Gather, Eat & Connect is about building community, bringing people together, and sparking new friendships. It is a safe and welcoming environment that supports our community restaurants during their less-busy times.

How it works

• We have partnered with restaurants to ensure a warm and welcoming environment

• Themed events for shared interests and/or demographics

• Gathering is casual but has some structure

• Three tables of four. Mid-event rotation to encourage meeting new people.

• The group is self-led, but is provided with a few theme-related questions to encourage meaningful discussion.

• Affordable and low-risk for attendees

• Supporting restaurants on their less busy nights

• The cost to attend is $15. Everyone attending needs to have registered. Tickets are non-refundable.

• The attendee pays for meals and drinks. The minimum tab per attendee is $15.

• We will ask a brief survey following each gathering.

• We ask each attendee to follow our code of conduct.

• If you have ideas and suggestions, please let us know.

  We encourage…

• Phones down when possible

• No sales pitches

• Everyone gets to participate, but no one dominates

• Curiosity over opinions

• Keep conversations non-political

• Stay present