Chefs from several metro Atlanta restaurants will collaborate on a dinner to honor Black culinarian Edna Lewis.
Held on Feb. 27 at The Lawrence in Midtown, Sunday Supper: A Tribute to Edna Lewis will feature family-style dishes from chefs including Max Hines and Melanie Forehand of The Lawrence; Robert Butts of Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours; Justin Dixon of Humble Mumble; Bryan Furman of Bryan Furman BBQ; Terry Sargent of Grass VQB Joint; and Claudia Martinez of Miller Union.
Credit: John Spink
Credit: John Spink
Optional cocktail pairings (with a zero-proof option) will be curated by The Lawrence’s Kharis Ellison, with welcome drinks from Keyatta Mincey Parker of Sip of Paradise Garden.
Tickets include welcome punches and light snacks upon arrival and a family-style, three-course seated dinner.
Masks are required inside the building when not seated, eating or drinking, and vaccinations and boosters are strongly encouraged.
Proceeds will benefit the Edna Lewis Foundation.
Lewis’ “The Edna Lewis Cookbook” (1972), “The Taste of Country Cooking” (1976) and “In Pursuit of Flavor” (1988) are considered to be among some of the most important Southern cookbooks of the last century.
Lewis died in her Decatur home at 89 in 2006.
Seatings at 5 and 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27. $84 per person, including gratuity; $36 for wine or cocktail pairings. 905 Juniper St., Atlanta. eventbrite.com/e/sunday-supper-a-tribute-to-edna-lewis-tickets-268663067467
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