Random Business Contact Lunch

The Random Business Contact Lunch is a lunch hour 'theme' hosted by a particular restaurant. The Random Business Contact (RBC) Lunch is for professional people who are interested in building their network of contacts. The catch is that the contact that you make is randomly decided by whoever happens to show up that day for lunch. The intent is for business people to make contacts with business people from other industries, thus building a diverse network of contacts, yada yada yada.

The RBC Lunch would be advertised by means of flyer distribution to local businesses. The flyer, or brochure, would list the day of the week of the RBC Lunch, the specials, and the 'rules' (which are only loosely adhered to):

- Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
- It will be assumed that you would be willing to join a table that was recently seated.
- Give your business card to the Maitre d' so that he may invite individuals to your table as they arrive.
- Separate cheques are assumed, unless otherwise stated.
- The Maitre d' may discreetly provide certain dining tips, like "Monsieur, zat eez ze dinner fork; ze salad fork eez zis one" in the interest of propagating proper business dining etiquette - try not to be offended.
- You may order, pay, and leave according to your own schedule.

The Maitre d', or host, would try to place people together to provide interesting combinations of people. He would also try to seat people so that they are starting and finishing at roughly the same time.

Whether or not the RBC Lunch would result in a fruitful business, or networking, contact is speculative. It does, however, prevent you from eating lunch by yourself, and it optimizes seating for the restaurant. Note as well that the RBC Lunch is backward-compatible with regular lunch: the two can be hosted concurrently.