Taking strangers to dinner and interviewing them about their lives since 2008
Fans of the Rocky movies might enjoy the 39th Throwback Thursday — an afternoon with actor Burt Young (Paulie from the boxing film series) in Port Washington, New York, in October 2011. Burt talked about his lengthy acting career, but also discussed his other loves of painting and writing. Before…
Here’s the 38th Throwback Thursday article; the time I got coffee and cupcakes with Ed Koch. I met Ed in October 2011 on a trip to New York, the city where he served as mayor for three terms in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2011 he was a partner at…
Quick reminder to sign up for the Dining With Strangers mailing list and get notified every time I post a new dinner interview. To subscribe, just enter your email address in the box on the right column. Now back to the regularly scheduled Throwback Thursday. The 37th dinner with a…
Before getting into the 36th Throwback Thursday, a reminder to sign up for my mailing list to get notified when I post a new interview (including the 122nd, coming Monday). The subscription box is top of the right-hand column on the site’s main page. My 36th dinner was the second…
Marijuana smuggling is a big focus of the 35th Throwback Thursday, my August 2011 dinner at since-closed Lana in Charleston, South Carolina, with author Jason Ryan. He told me about his book “Jackpot: High Times, High Seas and the Sting That Launched the War on Drugs,” a non-fiction account of…
Side note before today’s throwback: Apologies for not uploading a dinner interview since my June lunch in New York with adult model DeAngelo Jackson, but I *finally* sat down with a stranger for the 122nd interview last week and the 123rd will be happening next week. They’ll be online later…
Want to see me embarrass myself? The 33rd Throwback Thursday is for you. On a July 2011 trip to New York City I had lunch with Julia Kulakova, a renowned dancer who also teaches a class in gypsy dancing. Before our meal — a lengthy and lovely meal at the…
Here’s the 32nd Throwback Thursday article; my June 2011 dinner with DC resident Katelyn Sornik, who told me about her blog that covered life as a vegan. On the blog, New Kid On The Vegan Block, she posted recipes, restaurant reviews and other articles about her life as a vegan….
The 31st Throwback Thursday is to May 2011, when I dined at DC’s Acqua al 2 with Pastor Patrick Walker of the New Macedonia Baptist Church in Southeast Washington. I wanted to learn about his church’s prominent campaign against the push for marriage equality in the city, but that led…
The 30th Throwback Thursday feature is to April 2011, and another trip to New Orleans. Over the years there have been so many Dining With Strangers interviews in the Big Easy because (1) I’m there often, (B) people there appear to be very open to the website’s concept, (iii) I…