In the spirit of celebrating and connecting Bali’s brightest thinkers, Elami launched The Dinner Series: a string of intimate evenings in collaboration with Bali’s top cooks, artisans, and creators.

Our goal is to connect creatives and highlight the world-class innovation coming out of the island.

Each event tells a piece of Bali’s story, from past to present.

The Dinner Series is co-created with Maya Kerthyasa—author, illustrator, and stylist of Paon: Real Balinese Cooking.

Expect breathtaking settings, trail-blazing eats, and plenty of surprise elements. We can’t give too much away, but we can reveal it will be more than just a meal.

The Dinner Series’ guest list comprises Bali’s finest local and international creatives and overall amazing people to share a meal with. If you live in Bali and want to be included in the guest list, please register your interest here.

For press or collaboration inquiries, please get in touch: founders@elami.co.

The Dinner Series:
Present Space

Sunday, 17 December 2023
Titik Dua Ubud
5:30pm

Featuring Naomi Samara, Salvita de Corte, Fed, Ramu Kitchen, and Jenggala.

An ode to visual artists Naomi Samara and Salvita De Corte for the opening of Present Space. An exhibition that seeks to delve into the intricate dynamics of our connections with the spaces we inhabit.

RSVP at +6282144322325

The Dinner Series:
Water Tiger

Friday, 18 February 2022
Griya Buddha Andong
5:30pm

We’re gathered to celebrate the Water Tiger, and also to pay homage to the deep cultural bonds between China and Bali which date back centuries and are interwoven in many different ways throughout our cultural and spiritual lives on the island.

Our meal was crafted by chef Dwi Perkasa from Fu Shou Noodle Club, who prepared a beautiful spread of Chinese and Balinese-influenced foods for our meal. The tea you was from the Kerthyasa family’s farm up in Bedugul. Grown organically, rolled by hand and roasted over wood-fire.

21 incredible people gathered around the table to celebrate, taste, and soak in the atmosphere. We were visited by two very special guests: the Naga Langit Barongsai and the Balinese barong from Ubud Kaja.

The Dinner Series:
The Artists Dinner

Saturday, 29 June 2019
Arta Derau Ceramic Studio
5:30pm

Celebrating home-grown art in its many forms.

We hit the quirk button for this Dinner Series event, bringing together a trifecta of our favourite creators and flavour-makers for an art-fuelled evening under the stars. We’re took over the rice fields behind Arta Derau ceramic studio, where artist-owner Sekarputri Sidhiwati made a one-off collection for us to dine from on the evening. Poorich Suvarnapadip from Thy Neighbour was behind the pans, turning out eight courses of his bright, progressive Thai fare using ingredients harvested from the surrounding paddies (we’re talking snails and rice field crabs, here). Did the fun end there? Not even close – artist and Elppin designer Carina Hardy is also on board, exhibiting her world-first Back to the Breast eco-inflatable installation, previously featured at Thailand’s Wonderfuit Festival.

The Dinner Series:
Elementals

Friday, 5 April 2019
Puri Ibah
5:30pm

This evening was about tapping in to the many bounties of traditional Bali - the flavours, the sounds and the natural environment. Dinner was prepared by Anak Agung Rai, the 90-year-old mother of Tjokorde Raka Kerthyasa and a former palace cook, with the help of her granddaughter, Maya Kerthyasa.

See all the photos and read more about the night on our blog.

The Dinner Series:
Indigo

Saturday, 15 December 2018
Umajati Retreat
5:30pm

This evening took us into the magic of Threads of Life’s natural plant-dye studio for a sensory exploration of all things indigo. Chef Fernando de Souza from Mana Uluwatu designed a vibrant menu which nods to the various cultures that work with this wonder-plant.

There were 18 attendees, big flavours, great conversation and, yes, lots and lots of indigo.

The Dinner Series:
Origins

Sunday, 14 October 2018
Green Village Bali
5:30pm

The stars of this evening were Wayan Kresnayasa, Executive Chef of Kaum and Ijen, Potato Head Family and Elora Hardy, Founder and Director of IBUKU.

Our inaugural Dinner Series event brought these two pioneers together under one roof – the spectacular leaf-shaped roof of IBUKU’s new Eclipse House, to be specific, where Wayan served a host of his planet-friendly dishes, hand-picked from the menus of Kaum and Ijen.

We had the honor to host 15 guests, chosen from a pool of Bali’s finest creatives with the hope of generating lasting connections and, of course, great conversation.

“Congratulations on a wonderful evening, such a great success when your guests don’t want to leave and when they do, they leave swapping emails and wanting to stay in touch! The whole evening, the location, the food and the ambience was superb. A great concept professionally executed, absolutely faultless! Looking forward to dinners to come.”

“Friends of mine who went last night said it was the best night they had ever had in Bali and they are definitely in on the next one too!”

“Bravo for last night!”