Friends of Friends

The Dinner Parties Happening Inside New York’s Restaurants

"An organized system that pairs strangers for communal meals as a modern twist on the community table: applicants complete a simple approval process, then receive invitations to small dinners (typically about four to eight people). Founded with the intent of creating a space for people from different walks of life to meet over dinner—neither strictly networking nor explicitly matchmaking—the program has grown to roughly 2,000 people on the list and about 150 meals held; the organizer intentionally does not attend events to preserve the dynamic." - E. Alex Jung