The Table That Started It All: Giving Kitchen Founders Dinner

There are dinners… and then there are the kinds of nights people talk about for years. This is one of those.

Four of the people who helped build Giving Kitchen - Ryan Turner, Mike Gallagher, Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, and Nancy Oswald - will share their hearts and stories as Ryan and Shelley Turner open their home to you and seven guests for an intimate, family-style dinner you simply cannot purchase anywhere else."

Chefs for the evening Ryan Turner (Unsukay Restaurants) and Mike Gallagher (Brick Store Pub & Leon's Full Service) will personally cook a multi-course meal together, side-by-side, the way friends do when no one's watching - except this time, you'll have a seat at the table. Expect the dishes they love to cook, the food they make for people they care about, and the kind of hospitality that never makes it onto a menu. All while you enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail and barrel pick whiskey or tequila.

Throughout the evening, Jen and Nancy will share the real stories behind Giving Kitchen - how a community showed up for Ryan "Hidi" Hidinger, how one night changed thousands of lives, and why this mission still matters today.

Wine from the famed Brewster Family cellar will be poured throughout the evening - and the remaining bottles go home with the winning bidder. Expect a truly collector-level lineup, including Krug Champagne, Cirq Pinot Noir, Aubert Chardonnay, Ornellaia (Super Tuscan), and Château Guiraud Sauternes - the kind of bottles Bill Brewster loved most, with a special devotion to Burgundy.

This isn't a restaurant reservation. It's a seat inside the heart of Giving Kitchen - conversation, laughter, incredible food, and the feeling of being welcomed into something bigger than a meal. And a night you won't forget.

Fine Print: Date to be mutually agreed upon with hosts. Gratuity not required - you're family that night. 21+ Only.

2026 Date Options: Sat. 8/22; Sun 8/23; Sat. 8/29; Sun 8/30.