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Take Your Place at the Founders Table
In honor of America's 250th Anniversary, Gather invites you to an unforgettable evening at historic Salubria Manor in Culpeper County, Virginia. We have released specially priced tickets for our first 16 guests. Click here to become a part of our first Gather dinner.
On Saturday, August 29, guests will gather at a single long table for a five-course dinner inspired by the early American table—where provisions carried across the Atlantic meet ingredients foraged from Virginia soil. The evening is prepared by Chef Frida Johansson—former private chef to the Ambassador of Sweden—and unfolds through thoughtful food, beverage pairings, and stories shared beneath the Virginia sky.
Few places remain like this.
Built in the 1700s and surrounded by rolling Virginia countryside, Salubria becomes part of the evening itself—its history woven into every course, every candlelit conversation, and every moment at table.
For one evening only, a place worth preserving becomes a place worth gathering around.
More than just dinner.
Gather is designed for people longing for something increasingly rare: an evening that feels human.
Guests arrive as strangers and leave having shared a table, conversation, wine, history, and a sense of place together. The evening unfolds slowly with:
welcome cocktails at golden hour
passed bites by Salubria Manor
a beautifully set communal table
courses inspired by Virginia’s culinary history
This is not a restaurant reservation. It is a shared experience shaped by hospitality, story, and atmosphere.
Partnering with Virginia Tourism
Gather’s Founders Dinners at Salubria Manor are presented in collaboration with Culpeper Tourism and through a grant from Virginia Tourism Commission.
This special series celebrates the people, ingredients, and stories that helped shape the Virginia table.
FOUNDER TICKET RELEASE *
*Only 16 tickets
The first 16 guests to purchase tickets to our August 29th Founders Dinner at Salubria Manor receive special Founder Ticket pricing. This invite is reserved for our most loyal followers who embrace the Gather concept before the table is full, before the story unfolds, before the first glass is raised.
Founder Ticket guests receive:
~ Preferred introductory pricing
~ Signed copy of Africulture by Michael Carter, Jr.
~ Early access to future Gather announcements
~ Recognition as inaugural Gather supporters
~ Intel for future secret-location dinners
Don’t miss out! Only 16 seats will be claimed—then our standard pricing begins.
The Table is Set.
Seats are intentionally limited to preserve the intimacy of the experience. Reserve your place at Table before this first Gather evening disappears into story.
