The demise of the dinner party, now we have dinner then party

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 29 October, 2009 to the trends subset

I used to get along to a few dinner parties when I lived in London, but the notion really went out the window when I came to Sydney. Mind you that might be a local thing as no one sits down for more than half an hour to eat a meal, in the “places to [...]

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The illustrated account of a dinner with a stranger

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 26 February, 2009 to the design and art subset

Would you host someone you’ve never met before, to a dinner at your place, that they invited themselves to? What if they promised to donate $200 to charity if you accepted?
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Tips for weathering the recession: go on more dates

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 January, 2009 to the comment subset

This one (and things must be tough) is aimed at the young women out there, save a little cash by going on more dates, and having a couple of your meals paid for by someone else.
I have to admit occasionally feeling a little jealous of my youngest sister, who’s still single, and can take advantage [...]

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A new definition of high dining?

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 23 September, 2008 to the comment subset

With any luck I will finish what I need to do in the next few hours so I can join MySweetHeartTheFlirt for dinner at our favourite Chinese diner down the road.
Otherwise I may find myself sharing Ross Hill’s recent workaholic eating fate…
Dining Al Desko

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Girl Geek Dinners Sydney

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 31 March, 2008 to the events subset

Girl Geek Dinners Sydney are holding their next dinner event on Thursday 17 April at Sydney’s Cafe Jest.
There are 2 amazing geek girls who are speaking on the night – UX guru Lindsay Ratcliffe from ThoughtWorks will speak about how designers and developers can collaborate to create the optimal user experience; and Google’s Stephanie [...]

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