It was a group of food bloggers, who found each other because of Facebook and Twitter, who all read the same book and met up to share a meal together. We read "Omnivore's Dilemma" and all brought a dish prepared in line with the thinking of the book.

Were it not for the social media tools we have access to online, I probably would have never met these great people. Walking in the door, we all had three things in common already: a love of food and reading, and involvement in online communities surrounding both of those things. I've been chatting with some of the fine folks I met last night through Flickr and Twitter today. And we already have plans (via a group event on Facebook) to meet up again in two months.

I'll be there, with my camera in-hand!