How To Host The Ultimate Dinner Party

Over the last 15 years, I’ve hosted thousands of women from parties of two to galas of two hundred. Here’s everything I know about how to make a banging dinner party!

How To Host The Ultimate Dinner Party
A Current Mood dinner I hosted for clients of The Stack World

Ah I love nothing more than a dinner party! It’s the cure all for loneliness, brain fog and boredom! I’ve written before about the business importance of Being The Host, but the mental health importance is not to be underestimated.

Isolation is one of the byproducts of city living. Much has been said about the loneliness epidemic, especially post Covid. When I’m feeling low I find that being around friends, new and old, having interesting conversations and eating lots of delicious food is one of the most restorative things I can do.

I use dinner parties to catch up with loved ones, learn more about new people, get gossip, gather insights and sometimes soft launch new ventures. To be honest, I could host a dinner party every week, and for the whole year of 2018, I did just that.

Whether it’s takeout at home or a glamorous gala, each one of my tips on hosting covers the full spectrum of occasions in the art of gathering. Here’s how I set about hosting the ultimate dinner party…