The Dinner Project The Dinner Project was a series of performances that took place in Biella, Italy during the summer of 2000 while i was a resident at UNIDEE, Cittadellarte. In this project, a number of assistants and I (all of us non-Italians), carrying all the products, kitchenware and tableware required for a sumptuous six course dinner for ten, wandered from door to door in Biella and tried to persuade residents to let us cook dinner for them in their kitchens. We showed the people notes with the menu for the proposed meal. Out of about 100 encounters we were invited to cook three times. At the end of the meal we took a group photo with our hosts and then took the dirty plates and cookware with us to wash at home. The project played on the tension between the fear of strangers (and foreigners at that) and the desire for a spontanious adventure and a good meal...