GP Dinner #160 | Jeremy's Loft in SF

54 Washburn Street,San Francisco CA 94103

08 December, 2022

Description

WHAT: GP DINNER #160 WHERE: Jeremy's Loft, 54 Washburn Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 WHEN: 6:00 to 10:00pm on December 8th, 2022 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 160th dinner on December 8th at our friend Jeremy's spectacular loft in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. We highly recommend you walk, bike, take a Lyft or public transit to this dinner. 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. Our dinners are hosted at a wide range of venues in the Bay Area, at Camp Earnest near Yosemite NP and around the country and 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 Les Schmidt is a self-proclaimed “entrepreneurial cheerleader” and a co-founder of BRIIA, an AI powered bespoke accelerator designed to deliver innovation at the pace best suited to each founding team. He was recently a guest advisor to Revere VC during their off-site retreat at Camp Earnest. As an optimistic citizen, Les has been thinking a lot about reversing the Pandora’s Box of divisiveness that many of us have experienced these last few decades. Like many leaders working in technology, Les believes much of the blame for our fragmented society lies with algorithms that create filter bubbles of reassurance. These are in turn economically rewarded (monetized attention), leading to feedback loops and echo chambers. How might we redesign the tools that shape our worldviews? How might AI guide us back in the direction of compassion, solidarity and an emphasis on our shared hopes and dreams? OUR CHEF: A west coast native, our new friend Chef Jamil spent his early career cooking in Santa Cruz, Seattle, and the Napa Valley. A sous-chef position at The Madrona Manor lured him to beautiful Sonoma County where he gained the upmost respect for not only local ingredients, but also more refined techniques. After a few years in Las Vegas as sous chef for Wolfgang Puck and a stint waiting tables he returned to Sonoma County to re-focus. He landed as chef de cuisine at Syrah Bistro and then Petite Syrah where the team received a 3 star review from the SF Chronicle. A stint at Scopa and a co-chef position at Campo Fina was also met with raving reviews. After some personal chef work and an appearance on Chef Wanted on the Food Network he was then hired as the opening chef at Woodfour Brewing Company, garnering a perfect food review from the Press Democrat and Best New Restaurant from the Bohemian. Realizing that being chef in a Brewery was limiting he left to seek a better fit. The Applewood Inn was the perfect setting to further refine his personal style and continue to utilize the bounty of West Sonoma County. While at the helm, again he recieved a perfect food rating from the Press Democrat. Today, Chef Jamil works exlusively as a private chef. We are grateful he agreed to create feasts for us and our community. OUR MENU: TO START: Estero gold gougeres w/wild fennel pollen mousse. Deviled eggs w/horseradish, chives and espelette pepper. Crostini w/maitake mushrooms, black garlic and crispy shallots. MAINS: Salad of little gem lettuces with tangerine, avocado, crispy nori and sesame ranch dressing. Farro w/butternut squash, thyme and parmesan. Broccolini w/grapes, pine nuts and capers. Braised beef shortribs w/Mediterranean salsa verde. TO FINISH: Olive oil cake w/persimmon and caramelized honey creme fraiche 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] 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