Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The unifying power of food is the organizing conceit of a new undertaking by Jacksonville Today. The nonprofit newsroom recently held the inaugural meeting of its Dinner Club, a group created to celebrate food and friendship by helping strangers connect over meals. The club hosts monthly meetings at restaurants, matching like-minded diners with menus that appeal to their palate and pocketbook. We talk to the WJCT minds behind the concept about what they’re hoping to achieve, and ask a Dinner Club participant about how the first iteration of the experiment went down.
Guests:
Katie Sims, nutritionist and Jax Today Dinner Club participant
Jessica Palombo, editor, Jacksonville Today
Pete Havens, director of revenue and business management for Jacksonville Today and WJCT Public Media
The unifying power of food is the organizing conceit of a new undertaking by Jacksonville Today. The nonprofit newsroom recently held the inaugural meeting of its Dinner Club, a group created to celebrate food and friendship by helping strangers connect over meals. The club hosts monthly meetings at restaurants, matching like-minded diners with menus that appeal to their palate and pocketbook. We talk to the WJCT minds behind the concept about what they’re hoping to achieve, and ask a Dinner Club participant about how the first iteration of the experiment went down.
Guests:
Katie Sims, nutritionist and Jax Today Dinner Club participant
Jessica Palombo, editor, Jacksonville Today
Pete Havens, director of revenue and business management for Jacksonville Today and WJCT Public Media
