Dinner for Eight®
All the fun of a dinner party, with none of the work.
1. Authentic connection
Skip the small talk and dive straight into real talk and authentic connections, with your host leading the way.
2. Vetted guests
Guests are professionals ages 35-65 with active LinkedIn profiles. Attend one or multiple dinners.
3. Great restaurants
Enjoy an elevated dining experience while making new friends. All restaurants are wheelchair accessible and offer vegetarian/vegan options.
How it works
Answer a few questions when you sign up so you can get matched with the right table of eight.
You will be placed at a table with seven other guests and receive the exact location of the restaurant well in advance of the dinner. All guests pre-pay the dinner fee, which includes appetizer, entree, and wine or a non-alcoholic beverage.
This is like attending a fun dinner party or event where the host is looking out for you and making sure you meet good people and have a fantastic night.
That’s it! Attend and enjoy. ✨
An easy way to expand your social circle.
Studies have shown that eight is the perfect number if you are looking to connect and have meaningful conversations.
Want a change from parties, apps and big gatherings?
Can’t make the next dinner? Sign up below to find out about the next one.
About your hosts
Your hosts of Dinner for Eight® are Julia Pimsleur and Paulette Perhach, New Yorkers who love hosting dinner parties and creating community experiences. They wanted to make it easier for people to gather and create new connections in person without having to cook, organize or host.
Julia is a business and wealth coach, bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and founder of Million Dollar Women and the Million Dollar Women Fund.
Paulette Perhach is an acclaimed author and writing coach who helps writers break through mental blocks and finish their best work in The Finishing School. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vox, Elle, Slate, and Cosmopolitan.
Join Julia and Paulette and their guests for a memorable evening and conversations that take you beyond small talk to make real connections.
FAQ:
Dinner for Eight is open to those who find us via word of mouth, Eventbrite, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
This dinner club is geared to guests ages 35-65 based on the idea that it is harder to meet new people as you get older and have more of a tendency to get silo-ed in your career.
We spend more time talking about who you are or what you think than what you do, we require LinkedIn membership as a vetting tool since Dinner For Eight is for professionals (including authors, execs and entrepreneurs). This also gives us a way to ensure people are real and are coming to engage in a positive manner.
All genders and nonbinary people are welcome. This is not a dating event, but if you meet someone at a dinner you want to date, there is no rule against that.
We have repeat guests and always have about 70% new people as well.
The dinner fee covers appetizers, meal, wine or mocktail of your choice.
The fee is non-refundable once you commit so we can ensure we have 8 people and can manage the reservation process. But if you find you can't attend, you can sell your ticket to a friend so long as you let us know 48 hours in advance and provide their email and LinkedIn.
We are experimenting and learning as we go. Feedback, ideas, inquiries on how to host a Dinner for Eight in your city are all welcome. Our goal is to put a little more connection and community into our lives through good conversation and good food.
Restaurants vary. We change up the neighborhoods, mainly meet in Manhattan and opt for welcoming ambiance, great food, elegant atmosphere and easy accessibility. This is a social club of sorts, focused on the shared interest in connection rather than the food as the raison d'être. But we do love a great meal!
Some past restaurants include North Fork, l’Express, Boucherie, Isabella Osteria, Jams Restaurant, Fig & Olive, Il Fiorista and Taralucci e Vino.
You can now by a package of dinners for a discount and use them over a 12 or 24 month period: Five Dinners for $600 ($75 savings) or 10 Dinners for $1,150 ($200 savings)
Have Questions?
You can email us here and we will get back to you shortly.