GP Dinner #192 | Dirtbag Billionaire w/David Gelles

WHAT: GP Dinner #192 | Dirtbag Billionaire w/David Gelles

WHERE: Jeremy's Loft, 54 Washburn Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

WHEN: 6:00 to 10:00pm on October 5th, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: ATTENDANCE LIMITED TO FIRST 40 PEOPLE WHO SECURE A TICKET HERE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO GIFT OR TRANSFER YOUR SPOT TO A FRIEND IF YOUR PLANS CHANGE. JUST LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE.

Please join us for our 192nd dinner on October 5th at Jeremy's Loft in San Francisco.

TICKET PRICE INCLUDES AN AUTOGRAPHED HARDBACK COPY OF DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE.

Expect cocktails at 6:00 and our speaker around 6:45 with a family style feast introduced around 7:00, prepared by our professional chef. Wines will be thoughtfully paired with the menu.

ATTIRE: Attire is relaxed and informal.

About Good People Dinners: GP Dinners is a community built around meaningful ​conversations and delicious feasts, a moveable social club for those who value authenticity, a better way to connect with each other. We are also an event production business and regularly create tailored dinner series for a wide range of companies and organizations.

Our dinners are hosted at a variety of venues in the Bay Area, at Camp Earnest near Yosemite NP and around the country and the world. Every dinner includes a speaker on a topic of wide ranging interest and a chef prepared feast.

Please email us at least 72 hours in advance if you have any dietary restrictions and we'll do our best to accommodate them.

OUR SPEAKER:

Our friend David Gelles is an award winning reporter for the New York Times. He currently writes for the Climate desk, and previously wrote for the Business section and was the . Read his recent stories .

His reporting has won Gerald Loeb and SABEW awards, and he was part of the team that made “Boeing’s Fatal Flaw,” a documentary film that the News and Documentary Emmy for outstanding business coverage.

Before joining the Times in 2013, he spent five years with the . At the FT, he covered tech, media and M&A in San Francisco and New York. In 2011 he conducted an with Bernie Madoff, shedding new light on the $65 billion ponzi scheme.

His next book, coming September 9, 2025, is “.”

His 2022 book, was an instant New York Times bestseller.

His first book, “Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out,” was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2015.

Tonight David will share a pivotal story from Dirtbag Billionaire, encouraging us to imagine a world where ecological and social well-being were the primary focus of business.

How might we make the choices of Patagonia the default in business rather a shining example?

OUR CHEF:

Hanif Sadr was born in Paris, France and raised in Tehran, Iran. He studied material science at Azad University and moved to the US at the age 30, landing in Washington, DC, then eventually settling in the Bay Area.

In 2013, he started cooking at Golestan Kids Persian Language Immersion School in Berkeley CA. He is head chef and co-founder of Komaaj, a Northern Iranian restaurant and catering company based in San Francisco. Komaaj was founded in the spring 2015, focusing on Iran’s three northern provinces of Gilan, Mazandran and Golestan.

OUR MENU:

TO START:

Zeytoun Parvardeh / Castelvetrano Olives, Walnut, Pomegranate Paste, Garlic, Herbs (vegan, gf) G - Pom Paste / Parsley / Barberries

Kuku Sabzi / Chives, Dill, Cilantro, Parsley & Eggs Frittata. Pickled Beets (vegetarian, gf) G - Sumac yogurt / Pickled Beets

Maast Khiaar / Persian Cucumber, Mint, Raisin, Labneh, Sumac & Lavash Crackers (vegetarian) G - Olive Oil / Parsley / Sumac

MAINS:

Koofte Anaar / Iranian Beef Meatballs, Pomegranate Sauce, Roasted Golden Beets G - Parsley

Mirza Ghasemi / Roasted Eggplant, Tomato, Turmeric & Garlic Dip. Pizza Bianca Bread (vegan) G - Arugula

Katte Sabzi / Basmati Rice, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill & Butter (vegetarian, gf) G - Sumac

Shevid Baghala Va Maahi / Yellow fava Bean, Dill & Garlic Stew. Smoked Trout Glazed with Sour Orange Molasses and Olive Oil (gf) G - Pea Shoots / Pickled Carrots

TO FINISH:

Shirini Badoumi / Almond Flour, Eggs, Sugar & Date Syrup Cake (vegetarian, gf) G - Date Syrup / Rose Petals

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Please email us at least 72 hours in advance if you have any dietary restrictions and we'll do our best to accommodate them.

Drinks at 6:00, dinner at 7:00. Though a cocktail and some wine will be provided, guests are welcome to bring a bottle of wine to share.

Menu update will come soon to help you choose your bottles. We always make sure vegetarian friends will have plenty to eat. Please contact Raman or Karin in advance if you have any other dietary restrictions.

If you are wondering how you were included in this invitation, or would like to be removed, please contact [email protected]

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To learn more about the former summer camp we've purchased and refurbished near Yosemite, please visit us here. Camp Earnest is available for a campus buyout for groups from 15 to 75 guests at a time.

www.campearnest.com

Host or Publisher Raman Frey