Show Notes Supper
Like a podcast’s companion links, but for a dinner. Everyone arrives with one thing worth passing on — a book, a bottle, a restaurant, a piece of advice — and leaves with the whole table’s list. The recommendations are the most valuable, most-forgotten output of a good night; this format refuses to let them evaporate.
What it's for
Turn the table into a brain that outlasts the evening — capture the residue everyone usually loses.
The guest's job
Bring one genuine recommendation and the two-line reason it changed something for you.
The vote
Star the recs you’ll actually act on; the most-saved one wins a spot at the top of the list.
The reveal
The compiled show-notes thread sent to everyone the next morning.
Food & drink spine
Anything shareable and low-maintenance — the food is the medium, the list is the point.
Conversation fuel
"What’s the best thing you read, watched, ate, or bought since we last met?"
How it flops — steer around it
Nobody writes it down. Assign one scribe, or the gold walks out the door with the guests.
A relaxed, conversation-first dinner with one twist borrowed from podcasts: a shared "show notes" thread. All night, the "did you see this?" and "I’ll send you the link" moments get dropped into one place — the book, the supplement, the video, the recommendation. After the party, everyone gets the whole table’s intel, not just what came up in their own corner of the conversation.
Why it works
Captures the most valuable, most-forgotten part of any good dinner — the recommendations — and turns the table into a shared brain that outlasts the night.
Food
Anything low-maintenance that keeps people talking: a big braise, a help-yourself spread, a long grazing board.
Drink
One easy house pour open on arrival so nobody has to think. A digestif to close.
Voting
Light vote for the single most-saved recommendation of the night.
Conversation prompts
What have you changed your mind about lately? What’s the best thing you’ve read, watched, or tasted this month?