The welcome
Coats go on a bed, a glass goes in your hand, and introductions take care of themselves.
Dinner parties worth crossing town for.
A dinner party is a meal one person gives for a small group around a single table, planned ahead, where the company matters as much as the cooking.
How the night goes.
A date goes in your calendar and an address lands in your inbox. From there, the person giving the dinner has thought of everything.
The opening drink
Something cold and a little unexpected, made by someone who loves making it.
The main course
It comes out of a real kitchen, carried by the person who cooked it.
The long middle
Plates linger, stories get longer, and the far end of the table joins your conversation.
You came for dinner. You leave with people.
That is a dinner party doing its job.
Before anyone knocks, there is a table, ten places, and one person lighting the candles.
It starts with whoever is giving it.
Chefs, mixologists, venue hosts and creators all put dinners on here. Find the ones whose taste matches yours and follow them to their next one.
Then they each bring someone.
A plus-one this time, a friend of that friend next time. Good company travels by word of mouth.
Soon the table knows your name.
Come twice and you are a familiar face. Come three times and they save you the good corner.
There is a place left. It's yours.
Sit down to someone else's dinner, or send out your own.
- Chef
- Mixologist
Venue host
Creator
A plus-one- An old friend
New in town
A familiar face- From next door
- OpenYours
Dinner parties near you, this month.
We are open in five cities today, with the next ones on the way. Choose yours and see what is on the table.
Give the dinner you keep talking about.
You choose the menu, the room and who gets the first word about it. Guests who love it follow you, and your following becomes the guest list for the next one.
We are new, and that works in your favor. Post your dinner now and the people searching for a dinner party in your city see yours first. Early means easy to find.
Plan the courses, the timing and the budget in the Dinner Party Planner before you announce a date.
Where a ticket goes.
Put in what one place at your dinner costs, and watch where it lands.
Spend it on better wine, a bigger roast, flowers, a second pair of hands. It is your evening.
Anywhere from $5 to $500
- Lands with you
- $40.00
- The whole ticket price, paid out to the person giving the dinner.
- Tenseats service fee
- $1.99
- Three steps by ticket amount: $1.99, $2.99, $4.99. That is the top.
- Your guest's total
- $41.99
- Card processing is added at checkout.
The cap is the Tenseats service fee. Card processing is added at checkout. See pricing
Questions people ask about dinner parties.
What is a dinner party?
A dinner party is a planned meal that one person gives for a small group at a single table, usually at home. The person giving it sets the menu and the guest list, and the evening is built around conversation as much as food. On Tenseats, dinner parties are ticketed, so people beyond the organizer's own circle can book a place.
How do I find a dinner party near me?
Pick your city first. Tenseats is live in Orlando, Austin, Chicago, Denver and Atlanta, and new cities open one at a time. Look through your city's page or the full list of upcoming nights, book a place, and follow whoever gave the dinner so you hear about the next one.
How do I throw a dinner party people will pay for?
Keep it small and specific: 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 the people who already like your cooking. They bring the next guests.
Do I need a license to give a ticketed dinner party?
Rules for selling food and serving alcohol are local, and they vary a lot from one city or county to the next. Meeting them is up to the organizer. Tenseats handles the listing and the tickets and does not license or inspect your kitchen, so ask your local health and licensing offices before your first dinner.
How much does a dinner party cost?
The person giving the dinner sets the ticket price, and they keep all of it. Guests pay that price plus one Tenseats service fee, which tops out at $4.99. The cap is the Tenseats service fee. Card processing is added at checkout. The full breakdown is on the pricing page.
Your place is set.
Take it at someone else's table, or set ten of your own.
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