See Alex English At Austin’s Cap City Club

Emmy-nominated writer and standup comedian Alex English — recently a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and several years ago the 112th stranger featured on this site (I’ll let you decide which honor is most prestigious) — is performing in Austin, Texas, this coming weekend. He’ll be at the Cap City…

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Throwback Thursday 98: Meet The Fontanas

Broadway fans may appreciate the 98th meal with a stranger, which was actually two strangers — Tony Award-winner Santino Fontana and his wife Jessica. Both actors, they didn’t know each other when they moved to New York to pursue their careers on stage, but eventually they met and were married…

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Dining With Strangers Now Also On Substack

In the interests of expanding the readership of this site beyond just my mum and dad (though I’m grateful for them), a couple of friends suggested that I start posting my articles to Substack. And I do as told, so the Dining With Strangers Substack is now up. Feel free…

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Hear ‘John and Jim’ At DC’s National Cathedral

Following on from yesterday’s Throwback Thursday article highlighting my dinner with the 97th stranger Jim Obergefell, there’s a related event coming up next month at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. David Danzmayr, music director of the Oregon Symphony, will conduct a concert by the National Orchestral Institute and Festival…

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‘If Only For One Night’ With Monika Pickett

Author Monika Pickett, the 128th stranger featured on this site, is hosting a talk and book signing, “If Only For One Night,” in Atlanta on Thursday May 22. It’s hosted by Mimi Faust, who was featured on “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,” and in addition to Monika’s reading there will…

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Rest In Peace Tom Fitzmorris

Far too late with posting this news, but food critic and radio host Tom Fitzmorris died on February 12 in his beloved hometown of New Orleans, at the age of 74. It was due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, NOLA.com reports. Tom was the 49th stranger interviewed for this site…

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