Dinner Conversation Topics

Dinner with friends and family is great, but sometimes the conversations can lull or turn controversial, especially if you have visitors. Today, we’re sharing a few dinner conversation topics for residents of The Lenore apartment community. Whether you’re eating in your apartment or at relatives outside of Baltimore, MD, these conversation starters are sure to help keep things interesting and peaceful.

Food Facts

These are great because dinner is all about food! The food items mentioned here are pretty random, so that makes it all the more fun. Add in a few food facts of your own from this list of Top 100 Random Food Facts.

— Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

— 25% of all the vegetables consumed in the U.S. are French fries.

— The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.

— Soda accounts for 25 percent of all the beverages consumed in the U.S.

— There are more Subway sandwich shops in Manhattan than there are actual subway stations.

— It takes a Twinkie about 45 seconds to explode when cooked in a microwave.

Questions

Think you can come up with better questions than these? Add some of your favorites in the comments below.

— What are your vacation plans for the upcoming month?

— What’s the most amazing hotel (or resort) you’ve stayed at?

— What’s the best travel experience you’ve ever had? What’s the worst?

— Do you have a terrible dinner experience you could share?

Random

Whether it’s asking a hypothetical question or honest opinion, these ideas are fun to bring up at the dinner table. If you’d like to add to this list, share your comments below.

— You just won $5 million. What's the first thing you’ll buy?

— If you could have named yourself, what name would you have picked?

— Your most creative leftover mashed potatoes idea: Go!

— If you were a pair of shoes, what kind would you be?

— Pick a movie that reflects your life.

What are your go-to conversation starters? Let us know by leaving a comment below. We hope these help. Thanks for reading!