You’ve got friends. You just don’t necessarily have the friends who are free for a random Sunday lunch, want to try the new restaurant, book the trip, take the pasta class or actually say yes when you suggest doing something.
Maybe your friends are busy with partners, kids, work or completely different schedules. Maybe you’ve just moved to Melbourne.
Or maybe you just want more fun people in your life who actually want to do things.
That’s who Pasta Party is for.
Almost every single guest comes solo, and the whole experience is designed so talking to new people feels natural and like meeting mutual friends.
Our hosts make the introductions, we mix up the groups throughout the class, and making pasta gives everyone something fun to do together.
No standing around pretending to check your phone.
No needing to bring a friend as backup.
No spending four hours beside the same person.
We’ve now hosted 30+ Pasta Parties for 760 guests, with friendships, group chats, social circles and even relationships starting around those pasta benches. Your future foodie crew is waiting to meet you!
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Our host will welcome you as everyone turns up solo. You’ll get a name tag that doubles as a conversation starter, and mingle with everyone before we start.
There are a few fun connection activities to get you chatting before we start our fresh pasta dough, and a break after to grab a drink and meet even more people.
When it’s time to roll out the dough, we swap tables and everyone’s laughing and helping each other to make the pasta sheets and shapes, while swapping travel stories and activity recommendations. We clean up and the chef cooks up the pasta while you chill with your new mates and get to eat the pasta you all made together!
By the end everyone’s usually making their own group chats and plans to hang out again :)
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Absolutely - in fact we highly encourage coming solo as you’ll make SO many more friends this way. This whole experience is designed for people who don’t know anyone here, and everyone else will be on their own and in the same boat!
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Unfortunately we cannot cater to dietaries other than Vegetarian for this class, sorry!
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There are no refunds or credits for cancellations made 5 days or less from the event start time
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Some are new-to-town guests, or those looking for a more wholesome activity that's not just drinking. Many already have friends but they've moved away, are at a different life stage or feel like their interests no longer align, so they’re keen to make more ‘YES” friends to add to their circle!
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We ask that you arrive ON TIME so you get the most out of this experience. We designed this event so you start creating connections from the moment you get there. If you arrive late, it means you miss out on some of the crucial bonding moments with your new friends and can impact the other guests’ experience, so to respect the group, we will not be allowing late arrivals beyond 30 minutes.