Press
Press and fact sheet
The Dinner Table Club hosts dinner parties for strangers at partner restaurants in New York, DC, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco. For interviews, photos or data, email hello@thedinnertable.club.
Facts current as of October 2026
The Dinner Table Club at a glance
| What it is | The Dinner Table Club hosts dinner parties for strangers at partner restaurants in New York, DC, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023, New York City |
| Founder | Tyler Tep, Founder and CEO |
| Cities | New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Miami; San Francisco coming soon |
| Format | Hosted dinner parties for 10 to 20 guests, usually three courses served family style, with seat switches between courses |
| Other formats | Wine tastings, cocktail mixers, cocktail classes, brunches, and private dinners for companies |
| Guests | 3,000+ guests |
| Events hosted | 200+ |
| Restaurant partners | 100+ |
| Community | 12,000+ email subscribers |
| Tickets | Sold per dinner through Luma; no membership required |
| Contact | hello@thedinnertable.club |
About The Dinner Table Club
The Dinner Table Club hosts dinner parties for strangers at partner restaurants in New York, DC, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco. Founded in 2023 by Tyler Tep, it began as an apartment dinner party in New York and has since hosted200+ events for 3,000+ guests. Each dinner seats 10 to 20 people, most of whom arrive alone, with a host who runs the night and seat switches between courses so guests meet most of the table.
About the founder
Tyler Tep is the founder and CEO of The Dinner Table Club. Before founding it, he was a senior product manager at Wonder, where he worked on consumer growth and the Wonder+ membership program. He grew up in the Washington DC area.
Coverage
- Morning Brew, March 22, 2026: IRL meetup services woo dating app defectors
- Time Out New York, August 20, 2026: The Dinner Table at Acadia
- New York Post, August 13, 2025: NYC restaurants get financial boost from matchmakers offering face-to-face meetups
- Business Insider, April 2025: How a Gen Zer turned his dinner party into a business focused on busting intergenerational loneliness
- Business Insider, March 2025: The dinner party entrepreneurs trying to bust loneliness and pay the bills in a notoriously tough industry
- Washingtonian, March 11, 2025: Want New Friends in DC? Blind Group Dinner Dates Are Booming
Brand assets
Lead with the full name, The Dinner Table Club. "The Dinner Table" is fine on second reference. The logo is available atthedinnertable.club/logo.png, and event photos are available on request.
