Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Barton Seaver explains details of the menu to Sunday Suppers guests at the home of Sarah and Bob Nixon. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Sarah Nixon shows guests to their seats. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Kojo Nnamdi helped with the meal, but his main job was keeping an eye on the kitchen TV and the Giants-49ers NFC playoff game. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
The swag. Each guest left with a personally inscribed copy of Barton Seaver’s book, For Cod and Country, and a cap from Home Port Restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard. The Nixons own Home Port, as well as the Beach Plum, a favorite of the Obamas. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Vineyard bay scallop tartare with truffles, apples and celery. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
The first course is served. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Kojo Nnamdi with the Nixons’ dogs, near the kitchen TV. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Teddy Diggs and Barton Seaver. Before moving up to Martha’s Vineyard, Diggs worked with Seaver at the now-closed Blue Ridge Restaurant. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Barton Seaver gets his hands into the next course: braised fennel with orange, almond, and yogurt. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Plating the fennel dish. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Seaver said fennel is one of his favorite foods. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
In this case, not too many cooks. They are assembling the roasted autumn vegetable salad. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Seaver roasting the wild striped bass. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Theresa Tangherlini Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Lindsey Buss of Martha’s Table, with Andrew Cockburn in the background. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Emily Lenzner listens to Filippo Bartolotta. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Linda Donovan Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Plating the lamb, which Seaver braised in an old popcorn cooker. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Braised lamb Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Watching the game. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
The dessert of pear, almond frangipane, and dark chocolate sorbet. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Thanking the kitchen and waitstaff. Photograph by Kevin Allen
Sunday Supper at the Nixons’: Feast for a Cause
Sarah Nixon with Barton Seaver and Teddy Diggs Photograph by Kevin Allen
