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Decoding the 'girl dinner' trend
Updated On: 29 October, 2023 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Christalle Fernandes
The viral girl dinner trend has been making the rounds on social media for a while now. But what is this seemingly gendered meal? Sunday mid-day explores
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Sunaina Basu, a foodie, loves putting together girl dinners of snacks, and a meal of leftover items like bread, if she is in the mood. Pics/Aishwarya Deodhar
A few months back, a food trend called the girl dinner went viral on Instagram reels and TikTok. For the bewildered (are we assigning gender to meals now?), a girl dinner—as defined by the urban dictionary—is “a dinner that consists of many different kinds of small appetisers or snacks rather than just one entrée.” It is the kind of hastily put-together dishes you make when you can’t be bothered to dedicate time and energy to creating a whole meal. Scroll through the hashtag #girldinner on Insta and you’ll see drool-worthy content by young women—spicy chill oil noodles, pesto salads, and charcuterie boards. There’s even a Reels song called Girl Dinner by influencer Brookie Barry.
The original girl dinner is believed to have been started by influencer Olivia Maher, in response to a post about people consuming cheese and bread in medieval times. Maher reportedly created a reaction video saying “But that’s my dinner!” and the rest, as they say, is digital content. Sunaina Basu, the founder of founder of Rafiki Marketing and food blogging platform Bee Town Bites, says, “I saw an influencer put together really simple but delicious meals with whatever was available in her fridge, which she called girl dinners. The idea was that she wasn’t having a great week, so these dinners uplifted her mood.”
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