table-hopping
Working the room
Table-hopping is moving from table to table at a restaurant or social event to greet acquaintances or make connections: The politician spent the evening table-hopping at the fundraiser.
The practice suggests sociability but can also imply restless networking or inability to settle down with one group.
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- circulatingMoving in a circuit
- greetingExpression of welcome
chatting · introductions · acquaintances · connections · small-talk · glad-handing · reception · gala
mingling
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- circulatingMoving in a circuit
greeting · chatting · introductions · acquaintances · connections · small-talk · glad-handing · reception · gala · mixer
restaurant
Place serving meals
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- seatedIn a chair
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
tasting · sommelier · bistro · brasserie · chef · foodie · culinary · ambiance · patrons · diners
clubbing
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
hotspot · bouncer · celebrity · entourage · after-party · exclusive · trendy · champagne · DJ · promoter
table-hoppingstaying put
Remaining in place
sitting still · keeping to oneself · planted · rooted · anchored
table-hoppingkeeping to oneself
Staying socially isolated
antisocial · wallflower behavior · reclusive · withdrawn · unsociable
table, tables, tabled, tabling, tabular, tabulate, tabulation, hopped, hopping