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My Dinner with SAM

Thu Apr 24 2025

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Entire Building

Celebrate the art of food at intimate chef dinners inspired by SAM's three unique sites. Dine in artful and inspiring settings while enjoying a dynamic evening with culinary artists, local brewers, wineries, producers, and more. Stay tuned, tickets to these limited-seating dinners will be available in late January.

Dinner dates and venues

Thursday, April 24
6:30 pm
Guest Chef: Rachel Yang, Joule and Revel
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Wednesday, May 14
6:30 pm
Guest Chef: John Sundstrom, Lark
Seattle Art Museum

Thursday, June 5
6:30 pm
Guest Chef: Renee Erickson
Olympic Sculpture Park

My Dinner with SAM is a major fundraising event and all proceeds benefit SAM's education, community engagement and exhibition programs.

3-Dinner Series VIP Tickets - SOLD OUT

$1,250 per person

  • One VIP ticket to each dinner
  • Recognition as a series sponsor on all evening programs and dedicated event emails
  • Special take-away at each dinner
  • Complimentary parking at Seattle Art Museum and Olympic Sculpture Park

Individual Dinner Tickets

Benefactor - $600 per person

  • One ticket to one dinner
  • Recognition on evening program
  • Special take-away at the dinner
  • Complimentary parking at Seattle Art Museum and Olympic Sculpture Park

Patron - $300 per person

  • One ticket to one dinner

All but $150 per dinner is tax-deductible.

If you are unable to attend the event, please consider making a donation to support My Dinner with SAM. To make a tax-deductible donation, please contact us at dinnerswithSAM@seattleartmuseum.org or 206.654.3217.

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My Dinner with SAM

Celebrate the art of food at intimate chef dinners inspired by SAM’s three unique sites. These major fundraising events support SAM’s education, community engagement, and exhibition programs.

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