Foodies + New Friends: Paducah | Charity Edition

Charity edition of Foodies + New Friends!

Join us for our series grouping you with complete strangers for a fun night out. That's right, you sign up, and we book the restaurant. We know life can get busy. Don't forget to spend time making new friends! Embrace the awkwardness of meeting another duo for the first time blindly: all ages, interests, hobbies, and backgrounds. This project is to host dinners in multiple cities to combat loneliness in the modern world while supporting locally owned businesses.

Each dinner is held at a different restaurant. These dinners are not directly associated with the restaurants, but are simply based on a table reservation. Table reservations at the proposed restaurant depend on reaching a minimum headcount of 4 people. The pin on the map is NOT the location but nust a placeholder on Eventbrite. The restaurant of the night is discussed with registrants.

For this series, a percentage goes towards two non-profits, for which we have monthly commitments: 25% for mental health awareness, 25% for student arts programs, and 50% to help our team's endeavors.

Here’s our feature on Fox 11 Los Angeles!

Check out our feature in Nashville news station Fox 17

Lewiston, Maine News

This micro-event is intended to be for 4-6 peoplemaximum. If the evening you signed up for does not hit the minimum number of signups, please be open to joining us on another night with a fuller group.Check out our feature in Eventbrite's 2025 TRNDS report about embracing the micro-event trend.

How does it work?

After you register, you'll be emailed an introduction message. We'll stay in touch with you leading up to the night of the dinner. Expect a Final Details email the day of.

*Your registration does not include your individual food and drink purchases.

*These outings are intended to help people make friends. These are not singles gatherings.

*If you sign up the day of the gathering and do not get a welcoming message from us in time, simply email ermantourageimpact@gmail.com, request a refund, or please be open to joining us on another evening.

Our vision is simple: we take the no gimmicks approach to networking. No need for yet another app to take up space on your phone - just four walls and a roof and good food for people to connect :) We coordinate with you directly, human-to-human.

If you have any more questions, please contact ermantourageimpact@gmail.com!

Brought to you by event series Ermantourage.