together a handful of times a month, collectively buy and prepare a grand feast. A poorly disguised effort to come together, make new friends and glug wine. No, no! It's really about the food!    ** this group is geared towards (but not limited to) a crowd in their 20s and 30s and who are in DC and its immediate burbs (sorry Rockville & Vienna).  

Love graphic novels? Wish you could meet with fellow readers for interesting discussion? Same here. Let's meetup and talk about great graphic novels (and maybe have a glass of beer or wine on the side! ⎯perhaps tea and crumpets while reading From Hell?) Join us in exploring all genres and styles, from Watchmen and V for Vendetta to Maus and Persepolis (with a liberal sprinkling of Jhonen Vasquez, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller and others in between).

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