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76 | GRAVITAS MAGAZINE GravitasMag.com ith our increasingly busy schedules with work and family events, it seems we have less time to spend getting to know people on a more personal level. Networking luncheon events become a place to pass business cards and make perfunctory pleasantries, but lasting connections are hard to maintain. That's why GRAVITAS wanted to resurrect the lost art of the dinner party – by bringing together some of the area's most successful and accomplished women to share a great meal and stimulating conversation. What happens at the end of the night is a room full of memories among the guests who find they all share similar stories, both personally and professionally. For this dinner event, guests joined the GRAVITAS team at Sea Salt, the sophisticated seafood restaurant atop the second floor at Sundial St. Petersburg. When Chef Fabrizio Aielli opened his second Sea Salt restaurant (the flagship is located in Naples), he raised the bar on serving the freshest seafood and fine dining. Using organic, sustainable ingredients from local farmers and fishermen, the menus change daily. A rotating array of 130 salts from around the world, with selections like Mayan Sun from El Salvador, Pyramid from Bali, and Murray River Pink from Australia tempt palates and mingle with the unique dishes. The interior of the restaurant is a sight to behold with an 80-foot-long raw bar serves delicious fresh food like sushi, oysters and shrimp. There is a conversation area for guests to mingle over creative cocktails and nibbles, both inside and out. The centerpiece of the restaurant is a 20-foot-tall wine tower – the tallest in Florida – housing 7,000 bottles from vineyards around the globe. Many thanks to Cheyenne Bates, Angela Fulks and the team at SeaSalt for crafting a superb menu to pair with a variety of wines. Each course was paired with a perfect boutique of wines, including Raventos i Blance "Silencis from Penedes, Spain; Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer from Alsace, France; Bouchaine Pinot Noir from Caneros, California; Summers Charbono from Napa Valley, California; and Donnafugata Ben Rye from Sicily, Italy. We've included the delicious recipes on the next page for you to replicate at your next gathering. In each issue, GRAVITAS will feature a new, unique dinner party at a local restaurant and 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. THE DINNER PARTY Sea Salt 183 2nd Avenue North, St.Petersburg SeaSaltPete.com W Watch video highlights from our dinner party at GravitasMag.com