a dinner party series inspired by records.
NYC + PARIS
For all the ways we consume music, we noticed how few spaces are really built to properly enjoy and discuss the records we love.
Every month we pick one album to focus on - its making, its meaning and history - and host a dinner around it. Like a book club, we encourage everyone to listen ahead of time, so that our events are more around connection and discussion.
Food and music have always been universal languages. Dinner is the perfect place to explore both.
featured record
“The art of LOVING”
Olivia Dean
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we curated a dinner inspired by Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving. We brought together 20 guests for a fully immersive evening centered on the record. Our chef crafted a custom menu inspired by the record, and prompts at each table encouraged guests to engage with the album more deeply.
Multi-sensory lounge
at The Guggenheim
Commissioned by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum for Students Fest, Music Supper Club designed and produced a pop-up listening activation exploring crossmodal perception, the science of how sound shapes taste.
Set within the context of Carol Bove's featured work, guests moved through four vinyl listening stations in sequence, each pairing a canonical album with a non-alcoholic jelly from Solid Wiggles. The activation proved the MSC methodology at institutional scale, that the right record changes how you experience everything else in the room.
Photos by Nicholas Nichols | © Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumTHE FORMAT
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ABOUT THE ALBUM
At every seat, we print a card with the story of the record. How it was made, what it meant, why we chose it as the focus of this dinner.
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ATMOSPHERE
We curate decor details inspired by the record (everything from florals to tablescaping).
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CONVERSATION PROMPTS
Each dinner features optional conversation prompts in three parts across the evening.