There’s a rumbling underground, it’s not another earthquake or even that volcano-that-no-one-can pronounce erupting – it’s underground supper clubs. Supper clubs are run by everyday people/sometimes ex-chefs, who open their home to random guests (word is usually spread online) and host a dinner for them. The dinners have garnered hipster popularity worldwide – but you’ll have to do some serious Google-digging to find them. The most established of these supper clubs is Jim Haynes‘ in Paris. This France-based American expat has been hosting Sunday dinners in his Parisian home for over 20 years. Jim’s suppers attract an international crowd of various demographics, on a night there you’re bound to encounter someone with an interesting life story. Now across the ocean to that acclaimed city crooned by Frank Sinatra and most recently Jay-Z and Alicia Keys -New York City, where professional pastry chef Victoria Howe has created the world’s first dessert-dedicated supper club. The Chinatown Cake Club is every sweet-toothed hipster’s dream; it’s an underground club that offers a smorgasbord of professionally baked goods to those who are quick enough to RSVP to the monthly event online. Each month the club features a new menu and a special cake tribute to a selected artist, all to be revealed once you arrive. And the latest city to jump on the supper club wagon is our very own Brisbane! map magazine has started a new supperclub where successful applicants dine on a surprise meal with a range of diverse people. To apply simply fill out the online form, cross your fingers that you’ll be chosen and start thinking up some unusual conversation starters…
