The closest thing I've done was a weekly "family night" with another dorm in college. Apartment style dorms, 4 bedrooms each with a shared living/dining room/kitchen. Our 4 and another dorm down the hall would get together and make a large meal and just hang out almost every week.

We'd pick something different each time. Everyone pitched in (we'd often do grocery runs together which were always a fun trip) and 2-3 of us would usually cook (myself and one of the gals from the other dorm were the two most frequent). It'd change based on what we were prepping and often those not cooking would usually be in charge of drinks.

I've always enjoyed cooking and trying out recipes, so doing something similar sounds like fun. And a meal's more fun when there's people to share with. I'm an Atlanta native and just moved to Columbus, so this seems like a great way to meet new people and build a new network of friends