GP Small Plates Dinner #1

GP SMALL PLATES DINNER #1

WHERE: Sid's Loft, 355 Bryant St, #208, San Francisco, CA 94107

WHEN: 6:00 to 10:00pm on November 7th, 2021

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.

The safety of our hosts and all our friends is important to us. All attendees are required to be vaccinated for this indoor dinner. We will ask for proof of vaccination at checkin.

Please join us for our first GP Small Plates Dinner at the Sid's Loft in SoMa in San Francisco. Sid's home is stunning, with raw wood burl sculptures and provocative art and design details.

Expect cocktails at 6:00 and our speaker around 6:45 with small plates on offer the entire time, 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.

Our dinners are hosted at a wide range of venues in the Bay Area, at Camp Earnest near Yosemite NP and around the country. Each dinner includes a speaker 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 Damon Horowitz has spent the past few years training in Hakomi, a therapeutic method for healing and rewiring our nervous system through mindfulness and somatic practices. This work has turned him on to the overlaps between therapeutic and artistic enterprises as forms of self-exploration.

Amongst his many other activities, some years back Damon found himself directing theatrical productions of Shakespeare. He’ll share a story of one actor’s journey and transformation through playing Antony in Julius Caesar... and how he now sees the relation of this work to Hakomi and therapy more broadly. How can doing art, making theater, visual art, or music help us to heal and develop as more self-realized people?

OUR CHEF:

Our friend Sam Lippman was the founding executive chef at AirBnB. During his tenure building up their kitchen, Sam revolutionized expectations around the kinds of humorous (so many musical puns), healthy, zero waste and delicious menus employees could expect at a large tech company.

Today, Sam is first hire and lead chef at Hooray Foods. Hooray makes delicious plant-based meats that are designed to look, cook and taste just like the real thing.

Sam’s served as chef for a wide range of GP and Camp Earnest functions, including Karin and Raman’s wedding, and will be composing some exquisite dishes for our first Small Plates dinner at Sid’s loft.

OUR MENU:

Fall Plates

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1) Persimmon Musubi

Shoyu, Persimmon, Seasoned California Sticky Rice, Nori, Curly Scallion, Sesame

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2) Mezze Board

Green Olive Tapenade, Pine Nut Romesco, Babaganoush, Sumac Mint Syrup, Date, Radish Chip

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3) Curried Gourds

Butternut Curry, Spaghetti Squash Hash, Delicata Wheels, Coriander Crack, Coconut Yogurt, Cilantro

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4) BLTease

Early Girl Tomato Tartare, Hooray Plant Based Bacon, Avocado Aioli, Lettuce Cup, Micro Sprouts

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5) Everything Trout

Cured McFarland Springs Trout, Cucumber, Cashew Chevre, Pickled Onion, Sweet Dill Mustard, Everything Salt

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6) Bison Meatloaf

Spiced Bison, Harissa Ketchup, Garlic Potato Mash, Apple Burbon Gastrique, Parsley

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7) Almond Berry Cobbler

Organic Berries, Roasted Almond, Blonde Coconut Sugar, Cinnamon

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8) Sweet Potato Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream

with Cardamom Rosewater Chocolate, and a Coconut Crisp

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All menu items are dairy and gluten free.

Plant based options available for bison and fish substitutions.

Drinks and small plates will start at 6:00pm. 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]

To sign up for future events, please register at www.gpdinners.com

To learn more about the former summer camp we've purchased and refurbished near Yosemite, please visit www.campearnest.com

Host or Publisher Raman Frey