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Take Your Place at the Founders Table

Be among the first to experience GATHER at Salubria Manor. Founders Table tickets are available now at exclusive introductory pricing—but only for a limited time. Once Founders tickets are claimed, standard pricing begins. Reserve your seat today.

In honor of America's 250th Anniversary, GATHER invites you to an unforgettable evening at historic Salubria Manor in Culpeper County, Virginia. 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 table—prepared by Chef Frida Johansson, former private chef to the Ambassador of Sweden—unfolds with thoughtful food, beverage pairings, and stories shared beneath the Virginia sky. Michael Carter, Jr., food historian and author of Africulture, shares his family history with Carter Farms, an incredible century farm in nearby Orange, Virginia. We are pleased to release special Founders Table ticketing for our first sixteen guests. Click here to be an important part of our first GATHER dinner.

More than 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 under the Virginia sky

  • 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 Dinner Series at Salubria Manor is presented in collaboration with Culpeper Tourism and through support connected to Virginia’s America 250 commemoration.

This special series celebrates the people, ingredients, and stories that helped shape the Virginia table.

Founders Ticket Release*

*Only 16 tickets

Be among the first to experience GATHER at Salubria Manor. Founders Table tickets are available now at exclusive introductory pricing—but only for a limited time. Once Founders tickets are claimed, standard pricing begins. Reserve your seat today.

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

Secure your seat at GATHER's inaugural dinner at Salubria Manor and enjoy exclusive Founders Table pricing. Be among the first to join this unforgettable evening—special pricing is available for a limited number of Founders Table tickets and ends once they are sold out.

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.