Interactive Meal
Break free from boring dinners and welcome a new interactive dining experience. Designed for easy, authentic connection at the best restaurants.
Unique & Interactive Private Dining Experience for Groups
Our Interactive Meal is a fun and unique dining experience in your city that’s both your meal AND your activity, all-in-one. A four-course meal is the foundation, with three engaging activities interspersed throughout, for a perfect balance of structured activities and unstructured time to relax and enjoy.
How it Works
What’s Included?
Your Interactive Meal packages include the following:
Restaurant Venue
Expert Avital Emcee Host
3 Hands-On Activities
4-Course Meal & 3 Beverages
Alcoholic or N/A
Where Is It?
We host our Interactive Meal in 12 cities across the country. We can also onboard new cities and restaurants if you don’t see your location. Our restaurants are curated to be within walking distance from popular office locations or key corporate meeting centers.
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
New York City
New York City, NY, USA
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, CA, USA
Boston
Boston, MA, USA
Denver
Denver, CO, USA
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA
Seattle
Seattle, WA, USA
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Dallas
Dallas, TX, USA
Portland
Portland, OR, USA
We Work with The Best
All of our restaurant venue partners not only serve outstanding food and drinks, but have numerous awards (think Michelin Starred and Michelin Bib Gourmand, James Beard Nominees, and Eater’s Top 38), and a staff committed to guest engagement who understand group and corporate needs.
Custom Location
Don’t see your city? We’ll onboard a new, custom venue, just for your event
What Are the Activities?
Choose a theme which include three bundled activities. Or you can mix and match activities to create your own custom event. All activities are hosted by an Expert Avital Emcee.
Play with Your Food Theme
Includes: Hands-On Cocktail Making, Local Foodie Trivia, and Flavor Tripping & Electric Dust Experiments
Sensory Dining Theme
Includes: Dining in the Dark, Smell Like a Sommelier, and Flavor Tripping & Audio Lollipop
Holiday Party Theme
Includes: Hands-on Holiday Cocktails, Gift Exchange or Holiday Trivia, Quirky Candy Cane Flight
How Does Pricing Work?
We have simplified the pricing to three all inclusive price points to choose from:
Classic Package (Casual Dining)
$190 + $60 Service/Gratuity Per Person = $250 Per Person
Premium Package (Upscale Dining)
$290 + $60 Service/Gratuity Per Person = $350 Per Person
Deluxe Package (Fine Dining)
$390 + $85 Service/Gratuity Per Person = $475 Per Person
“10/10”
Amazing experience and food! I loved everything about it, the ambience, the people, the food, all 10/10.
Elizabeth I. via Google
SF Interactive Meal
Inclusivity & Diversity
Inclusivity
We accommodate all dietary restrictions so everyone in your group feels cared for and full!
Substitute alcoholic beverage pairings with high-quality non-alcoholic alternatives, including a hands-on zero-proof (no alcohol) cocktail making experience.
Diversity
Celebrate Diversity with themed content, such as: Black History Month, Juneteenth, Pride, LGBTQIA+, AAPI Month, Women in Business (Psst! We’re a woman-owned business!) and more. ❤️🦾 🏳️🌈 ✊🏿 🏳️⚧️
Have a specific theme in mind? Let us know!
Upgrades & Add-ons
Branded Print Materials
Add your logo to printed event materials, like the menus and cocktail recipe cards
1 Hour Networking Time & 1 Extra Cocktail
An extra hour to mingle, plus an additional beverage of your choice (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Client Entertainment Package
Including name tags, assigned seating, and time for your presentation
Dietary Restrictions
We can accommodate all dietary restrictions on private group dining experiences. You will be asked to submit your group’s dietary restrictions one week before the Interactive Meal. If you are unsure if we can accommodate your restriction, please ask your Avital Culinary Curator during the booking process.
Run of Show
1: Meet Expert Host, Welcome Drink & Amuse Bouche
Guests are welcomed to the restaurant by their Avital Host before enjoying a delicious welcome drink and amuse bouche as they mix and mingle.
2: Appetizers & Activity #1
Next you’ll nibble on appetizers and engage with the first activity. Hands-on cocktails is a guest favorite!
3: Seasonal Entree & Beverage Pairing
Take a seat at your reserved tables for a seasonal entreé course and another perfectly paired beverage as you chat and connect.
4: Activity #2
After the main course it’s time for another hosted activity. Guests love Foodie Trivia or Smell like a Somm.
5: Dessert Course
We hope you saved room for the delicious dessert course and more time for authentic engagement.
6: Activity #3
The experience ends with a third and final activity. A favorite is one of our perspective-shifting flavor finales, like Flavor Tripping and Electric Dust or an Audio Lollipop.
Why Choose Avital for Your Private Dining Experience?
- Expertly Hosted: Our Interactive Meal is hosted by an on-site, vetted and trained, expert Avital Emcee Host. You can sit back and enjoy as your host takes care of all the logistics with rich storytelling and group engagement throughout.
- Unique & Memorable: Easier than a cooking class, but more exciting than just booking a table. A cool new alternative to traditional dining!
- Experienced Team: A full support team to ensure a turnkey booking and seamless experience from start to finish.
- Designed for Connection: The Interactive Meal creates the perfect balance of authentic conversation and curated experience.
- Customizable: Inclusive, accessible, and customizable to a variety of use cases, from small team gatherings to large, multi-city events.
- Dietary Restriction Friendly: We understand dietary restrictions and want everyone to leave feeling cared for and full! We’ll ask for your restrictions after booking.
Yes and No. Our engaging private dining experiences feature the best “peak” moments of a cocktail class, blended with the pampering and enjoyment of a prix fixe tasting experience. The perfect balance of time to mingle and connect (aka relax and enjoy!) and time to get hands-on (aka learn and engage!)
Yes, each private dining event includes at minimum four courses (amuse bouche, appetizers, entree, dessert) plus three beverages (welcome beverage, hands-on cocktail, entree wine pairing). Choose our Interactive Meal package for a full and satisfying meal, great for lunch or dinner!
Our pricing already includes applicable taxes! For private events, Classic and Premium packages have a $60 per person private event service charge. Deluxe packages have an $85 per person private event service charge. This helps ensure we can tip the staff for larger/private groups. No surprise “booking fees” or hidden extras.
It’s okay! We can accommodate dietary restrictions and requests for non-alcoholic substitute beverages – including mocktails for hands-on drink experiences. Requests MUST be submitted by the deadline (1 week prior to event.) Extra requests submitted after the deadline, especially day-of will be accommodated as best as possible, but may incur additional charges.
That’s okay! You can still book to reserve your date/time with an estimate and adjust later. We accommodate changes of +/- 10% from your original number. Ask your curator if you need special arrangements for larger changes.
We’ll send your confirmed meeting address 1 week prior to your event date, after we receive your final guest list and dietary restrictions info. The menu itself is a prix fixe seasonal menu, revealed as part of the experience itself as it unfolds. You can read about example featured food+drink in our proposal to understand the caliber and style of dishes and cocktails we highlight.
You certainly can, but you may not feel the need! Our private dining events includes 3 beverage pairings per person. For a 2-2.5 hour experience, we don’t recommend additional alcoholic beverage pairings. But you’re welcome to start a tab if you’d like to!
Yes! We accept rush bookings. If you’re looking to book a last-minute event, reach out to us and we’ll do our best to make it happen. Rush charges may apply.
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