My Dear Readers,
A decade ago I started this blog and you all showed up. You are, by a mile, the best thing to come out of this hobby of mine. Some of you have been here with me for the entire decade, some of you have become my real-life friends and collaborators, all of you have made the site the wonderful place that it is. Ten years is a long time for us to be in a relationship so I am celebrating our perseverance with a very special Lottie + Doof 10th Anniversary Dinner.
Three of the greatest (and my favorite) Midwestern chefs will be in the kitchen:
Sandra Holl, pastry genius and owner of Floriole Bakery [1] and Cafe SLASH longtime bestie of L + D, will be making all of our pastry dreams come true.
Abra Berens, chef at Granor Farm [2] and author of forthcoming cookbook Ruffage, will provide dad jokes and the best vegetables you’ve ever had.
Jonny Hunter, Culinary Director of Underground Food Collective [3], and unofficial mayor of Madison, WI, will make a rare Chicago appearance and bring the meat [4] (too much?).
Together these three superstars will cook a meal that celebrates the wonders of autumn in the Midwest. It will probably include things like relish trays and jello molds. It will not include lemon zest. It will definitely be a little witchy because it is late October and I am me.
The details: Floriole Bakery & Cafe. Sunday, October 28th, 6-8pm. Tickets are $75 (available HERE [5] and very limited) and include food and drink and gratuity as well as some very special surprises (Trick or Treat Style! Imagine an episode of Oprah where she gives away a lot of cool stuff but I am Oprah and none of the things are cars).
Finally, it would be weird to just celebrate ourselves, so the other important thing to know is that all of the profits from the dinner will be going to support Planned Parenthood in their tireless and moral work to provide safe and affordable healthcare.
Please join me for what will surely be a night to remember (and post about on Instagram).
Love, Tim
Fine print:
*We’re not able to accommodate special diets at this dinner. There will be gluten. There will be dairy. There will be some animals. (Though a casual vegetarian/pescatarian can probably skip a course or two and still be happy—let me know and we can discuss.)
*The only way to be guaranteed the super cool tote bag pictured up top is to come to the dinner. It was designed by my friend Jenny Volvoski [6] and is inspired by Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party. An homage to some of the women who have inspired me.
*For those of you not in Chicago, I will be sure to share things like photos and recipes from the dinner, so it will be like we were all there together. And we’ll find other ways to celebrate in the next couple of months. Don’t worry.
UPDATE 9/10/18 1pm: SO sorry everyone, but this sold out super fast. Tickets are all gone. Will keep you posted if we have cancellations or if anything changes. Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket and sorry we can’t all be together. xo