The latest corona trend: the return of the ‘dinner dance’
Going out for dinner is possible again, but a night of clubbing is still not on the cards. Luckily, we’re spotting a delicious new trend: Dine & Dance.
Dinner dance
We predicted it a few years ago: the return of the ‘dinner dance’, as part of the culinary entertainment trend. When we go out for dinner, we increasingly want to be entertained. Otherwise, we might as well have stayed home. Corona acts as a catalyst for many trends, and this one is no exception. The ‘dinner dance’ used to be an ideal way to liven up stuffy state banquets and was popular, particularly among the English aristocracy, until the war, as a way to find a suitable partner. Now we are seeing variations that fit these times a little better.
Dine & Dance
Clubs still cannot open, but of course we do want to enjoy good music. Why not combine it with going out for dinner? We are seeing various great concepts emerge. What do you think of Dine & Dance by caterer Event Culinair? Last weekend, they launched with a first edition at cultural venue Felix Meritis. Thirty people were able to let loose here, corona-proof, to the beats of a DJ and live music. Neatly beside their own little table, at a distance from their neighbors, admittedly, but still.
100 guests
For performers, this kind of restaurant setting is a fun opportunity to perform after all. Otherwise, the vocal cords of the VanVelzens, Ruben Hein and the 3J’s might well start to rust. They perform at Amsterdam TV Studio Club Hart, where no fewer than 100 guests can enjoy shared dining, dance and drinks. This is combined with comedy. In a way, that may slightly bring to mind the old-fashioned Dinner Shows, attended by overly romanticized couples who have nothing left to say to each other. But ‘live recordings’ in a real studio sounds pretty hip. Because, of course, you can also watch from a distance via a live stream. You will naturally pay less, but you will have to pour your own bubbly.
Couch-bound
We will definitely be seeing some trendier variations in the near future. We previously wrote about Bizzey in the Kitchen with our favorite chef Dennis Huwaë, but other chefs will also discover that you have to do something to bring back the atmosphere in a stripped-down, 1.5-meter restaurant. Now that all those Dutch DJs, who normally fly all over the world and charge annual salaries for a short gig, still have to stay couch-bound for a while, this is the perfect opportunity to make sure guests return to restaurants. Because simply opening the reservation system clearly is not enough to get people out of their safe corona cocoons.
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