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Austin

Supper Underground
The Roving Party

For Hannah Calvert, it’s all about “being at a table with 30 people you’ve never met and connecting in lots of different ways.” After reading about supper club pioneer Michael Hebberoy (see Seattle), Calvert became inspired to start Supper Underground in 2006. Since then, she’s organized popular monthly dinners all over the Austin area, mostly at private homes, but she’s also been known to partner with local restaurants, such as the barbecue favorite, Lamberts.

Calvert and her crew have honed their four-course meals (they’ve offered everything from heirloom-tomato gazpacho to Earl Grey–infused chocolate mousse served in espresso cups) to a creative science, with a slant toward fish and away from gluten. Great food is clearly key, but it always comes back to the guests, according to Calvert: “It’s a totally different experience than eating at a local restaurant and looking at your fellow patrons, wondering what their lives in Austin are like. With Supper Underground, you get to meet those people and learn firsthand.” 

The Lowdown: $60–$65; 1–2 times per month; appetizers and drinks before dinner; 4 courses with wine; supperunderground.com

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