Mark your calendars: Common Theme speaker on Oct. 8


Restaurant and online innovator Brian Bordainick will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday (Oct 8) in the Phoenix Room of the University Union in a Common Theme program organized by the Office of Student Life. Bordainick is the founder and CEO of Dinner Lab, a membership-based social dining experiment that unites undiscovered chefs with adventurous diners in unique spaces — from helipads to vacant movie theaters. Dinner Lab meals highlight up-and-coming chefs from around the country, and varies the locations as an experiment in using food to build communities. The company has grown to a valuation north of $30 million and has expanded into 20 cities with 90 employees, launching restaurants based off of user feedback and data.