The other gastronomically left-field idea I had was to create a dinner club called Secret Supper. Here’s how it works:

• A list of interested people who like fine dining is drawn up
• One date per quarter is selected by the organiser, and this is communicated to the mailing list, who express their interest if they are available
• The restaurant choice itself is based on these rules:
  • a different restaurant each time
  • a new cuisine
  • a new suburb
  • money is no object
• Diners are only informed of the restaurant via cryptic clues on the morning of the date via SMS – they must solve these clues in order to find the restaurant
• Diners aren’t aware who’s coming to dinner
• The diners convene at the restaurant and enjoy a fine dining meal amongst new friends

The assumptions here is that people want to dine with other strangers. This, I’ve found, isn’t necessarily the case. Some people thrive on familiarity and comfort. Me – I thrive on meeting new people, listening to their stories and finding out what makes them passionate – I love that!

Interesting to see if this will work, but only time will tell. Let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll get that mailing list happening – all you need to start it is a table for 6.