2024 | DINNER 5 – NOURISHMENT FOR THE MIND

Mental health touches all of us, yet it often hides in the shadows, wrapped in stigma or discomfort. For this Dinner, we wanted to change that. Inspired by conversations within our community, we crafted an evening that brought mental health to the table—literally and figuratively. It was a space to reflect, connect, and explore the complexities of our minds together.

How do you manage information overload in today’s digital age to maintain cognitive clarity and focus? Loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking or obesity–how do you deal with loneliness? In what ways do media coverage of wars and conflicts contribute to collective trauma? How do you manage emotional triggers from past traumas? How do you differentiate between typical mood changes and signs of mental health disorders?

Mental health isn’t one-dimensional—it’s intricately connected to physical, social, emotional, and cognitive well-being. These four pillars became the structure of our evening, guiding every question, course, and design element. The goal wasn’t just to start conversations but to challenge perceptions, spark new perspectives, and leave everyone with food for thought—both literally and metaphorically.

For this event, we partnered with Fabrikat89, a vibrant design shop in the heart of Cologne. Its colorful, playful setting suited our theme perfectly, almost as if we were stepping into the brain itself. Our ›Garden of Mind‹ centerpiece featured an eclectic mix of vegetables, fruits, squishy elements and hand-spaced bread-meant to be touched, tasted and enjoyed throughout the evening.
Every course was a reflection of a different layer of mental health, creating a sensory journey that unraveled piece by piece:
Physical: Pink Spread - Popping Spices - Bread Hand
Social: Sharing Snaps - Coffee Roasted Beetroots - Shredded Reds - Cultured Cream - Apple Cider Vinegar Jelly
Emotional: Miso Adaptogen Broth - Red Onion Flower - Gooey Ravioli
Cognitive: Hidden ceremonial cacao - Raspberry - Olive
Each dish was thoughtfully designed to provoke curiosity and conversation, making every bite a step deeper into the evening’s theme.
The menu card for this dinner to reflect the evening's theme, with each course representing a layer of our mental health-starting with physical health on a mirroring material, social health on transparent material to signify our connections, emotional health concealed under a milky layer revealing complexity, and finally, cognitive health presented with clarity and simplicity. Each course took us deeper, step by step, into exploring mental health.
The evening was raw, warm, and full of genuine connection. Guests shared openly, diving into topics that are often left unsaid. From personal struggles to societal challenges, the conversations flowed naturally, leaving no space for small talk.
We were thrilled to welcome Rausgegangen, a German media platform, who joined in the exchange. Guests left inspired, with many expressing how the evening challenged their views and opened new avenues for dialogue.
A heartfelt thank you to Equilibre CBD for adding a layer of calm to the evening with their beautifully crafted CBD-infused butter, and to NON for their exceptional non-alcoholic drinks, which elevated the experience with creativity and depth.
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2023 | DINNER 2 – HARD TO DIGEST.

we hosted this second culinary experience within the und.wieder gallery that we have redecorated for the occasion. The topic was kinda hard to digest. Our aim with “digest” was to talk, eat and bring awareness around the topic of Irritable Bowel Syndrome like the Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitisa. A topic close to our heart and gut, touching people in our close surrounding and beyond.

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2024 | DINNER 5 – NOURISHMENT FOR THE MIND

Mental health touches all of us, yet it often hides in the shadows, wrapped in stigma or discomfort. For this Dinner, we wanted to change that. Inspired by conversations within our community, we crafted an evening that brought mental health to the table—literally and figuratively. It was a space to reflect, connect, and explore the complexities of our minds together.

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2023 | DINNER 1 – TABOOSTIFY YOURSELF.

the first taboo dinner took place where everything started: in cologne, germany. in the most marvellous room, witchlandia, surrounded by crystal and great atmosphere. this dinner aimed to gather almost-like stranger people around a table to exchange about taboos, in general.

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2024 | DINNER 6 – TO BE SUSTAINABLY GROUNDED.

The environment is everywhere—woven into the fabric of our lives and yet so often avoided in deeper conversations. For this dinner, we chose to explore the Earth with intimacy and curiosity, creating a space where guests could reflect on their role in its future. In a world filled with noise, we wanted to bring the focus back to the quiet urgency of our planet’s story.

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2024 | DINNER 4 – A FEAST FOR THE AGES.

Aging is a journey we all share, yet it often remains shrouded in stigma and silence. Inspired by a conversation with someone twice our age, we delved into the evolution of the body, perceptions, and generational dynamics. This dinner was designed to spark a meaningful exploration of aging through the lenses of food, conversation, and shared experience.

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2023 | DINNER 3 – SEX. SELF.

sex. what a broad topics. their is the personal part of sex, sexualities, the “bad” part of sex… focus on such a topic is much required. hence, as a first facette of this topic, we chose to focus on the “sex, self” part. our own relation with sex as a practice, as an instrument, as a relation.

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