1st Monday of the month.

Oakland (Chinatown)

Doors at 5 pm

Dinner at 6 pm

Yes, it’s completely free. If you wish to donate, you can.

Unless otherwise specified, donations will be split fifty-fifty, with half of the money going to fund future events and half of the money going to our Everybody Eats Initiative.

This event is invite only. You can request an invite, however invites are limited and will only be given to industry and industry adjacent people. If you receive an invite, it is only for yourself. If you would like to invite someone else, email us. Do not share any invite you receive.

The maximum number of people is 8 per event. Most dinners will have less people.

Due to the small size of the gatherings and the fact that the dinner is essentially a house party, there is absolutely no dress code.

Because this is a house party, we kindly request that you only take pictures. Avoid taking pictures of other guests, as well as things other than the kitchen, the food, the cookbooks, and ingredients.

The menu is not posted beforehand, because there are a lot of moving parts that may change even day of. Expect a fairly set menu outline. We’ll usually start with a couple of small bites followed by bread, an appetizer or two, and a couple of desserts. There will be a couple of drinks served throughout the evening as well.

Example Menu

The only things that we encourage you to bring are cool cookbooks, ingredients, drinks, or kitchen gadgets that you want to talk about or gift to us.