Cherry Bombe and OpenTable present Sit with Us, an epic dinner series with some of America’s top restaurants

Movie screenings make the Cali-Mediterranean experience at Foreign Cinema extra special. | Credit: Foreign Cinema
Fairy lights, outdoor seats, and a large screen playing a movie at Foreign Cinema in San Francisco

The summer of pop-up dinner parties just keeps getting stronger. Cherry Bombe—the biannual magazine and media company that celebrates women in the food industry—is spearheading a July dinner series with OpenTable taking place at some of America’s top restaurants.

Gayle Pirie’s legendary San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema and Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne’s Los Angeles staple A.O.C. are among the illustrious partners for the events, which will have special menus, custom cocktails, and new desserts.



The Sit With Us series kicks off July 13 with a dinner at beloved Austin Southern restaurant Olamaie, led by Amanda Turner. NYC’s Mediterranean oasis Zou Zou’s, with executive chef Juliana Latif at the helm, will host the subsequent dinner on July 17. The A.O.C. and Foreign Cinema dinners will follow on July 24 and July 27, respectively. A portion of the proceeds from the dinners will go to a charity of each restaurant’s choosing.

Diners can expect several food world celebrities at these events, including hosts such as Cherry Bombe founder Kerry Diamond and recent guests from the Cherry Bombe podcast (OpenTable CEO Debby Soo was on the show in May). There will also be introductions with the restaurant team, and diners will go home with a copy of Cherry Bombe’s most recent issue. 

The Austin chef Amanda Turner wearing a pair of glasses and a black shirt
Chef Amanda Turner will lead the dinner in Austin. Photo credit: Olamaie

Read on for details on all the events below:

Austin

When: July 13, 2023

Where: Olamaie, 1610 San Antonio Street

Cost: $135 per person

To book a seat at Olamaie, head here

New York City

When: July 17, 2023

Where: Zou Zou’s, 385 Ninth Avenue, Suite 85, Manhattan West Plaza

Cost: $135 per person

To book a seat at Zou Zou’s, head here

Los Angeles

When: July 24, 2023

Where: A.O.C., 8700 West 3rd Street

Cost: $135 per person

To book a seat at A.O.C., head here

San Francisco

When: July 27, 2023

Where: Foreign Cinema, 2534 Mission Street

Cost: $135 per person

To book a seat at Foreign Cinema, head here.

—Tanay Warerkar is a content marketing manager at OpenTable

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