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The Atrium Dinner Party is an event that you don’t want to miss. From the cocktail hour, an exclusive culinary experience, an inspirational hot seat speaker ready for our Q+A, and exquisite company - it will be just the evening to kick off a new year.
Join the Atrium for a VIP Dinner Party featuring Portland, Maine food writer and chef Vanessa Seder. The menu will feature a cocktail hour with starters and three incredible courses from her newly published cookbook, Warm Your Bones. Our guest of honor is Leigh Kellis, co-founder of Holy Donut, who will offer inspiration through her experiences and success during a Q+A hot seat.
Ticket prices include food, drinks, a signed copy of Warm Your Bones, merriment, inspiration, and exquisite company in Leigh’s beautiful home by the sea in Scarborough.
There are only 15 seats reserved for this dinner party!!
Details
Saturday, January 11th, 2025
5-8 pm
Scarborough, Maine - address sent via email when your ticket is purchased
5-6 Cocktail Hour
6-6:30 Introductions to our chef and guest of honor, first course
6:30-7:30 Q+A during dinner, main course + dessert
7:30-8 Wrap up/Farewells
The menu is fixed, with a meat or vegetarian main course. Please take precautions if you have food allergies or food sensitivities that may not be accommodated.
Menu is subject to change, based on ingredient availability, and will be reflected here.
Chef Vanessa Seder
Vanessa Seder is the author of Warm Your Bones (Union Square & Co., 2024), Eat Cool (Rizzoli Books, 2021), and Secret Sauces (Kyle/Octopus Books, 2017). She was a co-founder and partner at Relish & Co, a Portland-based culinary design collaborative from 2016 to 2022. She taught cooking for many years as guest culinary instructor at the Stonewall Kitchen Headquarters in York, Maine.
Originally from California, Vanessa spent more than a decade working in the New York City food media industry. She is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education and earned her BA from Emerson College. She has food styled for cookbooks, television, editorial, packaging, and video production, and tested and developed recipes for cookbooks and magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Everyday Food, All You, Health, Cooking Light, and Hannaford Fresh.
Vanessa currently resides in Portland, Maine with her husband and daughter.
Guest of Honor, Leigh Kellis
Leigh Kellis, a visionary single mother, turned her apartment kitchen into a donut laboratory armed with nothing but passion, love and a counter-top fryer. She was fueled by a desire to offer a healthier donut that she felt comfortable sharing with her daughter. Her goal was not just any donut, but a magical donut made with wholesome, trusted ingredients.
Leigh’s path wasn’t paved with sugar and ease. It demanded perseverance, countless trials, and a belief in her product’s uniqueness. Her breakthrough came when she stepped out of her kitchen’s comfort zone, introducing her donuts to local coffee shops. Leigh’s donuts were not just well received; they were a sensation! Securing her first wholesale order of seven dozen donuts a week was a testament to her hard work and the undeniable appeal of her potato donuts.
Leigh lives in Scarborough, Maine. Beyond the Holy Donut, Leigh delves into creative ventures such as writing books, making music, and recently opened a creative gallery space in downtown Portland to host artists, musicians, makers, and events.
There are only 15 seats reserved for this dinner party!
TICKET SALES HAVE ENDED FOR THIS EVENT!