Merry Christmas to this site’s handful of readers! I’m flying back to England for the holidays and won’t be updating Dining With Strangers until early next year. So you can stop feverishly clicking “refresh” in the hope that a new interview will suddenly appear. That’s my festive gift to you….
Good Taste & Gatherings Launches
A few months ago I mentioned a fundraising project for “Good Taste & Gatherings,” a web-based documentary series bringing people who like good food together to share a meal. Sadly, the organizers never reached their target. However, they pushed ahead with the project and yesterday released the first pilot video…
Year In Review
2012 was what I will generously describe as a year of sporadic updates for Dining With Strangers. I went several months between some interviews. Despite the infrequent articles, it was an interesting year and I got to meet some people and learn about careers I’d never otherwise have experienced. Presented…
Interview 46: Breakfast With Katelan
Woohoo, a new interview is finally online! The last interview I posted was in July, so let’s just say I’ve been slow-walking my efforts with this website. After all, it’s not my day job and taking people out to dinner can get expensive. But enough of that, on with the…
Four More Years
I launched Dining With Strangers four years ago today. Back then I had precisely zero interviews planned other a lunch with my friend Joe, where we came up with the idea for the site. At least, I’m going to claim I was 95% of the inspiration for site, he just…
Keeping Up With The Lincolns
Another excuse to make an old article relevant! Yay! In February last year I had dinner with Michael Krebs and Debra Ann Miller, who make a living acting as Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd. They were fantastic company, and both had interesting stories about their careers on stage….
What About Dick?
A quick plug for Jim Piddock — my second ever dining interview, lucky man — who stars in a one-off comedy special called What About Dick? alongside Tim Curry, Eric Idle, Tracey Ullman and a bunch of other famous types. You can download the show for $6 at its official…
A Same-Sex Marriage ‘Last Stand’?
This is hardly breaking news anymore, and my site isn’t exactly CNN, but on Election Day in the States, voters approved measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington to legalize same-sex marriage. In Minnesota, voters also rejected a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. It’s still unlawful at the federal…
East Coast Travels
A quick update on my travel plans — Philadelphia and New York City are now on the list for weekend trips in October. I’ll be in the City of Brotherly Love Oct. 6-7 and the Big Apple Oct. 13-14. I also like using city nicknames, apparently. If you live in…
Visiting The Golden State
In late October and early November I’ll be in California — Los Angeles, specifically — for a couple of days. Check out my travel plans page for more information. If you live out there and are interested in doing a dinner interview, please get in touch. Also, in terms of…