The Art of Hospitality
The official OpenSeat community for hosts, community leaders and the curious, exploring the heart and craft of gathering people. Come...
Cape Town, Western Cape
Hi! I'm the co-founder of OpenSeat, and I look forward to connecting with you over a meal sometime! Our focus is to create a new alternative means to meeting new people and building community over interesting topics and good food! Here's to creating conversations that everyone will remember.
Theme of the night: The Art of Hospitality
Welcome to the first meal of our official OpenSeat community, the Art of Hospitality, where we dive into various topics in and around hosting people in your home.
This community serves as a space for us to equip those that want to learn how to be better hosts, and this dinner party will serve as an introduction to what we're all about.
We'll be digging into some of the key ideas of hospitality such as how to make someone feel welcome, the power of invitation and practical tips around food, conversation, your space and much more!
These are essentially broken down into three themes which we will give an overview on:
1. The art of food
2. The art of conversation
3. The art of space
You can expect the following:
- Welcome drinks and snacks
- A surprise activity
- A delicious home cooked meal
- Unpacking some of the table topics
- Desert and tea
We ask that everyone bring a story with them to contribute to the table, of a community they felt like they belonged to the most.
To read up more on the community values and what it's about, click the the affiliated community card at the bottom of this page.
We'll be having a Chilli Con Carne, with a glass of red wine, followed by ice cream and chocolate sauce.
If you'd like to bring something more to drink, please do. Snacks are welcome, and optional!
The official OpenSeat community for hosts, community leaders and the curious, exploring the heart and craft of gathering people. Come...
Here's to good food and great people — now let's fill those seats!
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