RISE Together Social Dinner 2025
RISE is a local nonprofit that provides free, hands-on culinary training and job placement support to refugee and immigrant women from low-income households. Their mission is simple: to help women create a better future, one skill and one meal at a time.
On Thursday, November 6, 2025 you are invited to attend Stories From Afar – RISE Together Social Dinner 2025, from 6 to 9 pm at Zions Bancorporation’s Midvale Technology Center (7860 Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale).
This annual social dinner brings together community leaders, change-makers, food lovers, and supporters of RISE Culinary Institute to honor the stories, strength, and resilience of refugee and immigrant women.
According to the hosts, “You’ll be immersed in a vibrant cultural celebration through:
Culinary Delights: Savor a thoughtfully curated global menu, prepared by the women of RISE Culinary Institute in collaboration with the chefs of Saffron Valley Restaurants. Every dish shares a story, every bite supports a dream.
Photo & Storytelling Exhibit: Experience our signature Stories from Afar exhibit—a powerful visual journey featuring portraits and personal stories of our RISE graduates in traditional attire, captured by renowned photographer, Heidi Gress (HMG Productions).
Inspiring Voices: Hear directly from RISE alumni as they share how food, culture, and community have transformed their lives and futures.
RISE Impact in Action: Discover how your presence and support directly fuel free culinary education, paid internships, and long-term economic empowerment for women rebuilding their lives in Utah.”
The evening’s highlights include a 3-Course Dinner Inspired by RISE Students’ Cultures; Immersive Storytelling & Cultural Exchange; Live Testimonies from RISE Graduates; Cash Bar; Music & Dancing; Bollywood Live Performance, and much more.
Individual tickets are $135.23 and can be purchased at Eventbrite.
Hill Top Hospitality Farm Dinner
On Saturday, November 15, 2025 starting at 5 PM, Hill Top Hospitality will host a Farm Dinner at the beautiful River Bottoms Ranch in Midway. Hill Top Hospitality restaurants include Hearth and Hill, Urban Hill, and Hill’s Kitchen, all of which will be represented at the 2025 Farm Dinner.
According to Hill Top Hospitality, “This one-of-a-kind evening will showcase the very best of our restaurants in a beautiful mountain setting. For one unforgettable night, all five of our executive chefs come together, each crafting a signature course to savor. The meal will conclude with an exquisite dessert from our talented pastry team – a true collaboration of culinary creativity.”
Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute, helping to advance life-saving research and patient care.
Tickets are $225 per person for food and $100 for optional wine pairings.
Kahve Cafe Sunday Supper Club
One Sunday each month Kahve Cafe hosts Sunday Supper Club featuring a full Turkish meal, served family style.
The folks at Kahve said, “Sunday Night Suppers were always about gathering around the table with family. Join us monthly for our own sort of Family Supper with our Sunday Night Supper Club. We will transform our main floor into a dining room where we will all sit down to dinner together. Each month there will be a full Turkish meal.”
Guests must purchase tickets before the event and 3 + tickets must be sold for the event to run. Tickets are $65 each.
Upcoming Sunday Night Supper dates include Nov. 16, Dec. 14, Jan. 18, Feb. 22 and March 22.
