That sounds like fun. It actually sounds like you have the makings of two different groups here. One could be a restaurant of the month. Each month one person chooses the place to go. No chain restaurants allowed! It would be a fun way to try new places you probably never even thought to go to. And it would be a good venue for chatting with friends.

Another group could be cultural group. You could go to art museums and history museums. I probably would avoid concerts and plays which require advance tickets, but stuff you can do as spur of the moment would be good. Around here we have a lot of summer concerts which would fit the bill well. If you attend something which would make conversation difficult, plan on going out to coffee or something after.