Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill's underground supper club began as a regular gathering of friends in 2003. It originally revolved around HBO's Sunday-night lineup-not a high-brow gathering, but we always ate well. With the advent of TiVo, we cut ourselves loose from the TV and devoted more time to cooking, talking, drinking and dancing in the kitchen.

The dinners took a significant turn when Tamara invited a then-acquaintance she'd dubbed Dapper Dan. His wild enthusiasm for the meal made us realize we were doing something special, something people didn't get enough of in their daily New York lives.

Dapper spread the word among his friends, and they began to invite their friends, and soon we realized we didn't have enough money for the rent each month. Thus began the cash donation—plus a bottle of wine. After a radio spot and some newspaper articles, we hosted a new wave of enthusiastic strangers—and we found ourselves with a full-scale phenomenon on our hands.

Forking Fantastic! documented the dinners and shared the love. Download the introduction here.