New Lamorinda Dinner Club Aims to Connect Neighbors

The Lamorinda Life Dinner Club will host its first event on March 18 with a mystery element.

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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A new initiative in Lamorinda, California called the Lamorinda Life Dinner Club is launching with the goal of bringing neighbors together and supporting local restaurants. The first dinner is scheduled for March 18 and will feature curated groups of six diners at different Lafayette restaurants, with the specific restaurant locations revealed to participants the morning of the event.

Why it matters

The dinner club aims to address the growing 'loneliness epidemic' by giving people a reason to get out and meet new neighbors, while also supporting local restaurants during slower weeknights. The mystery element of the event locations is designed to create a sense of fun and discovery for diners.

The details

Rajiv Doshi, who runs the Lamorinda Life newsletter, is organizing the dinner club. For the March 18 kickoff, the plan is to host groups of six diners at multiple Lafayette restaurants, with the specific restaurant locations revealed to participants the morning of the event. After dinner, there will be an optional casual after-gathering nearby. Doshi's long-term vision is to grow the dinner club to hundreds of participants per month, rotating among local restaurants.

  • The first Lamorinda Life Dinner Club event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

The players

Rajiv Doshi

The organizer of the Lamorinda Life Dinner Club and publisher of the Lamorinda Life newsletter.

Lamorinda Life Dinner Club

A new initiative in Lamorinda, California that aims to bring neighbors together and support local restaurants through monthly dinner events.

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What they’re saying

“The long-term vision [is] growing to hundreds of participants monthly, rotating among local restaurants to bring neighbors together offline while also supporting restaurants during the week, when they need it most.”

— Rajiv Doshi, Organizer, Lamorinda Life Dinner Club (Bay Area Telegraph)

What’s next

The first Lamorinda Life Dinner Club event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in Lafayette, California.

The takeaway

The Lamorinda Life Dinner Club is a creative new initiative that aims to address social isolation in the community by bringing neighbors together over meals at local restaurants, while also providing a boost to those establishments during slower weeknights.