We live in an era that is begging for innovative activism approaches.  Food has always been a bonding agent in the history of humanity and its potential as a conduit for conveying ideas has only come to fore recently.  By combining the experience of travel and learning from chefs who wanted to change the world […]

Come join Kitchfix and Community Dining for a fermentation pop-up event hosted at Kitchfix Gold Coast Storefront with Plant-passionate recipe creator, vegan cookbook author, psychologist, animal lover, and curiosity chaser Ashley Melillo from Blissful Basil.  You won't want to miss Kitchfix crafted, plant-based appetizers and a homemade kombucha cocktail!  Learn about the benefits of fermented […]

Engaging in the means by which we fuel ourselves takes many forms.  This Community Dining event will take place in an exceptional venue (see pictures below) and focus on the global travels, culinary talents, and experiences of Chef Charles Webb, who will actively engage with each guest. Sign up here: https://chefcharleswebb.eventbrite.com Meet the Chef Chef […]

This will be the first in a series of smaller more intimate gatherings.  E-mail paul@communitydining.com for more information.

Chef Fiorenza, from Italy, and Laine, the Superfoodist and Founder at TheNutritarian.org & FastLanetoHealth.com (pictured below), will be preparing the following menu: Laine has a great vegan fudge dessert product that is sold in 13 stores throughout Chicago Small Bite Starter: Tomatoes with seasoned non-gmo tofu, fresh basil Entree: Seasonal, healthy veggie pasta dish (bean […]

Here is the menu (food will be sourced as much as possible from either Whole Foods, Amish Healthy Foods, and/or Green Grocer) prepared by Chef Fiorenza and Laine DeLeo, the Superfoodist and Founder at TheNutritarian.org & FastLanetoHealth.com who will be preparing the dessert: Salad- Jicama, tomatoes, cucumber, pumpkin seeds organic spinach cilantro. Appetizer- Roasted curry […]

The food will be catered from Kitchfix. Here is their catering menu. https://www.kitchfix.com/media/wysiwyg/Catering_2016.pdf And here is an article I wrote about Kitchfix: https://communitydining.com/blog/entrepreneurship-promotes-transparency/ Some other items I will bring include: Publican Quality Bread (sourdough) Along with the bread from Baker Miller, this is the best bread I've ever had! They source the flour from Spence […]

Contact me at paul@communitydining.com for details!  

Private home in Little Italy.

I’m excited to finally start hosting Jeffersonian Dinners.  As I mentioned, this dinner will take place at my home on Sat., Apr. 7 and the cost will be $40 – including alcohol! (people can bring their own as well).  I’m going to have the format as follows unless the time does not work for some […]

Format 7 p.m.: Cocktails, light conversation before seating. 7:30 p.m.: Moderator opens by explaining the ground rules.  Most important: No talking to your neighbor; we are having a whole-table conversation. Ask each person at the table to respond to the opening question. Moderator introduces a follow-up question to link the opening answers to the general […]

Stay tuned for more details!

Social media affects our lives in ways we don’t always consider.  A world without the convenience and instant validation can be hard to imagine, especially for those who have grown up in the Internet age.   Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology television series that examines modern society, particularly with regard to the unanticipated […]

This dinner will take place at the home of Erica Bishaf (address and contact information to be provided upon signing up), founder of Pet Gotcha Day, an organization that exists to increase pet adoptions and reduce the incidence of euthanasia nationwide through empowering animal welfare organizations with both standard and revolutionary 360-degree video technology that […]

Steve Dale, CABC, WGN Radio, longtime national advocate for companion animals, author and former co-chair City Task Force on Companion Animal and Public Safety Erica Bishaf, founder Pet Gotcha Day! Paul Sippil, financial advisor and Community Dining host INVITE YOU TO A LISTENING SESSION WITH CHICAGO MAYORAL CANDIDATE PAUL VALLAS Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/listening-session-with-chicago-mayoral-candidate-paul-vallas-tickets-50342484727

Two sisters, Andrea Alberti and Katy Osborn, are behind the documentary Head to Head, which traces the path of hair from women in India sacrificing their hair to the gods to women with hair loss sacrificing a lot to get it. It explores the rift in self-identity caused by hair loss forcing women to redefine who they […]

Beauty and Brawn Gallery and Community Dining, an organization aiming to connect people through shared meals that engage us in the means by which we fuel ourselves, stimulate substantive dialogue, and strengthen social bonds have come together to create a series of Jeffersonian-themed dinners focused on engaging people in the arts in the spirit of […]

This dinner will focus on the topic of what it means to be healthy.  Some questions to consider include:  1.  Is there an optimal diet?  Is a vegan or vegetarian diet inherently superior? 2.  To what extent do your DNA and lifestyle factors predict your health?  If lifestyle factors are signficant, do some matter more […]

Craveity Marketing is a mission-focused digital marketing agency.  Since 2015, Craveity Marketing has been working to improve the U.S. food system.  All of their clients are businesses and non-profits who are doing good things with food:  From food producers who create responsibly-produced products to companies that reduce food waste, improve food security, or educate kids […]

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Sign up here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flavcity-cookbook-party-cooking-demo-tickets-64919061661

Contact paul@communitydining.com for details. 

One of Community Dining's new initiatives focuses on screenings of films that stimulate conversation about insufficiently explored topics and challenge people to view these topics through a new paradigm.  Most Likely to Succeed, "a thought-provoking documentary feature film that reveals the growing shortcomings of conventional education methods in today’s innovative world", does just that.  "The […]