A DINNER club with the difference is broadening minds and tantalising tastebuds.

The Intellectual Dinner Club was formed in 2009 by four women living in Huddersfield and Holmfirth.

The aim was to provide the opportunity to socialise while sampling the delights of local cuisine in Kirklees. Taking inspiration from the 18th century women’s movement, The Bluestockings, the group decided to focus on a different theme for intellectual stimulation at each of their monthly get-togethers.

The group has started to gain recognition worldwide for its honest and unpretentious restaurant reviews, interesting themes and lively discussion.

The girls were also snapped by award-winning photographer Stephen Schofield for a consumer magazine at one of their monthly dinners at The Three Acres in Shelley.

The Intellectual Dinner Club blog is followed by people from all over the world and has started to attract the attention of restaurants throughout the country.

Earlier this year, the girls worked with a national PR company, which contacted them after noticing their lively blog. Since then they have been invited to sample local cuisine in various restaurants and discuss their experiences on the blog.

The club has been praised by writer and broadcaster Ian Clayton, who commented: “The Intellectual Dinner Club is doing a marvellous, bonny thing.”

Most notably, the girls were invited to Swinton Park in Masham, North Yorkshire, to spend a day cooking with celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager.

They have received encouragement from publishers and literary agents to turn their personal experiences as members of the club into a book.

Now they have embarked on a “12 in 2012 challenge” – a year-long project aimed at inspiring people to achieve one personal goal each month.

Go to www.intellectualdinner club.blogspot.co.uk