Introducing the FoodBurgh Meetup
Posted by mike | Filed under Community, Meta
As some of you may have noticed in my Avenue B review, I have started an official FoodBurgh Meetup group. For anyone not familiar with Meetup, it’s an easy way for anyone to organize a group outing for people with a common interest. For example, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Pittsburgh Beer Meetup in a couple of posts. That’s a different Meetup group dedicated to beer enthusiasts in the ‘Burgh. Every other week or so, the group heads out to a different restaurant or bar that has sufficiently interesting beer options to warrant the trip. The FoodBurgh meetup will be somewhat similar—except the focus is on local dining more so than beer.
I see two possible use cases for the FoodBurgh Meetup.
- An opportunity to revisit some of my FoodBurgh favorites
- An excuse to try out completely new destinations
I suspect most of my meetups will lean more toward (1), but I leave (2) open as a possibility. In fact, the first (pre-announcement) outing of the FoodBurgh Meetup was to a completely new place: Avenue B. As you can see form my write-up, heading out with a group gave me a chance to see far more menu items than I could have possible ordered alone.
That outing included mostly friends of mine that I had roped into the outing. Now that I’m actively promoting the group, I’m hoping that some of my readers will be inspired to come out and give it a try. I view the outings as an excellent way to meet people with a common culinary interest.
If a Meetup group sounds like a good idea to you, why not stop by the Meetup page and join the group. If your not a member of Meetup, it’s free and easy to sign-up. Some groups are better than others, but I’m a big fan of the overall operation.
