WHAT: GP Dinner #183 | No Insight Left Behind w/Steph Lepp at Manny's

WHERE: Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

WHEN: 6:00 to 9:00pm on October 6th, 2024

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 183rd dinner on October 6th at Manny's in San Francisco's Mission district.

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.

This evening will include a few short videos that integrate different perspectives on divisive social issues. Examples include Faces of Capitalism and Faces of Abortion.

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 wide range of topics and a chef prepared feast. To learn more about us, please visit our Founding Principles page.

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 Stephanie Lepp (https://x.com/stephlepp) is an award-winning producer and storyteller.

She's the former Executive Director at the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a non-profit think tank devoted to addressing polarization through cultural means. Before that, she was the Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, the organization at the heart of the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. Stephanie’s work has been supported by institutions like Sundance and the Mozilla Foundation, and exhibited worldwide.

At our dinner, Stephanie will screen Faces of X — a new video series that integrates different perspectives on divisive social issues, like abortion, gender, and race. (You know, keeping it light :) Do you find yourself arguing about politics, and getting nowhere? Or shying away from debates, because you refuse to pick a side? This one's for you. You'll walk away with insights on how to integrate different perspectives to gain a bigger picture.

OUR CHEF:

Berkeley based chef Everett Doner is in his second year with Just Eat It catering, and has over 8 years experience providing spectacular food to clients in the greater SF Bay Area.

Everett has special love for classic French bistro dishes, playing with regional styles of US barbecue, and cooking for those following ketogenic diets.

Expect lavish communal presentations with bold contrasting color and concentrated flavors using the best in California’s abundance. Everett lives mere blocks from produce Mecca Berkeley Bowl and can’t get enough of their fruits and vegetables. He is also in demand as an event producer and emcee and serves corporate and private clients nationwide.

OUR MENU:

TO START:
Duck Fried Rice Bites - Mary’s organic duck rillettes, California short rain rice, house-made hoisin sauce

Tempeh Fried Rice Bites - California short-grain rice, San Diego Tempeh Company Tempeh, house-made hoisin sauce (Vegan; GF)

Fried Green Tomato Slices - Dog River Farms green tomatoes, Hall’s corn meal, garlic aioli (Vegan; GF)

MAINS:

Green Leaf Lettuce Salad, golden beets, chipotle ranch dressing (Vegan; GF)

Bison Bourguignon - North Star Bison Chuck, black trumpet mushrooms, Dog River Farm turnips and Yukon gold potatoes, pinot noir

Gigante Bean and black trumpet mushroom Bourguignon - Rancho Gordo beans, Dog River Farm turnips and Yukon gold potatoes, pinot noir

Homemade Egg Noodles

Roast Whole Heads of Cauliflower - Durst Farms cauliflower, brown butter (or McEvoy Ranch EVOO), Fresh Fines Herbs (GF)

Mushroom Crepe Cakes - Buckwheat Crepes, Matsutake and Oyster Mushroom Duxelles, Parmigiano Reggiano (GF)

TO FINISH:

Chocolate Creme Brulee - Straus organic dairy; Judy’s organic eggs, Taza organic chocolate crumbles (Vegan Version available)

Below: Our fire pit in front of the Good People Lodge at Camp Earnest.

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 ramanfrey@gmail.com

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 us here. Camp Earnest is available for a campus buyout for groups from 15 to 75 guests at a time.

www.campearnest.com

Below: Conversation around our fire pit after GP Dinner #180 at Camp Earnest.