Socialize and learn new recipes by cooking with a cooking partner. If you are learning to cook new authentic foods then its really helpful to have a cooking partner of that ethnicity. They can teach you all the little secrets about the recipes. You can have different types of cooking partners from thai to Indian to Italian. But finding a good cooking partner can be challenging if you don't know where to look for. You can use this search portal to find cooking partners of any kind in your neighborhood. Simply type in the keywords like 'cooking partner' or 'indian cooking partner' and enter your zip code. From the search results you can see all the cooking related activities and other people who are also looking to exchange cooking skills or socialize while cooking. Find a cooking partner from the results that meets your expectation. Then join the activity from the activity page. You can send direct messages or comment on the activity itself. In case if you do not find cooking partners of your choice in your area, then you should proactively create a cooking activity yourself. This way if there is anybody else in your area who in future is looking for a cooking partner as well, he or she can easily find you. In your activity try to describe as many details as you can. What type of cooking partner are you looking for? How often you would like to meetup and cook together.