Dinner parties worth crossing town for.
A dinner party is a meal one person gives for a small group around a single table.
How the night goes.
You book a spot and get the address by email. The host sets the menu and cooks.
It starts with whoever is giving it.
Chefs, mixologists, venue hosts and creators. Follow one and you see their next date first.
There is a spot left. It's yours.
Sit down to someone else's dinner, or give your own.
Chef
Mixologist
Venue host
Creator
A plus-one- An old friend
New in town
A familiar face- From next door
- OpenYours
Give the dinner you keep talking about.
You choose the menu, the room and the price. People who follow you hear the date first.
Joining is free, and so is posting a night. You pay when you sell.
The Dinner Party Planner costs out the courses, the timing and the budget before you post.
Where a ticket goes.
Anywhere from $5 to $500
- Lands with you
- $40.00
- All of it. Posting is free. On pay as you go, $8.99 lands when the first ticket sells, and never for Insiders.
- Tenseats platform fee
- $1.99
- Stepped by ticket amount: $1.99, $2.99, $4.99. The cap is the Tenseats platform fee. Card processing is added at checkout.
- Card processing
- $1.57
- Card processing is Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 on the whole charge, computed the way checkout does.
- Your guest's total
- $43.56
- Card processing included.
Questions people ask about dinner parties.
What is a dinner party?
A dinner party is a planned meal one person gives for a small group at a single table, usually at home. The host sets the menu and the guest list. On Tenseats, dinner parties are ticketed, so people outside the host's own circle can book a place.
How do I find a dinner party near me?
Tenseats is live in Orlando, Austin, Chicago, Denver and Atlanta, with more opening one at a time. Open your city page, or browse everything coming up.
How do I throw a dinner party people will pay for?
Keep it small: one menu you cook well, one table, a clear start time. Open a free Tenseats account, post the date with a ticket price, and send the link to people who already like your cooking.
Do I need a license to give a ticketed dinner party?
Rules for selling food and serving alcohol are local and vary a lot. Meeting them is the organizer's job. Tenseats handles the listing and the tickets; it does not license or inspect your kitchen, so ask your local health and licensing offices first.
How much does a dinner party cost?
The person giving the dinner sets the ticket price and keeps all of it. Guests pay that price plus one Tenseats platform fee, which tops out at $4.99. Joining and posting are free; on pay as you go, $8.99 lands when the first ticket sells. The cap is the Tenseats platform fee. Card processing is added at checkout. The full breakdown is on the pricing page.