Technically speaking, what is a dinner party?

Can any party be a dinner party if you just call it that? Here's what I think + a few of my favorite dinner party themes right now.

Recently, I had the privilege of guesting on the podcast “More than a Gift” with Audrey Kim. During our conversation, Audrey mentioned that she was having friends over for dinner, but was quick to clarify that it wasn’t a dinner party. She explained that she wasn’t ready to get into dinner party hosting, but “having friends over for dinner” seemed like…