Whoever is hosting picks a theme of their choice and prepares a multi-course dinner from scratch based on that theme. The host has the option to invite a guest of their choice. The goal is to have fun, get out of our cooking comfort zones, and be okay with making mistakes!

Download PDF with possible themes, schedule

_______Dietary restrictions: NO crab, lobster, liver_____

Some theme possibilities (or make up one of your own):

• Dim Sum (e.g., dumplings, egg rolls, steamed buns, congee, char sui, scallion pancakes)
• Cajun Creole (e.g., étouffée, shrimp grits, fried catfish, blackened chicken, dirty rice, gumbo, beignets)
• Pan-African (e.g., jollof rice, injera platters, suya skewers, mafe, pilau, harira, peri peri)
• Nordic (e.g., pickled herring, gravlax, Swedish meatballs, hasselback potatoes, fish balls, smørrebrød, gløgg, princess torte)
• Indian Thali (e.g., kachumber, riata, naan, aloo matar, curries, paneer bhurji, dal, tikka masala)
• Latin America Taste Tour (e.g., ceviche, empanadas, mole, pupusas, carne asada)
• Breakfast for Dinner (homemade pastries, souffle, crepes, breakfast potatoes, omelets)
• Vegan Fine Dining (e.g., fresh spring rolls, beet meatballs, butternut squash soup)
• French Bistro (e.g., steak frites, escargot, croissants, cassoulet, onion soup, coq au vin)
• Basque Sampler (e.g., marmitako, potato egg tortilla, mussels, seafood stew)
• Tokyo Eats (e.g., ramen, chawanmushi, kushiyaki, tamagoyaki, edamame, sashimi, yakatori)
• Levantine Dinner (e.g., mutabal, labneh, batata harra, arayes, Fattoush salad, galayet bandora)
• Seoul Supper (e.g., tteokbokki, Korean fried chicken, bulgogi, kimchi, bi bim bap)
• Bangkok Night Market (e.g., satay, green curry, som tum, tom yum, pad Thai, mango sticky rice)
• Caribbean Islands Tour (e.g., mofongo, pernil, callaloo, jerk chicken, pikliz, griot)
• Après Ski (e.g., fondue, raclette, smoked meats, potato rosti, tartiflette)
• Russian Winter (e.g., caviar, blini, beef stroganoff, borscht)
• Moroccan Cuisine (e.g., ras el hanout spices, citrus olives, tangine, harissa chicken, cous cous, zaalouk)
• Jewish Dining (e.g., latkes, pastrami, knishes, challah, kugel, kreplach)
• Mediterranean Coastline (e.g., kebabs, briam, tabouli, hummus, souvlaki, spanakopita)

2026 host schedule:

Month	Date	Host	Address
January	23	Maggie	348 Elk Trail, Whitefish
February	20	Meaghan	108 West Bowman Drive, Kalispell
March	13	Chere	338 Park Avenue, Whitefish
April	17	Lisa	510 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls
May	15	Ise	410 Smoke Ridge Road, Kila