Hosting a Community Dinner: Chinese New Year Hot Pot
I just love hosting Community Building events, especially with others for support. With a common interest, people from drastically different walks of life can really enjoy each other's company. With a little bit of creativity, patience, and intuition everyone is left feeling welcome. Hot Pot is one of my favourite communal meals to share with friends. I love the flavours of the ingredients, the dipping sauce and the crowding around the pot. It's also versatile since you can change your broth as well as your ingredients. Who do you invite and how do you get the ingredients? Well, I guess that depends on if you are doing it with a set group - say a work party - or if you are trying to help friends meet new friends and build community. So a set group is easy - pick a date that works for everyone. For the other, you need to decide on who gets to give invitations - namely the host(s) and yourself. What is your strategy? For the three times I've done it with roommates:
