Joyful dinners for
Businesses
How it works
Step 1 – Register for Joyful Dinner.
Step 2 – Download our toolkit to share your Joyful Dinner on social media. You can feature an ingredient or a regional dish or even get some chefs together for a collaborative ticketed dinner. Anyone can hold a Joyful Dinner in any format that makes sense for their operation.
Step 3 – Hold your dinner the week of August 18th through August 24th! We will add your business to the national map of restaurant participating. Take picture of the experience and add SlowFoodUSA as a collaborator. Use the hashtag #SFJOYFULDINNER
What’s included
As a participant in the Joyful Dinner Series, you’ll receive:
- An invitation to join a cohort of restaurants and food service establishments working to support Slow Food values. This one-year business membership will provide invitations to national conversations around how good, clean and fair food is being expressed in business operations around the country.
- Inclusion on the Joyful Dinner map to increase awareness and visibility of the Joyful Dinner and your establishment.
- Promotional tool kit to promote your Joyful Dinner
REGISTER FOR A
Joyful Dinner
Slow Food USA Joyful Dinner Series
Together, we’re bringing joy to the table and combating loneliness one joyful plate at a time. In the aftermath of Covid and the division our communities have experienced due to the political environment, we believe coming to the table to celebrate good, clean and fair food is one way we can build bridges, deepen relationships and improve our human experience.
We need your help! Restaurants are the heartbeat of communities and we believe that raising awareness through restaurants can make an impactful difference in community awareness. Coming to the table is our only defense against the virus of ‘fast life’ which threatens our environment, landscapes and disrupts healthy habits. This endangers us all. Slow Food is an idea that needs plenty of qualified supporters who can help direct our shared food future. Thank you for joining us at the table in this important work.
FAQs
Q: How do I register?
Click the register button to fill out the form. Once you've signed up, you're officially part of The Joyful Dinner Series!
Q: When does Joyful Dinner take place?
The Joyful Dinners will take place from August 18-24, 2025. Host your dinner any time that week, whenever works best for you.
Q: How much does Joyful Dinner cost?
Businesses contribute a $500 donation to participate. This can be considered a marketing expense since your business will be recognized and added to the map of participating restaurants.
Q: How do I Participate?
This is as easy as promoting a dish or local ingredient that week or even creating a ticketed dinner if you are up to the task.
Q: What do I get?
You'll receive a promotional toolkit for the Joyful Dinner Series with graphics and messaging to bring your Joyful Dinner to life. You will be added to the map of participating restaurants and organizations and be mentioned in the Participating Restaurants in our event wrap-up, which will be posted on our website which recieves 8,000+ weekly visitors and the Slow Food USA newsletter with 67,000+ subscribers.
Your business, will also receive a one-year business membership to Slow Food USA and be invited to national conversations that encourage good, clean and fair food in your business practices.
Your participation and registration donation keeps the lights on at Slow Food USA and helps us drive our mission forward!