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76 | GRAVITAS MAGAZINE GravitasMag.com THE DINNER PARTY Louies Modern Downtown Sarasota 1289 North Palm Avenue LouiesModern.com O One of the pure joys in life is sharing a great meal and stimulating conversations with friends, both familiar and new. While our overly-scheduled lives leave little time to entertain and host guests, the editors at GRAVITAS wanted to bring back the lost art of the dinner party. An intimate table of eight successful and accomplished women who bring a variety of life experiences and personal stories to share, meet over an incredible menu of delectable dishes and drinks. Since it opened along South Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota, Louies Modern has been the place to see and be seen. The restaurant, owned by the Tableseide Restaurant Group, pays homage to the Seidensticker family, who honors their father, Louie, a self-taught culinary master who had a passion about great food and drink. A view inside the kitchen reveals a wood burning oven and grill and features a menu that flavors dishes with farm-fresh produce, handmade pastas and top-quality steaks and seafood. Inside Louies is the boutique special events venue, The Francis, where GRAVITAS hosted its second dinner party. Many thanks to Ryan Hill and his team at Tableseide for crafting a superb menu to match the splendid setting. Each course was paired with a perfect bouquet of red and white wines, all from women owned-wineries including Premier Cru Les Vaillons - Burgundy, France, Wayfarer by Pahlmeyer - Sonoma, California, Turley Kirschenmann Zinfandel - Lodi, California, Inniskillin "Vidal" Dessert Wine - Niagara, Canada. We've included the recipes from the chef on the next page for you to replicated at your next gathering. In each issue, GRAVITAS will feature a dinner party at a local restaurant attended by some of the area's most amazing women. We will also share some of our conversations in webisodes online! If you love to host the perfect dinner party at your home with friends, email us a picture of your gathering to share in the next issue and you'll be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a seat at our next dinner party event! Email your pictures to party@gravitasmag.com.