Vietri CEO Susan Gravely has written about her Italian experiences in a brand new memoir out subsequent spring.
NEW YORK — Vietri will kick off a milestone anniversary throughout the New York Tabletop Present later this month with a celebration in its latest showroom, a slew of recent merchandise, and a memoir written by firm co-founder Susan Gravely.
Subsequent yr will mark the corporate’s fortieth anniversary. Gravely, alongside along with her sister Frances and mom Lee, based Vietri in 1983 after a household journey to Italy, the place they fell in love with colourful handpainted dinnerware from the Amalfi Coast. Vietri has grown from a small firm representing one Italian manufacturing facility to one of many largest importers of handcrafted Italian merchandise within the enterprise.
“2023 shall be a yr targeted on storytelling, celebrating our historical past and seeking to the long run and what it might maintain,” mentioned Vietri President Holli Draughn. “Rising a profitable enterprise over the past 40 years has a lot to do with Italy and the proficient artisans who reside there, our loyal prospects and neighborhood, and naturally, our Vietri household.”
Vietri will rejoice its coming 40th anniversary with a cocktail occasion on Tuesday, Oct. 18th from 3-6 p.m. in its 9th flooring showroom at 41 Madison Avenue.
In honor of its anniversary, Susan Gravely has written a memoir of her time spent in Italy over the past 4 many years. The memoir, Italy on a Plate, which shall be printed subsequent March, can also be half cookbook, with 50 recipes, each household favorites and people from buddies, representing completely different areas all through Italy.
The ebook celebrates the easy act of sharing a meal with household and buddies, and goes on to showcase genuine Italian traditions, celebrations, houses and gardens in stunning photos and prose. It additionally shares concepts on entertaining with easy and chic Italian type. The ultimate chapter of the ebook options Susan Gravely’s own residence in Chapel Hill, N.C., with a glance into her family traditions and particular vacation recipes.
“In reflecting again over the past 40 years in enterprise, I used to be struck by what number of unbelievable relationships and experiences I’ve been blessed with, each in Italy and right here at residence,” mentioned Gravely. ‘After I began this superb journey with my mom and sister in 1983, I don’t assume any of us might have ever dreamt we might be the place we’re right this moment. I wished to discover a strategy to pay homage to the folks and locations, the opened houses and shared dinner tables, the exhausting work achieved and the particular moments created all through this journey with individuals who have turn into my household. Italy on a Plate showcases all of those fond reminiscences and writing it has really introduced pleasure to my life.”
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