Dinner. Dialogue. Real Connection.

Course & Discourse is a curated dinner and conversation series for people who want more from an evening out — more depth, more surprise, more human connection. Each gathering brings together a thoughtfully chosen group for a multi-course meal and a facilitated discussion that stretches minds and builds community. This is a dinner party with a purpose.

Bring Yourself

You're curious, you love a good meal, and you're looking for conversation that goes deeper than the usual small talk. Reserve your seat at an upcoming dinner. Guest lists are curated for diversity of perspective, and every evening is a little different.

Bring your people

A team retreat, a leadership off-site, a convening of stakeholders — we design and facilitate meals and conversations for groups and organizations. Let us make your next gathering genuinely memorable.

Bring Your Topic

Do you have a burning passion, recurring event, scheduled speaker, or hot topic? Something you've been eager to talk about? Let us enhance your event with a meal and curated conversation.

Find your seat

Bring Your Space

Museums, embassies, historic homes, theaters, vineyards — if you have a space and an audience hungry for more than small talk, we'd love to bring Course & Discourse to you.

More than a meal

Before each dinner, guests receive a few suggested sparks — a podcast, an article, a local field trip — to get their wheels turning. On the night itself, we begin with an icebreaker, then move through a multi-course meal where the dishes nod to the theme and a facilitated discussion kicks off with a question no one can quite agree on.

Topics span the arts, sciences, culture, and current events. Past evenings have explored what counts as art, whether AI is changing us, and the state of freedom of speech and American democracy.

The conversation is the main course.

Voices from the Table

"Fantastic and thought provoking! Loved hearing new ideas and perspectives, and it made me think."

- Guest from What is Art

"The food was outstanding and I appreciated your creativity... Can I have your recipe for black garlic vinaigrette?"

- Guest from Black, and White, and Grey All Over: Nuance in a Polarized World

"I loved spending the evening discussing with those of differing generations which always open my eyes and heart to new information and ideas."

- Guest from Black, and White, and Grey All Over: Nuance in a Polarized World

"India didn’t just host a dinner. She designed a space where curiosity felt safe, where disagreement was welcome, where uncertainty didn’t need immediate answers."

- Guest from Me, Myself, and AI

Ready to pull up a chair?

Space is limited and guest lists are curated. Register your interest and we’ll be in touch.