The Dinner Party

Fear No ART Presents The Dinner Party is a live arts talk show that features host Elysabeth Alfano sitting down with three individuals from differing creative fields for a conversation over a dinner prepared by a guest chef. It premiered in January 2012. The show is also streamed live online and distributed through TiVo. Concept The concept for the show originated in a dinner party that Alfano held at her home for several friends from the creative community in Chicago. That dinner resulted in lively conversations, and The Dinner Party was created as an attempt to replicate that experience with a public audience. Alfano specifically chooses guests from differing creative fields to discuss the commonalities between their work. The show's tagline is "The best conversations happen over dinner." Alfano is the creator, executive producer, and host of the show. The audience is encouraged to participate in these conversations during the show. Both the live audience and those watching the internet broadcast of show are allowed to use Twitter to ask questions of the guests. Audience members who have their questions "picked" win prizes. Guests in attendance at the live show are also share in the culinary experience; the audience is served the same appetizer and entrée as Alfano and her guests, in addition to wine samplings and Vosges chocolate.