Interviewing strangers over a meal since 2008 (as featured in the Washington Post)
For more than 20 years, Dani Lubnitzki – better known as Dani Luv – has played the piano and cracked Borscht Belt-style jokes for his many fans at the much-loved New York restaurant Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse. In the 135th dinner interview, Dani shares tales from his past, all with a…
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…
My 96th dinner interview took place on a cruise ship somewhere in the Caribbean back in January 2017. That’s when I met Matt Yee, who at the time was a mainstay on gay and straight cruises, and also in high demand on land, for his drag cabaret show. Over a…
Let’s get physical with the 134th interview with a stranger — my meal with personal trainer Raine Storm McKeython. A (mostly) lifelong resident of Washington, D.C., Raine grew up with a love and natural talent for basketball, with childhood dreams of playing in the NBA. He carried this through to…