Interviewing strangers over a meal since 2008 (as featured in the Washington Post)
When NFL player Ryan O’Callaghan was at the top of his game, all he could think of was suicide. His working days in the league were spent as an offensive tackle for the New England Patriots and later the Kansas City Chiefs. But at other times all he could think…
Portrait painter (and 101st stranger featured on this site) Jonathan Blum has announced his travel plans for November and December, so if you’re looking to meet him and buy some of his unique art here’s your chance. He’ll be at festivals and other events in New York and Washington, DC….
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…
After a summer hiatus from meeting strangers for meals, I’ve resumed Dining With Strangers and so here’s the 122nd interview: dinner with Jesse Rifkin, who performs twice a week singing and playing piano at a popular bar in DC. Jesse, a journalist by day, tickles the ivories at Mr. Smith’s…
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…
If you’ve ever wanted to see actor and writer Stephen Tobolowsky (the 66th dinner stranger) perform, you’ve got a great chance to do so next month in Los Angeles at one of his six performances in a play. Stephen, perhaps best known as insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the movie…
Congratulations to comedian Alex English (the 112th stranger featured on this site) who will be part of the cast launching a reboot of the “National Lampoon Radio Hour” as a podcast. The original radio comedy series, from 1973, featured Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner and more. According to Variety,…
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…
Jane Lynch, featured on this site as the 116th stranger along with her occasional performing partner Kate Flannery, is working on a new Netflix comedy show that’s said to be a modern day take on “The Golden Girls.” According to Variety, Jane is working on the show alongside singer Cyndi Lauper…
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…