We are Vinetta.

 
 
 

Joel Penn
Partner | Chef + BOH

Amanda Newsom Penn
Partner | Operations + FOH

 

Vinetta is a husband and wife duo of chef Joel Penn and wife Amanda Newsom Penn. Joel dedicates most of his time in the kitchen now to Vinetta and helps out in Talat Market’s kitchen when not working on pop-ups or private dinners. Before that he could be found working at Watchman’s, Wrecking Bar Brew Pub (chef de cuisine), Heirloom Cafe (executive chef) and The National (sous chef). Amanda is currently the development manager at Wholesome Wave Georgia and was previously the senior communications and PR manager at Giving Kitchen.

Both fans of food, Vinetta started off as Tasty Beast Supper Club in 2013 in Athens, GA as a way for Joel to try recipes from cookbooks on his shelf that vegetarian Amanda wasn’t up for partaking in. What began as a few friends coming over to help Joel explore different cuisines evolved into a full-blown seated supper club each quarter with a different menu theme each time. When Joel and Amanda moved to Atlanta in November 2017, they began rethinking their supper club and decided to start fresh with a new name and new look as they joined the pop-up scene as Vinetta.

Vinetta is all about hyper-seasonal, vegetable-forward food that is decidedly southern but draws from techniques and flavors found across the global larder. Diners can expect a spread of local produce with big flavors where the vegetables are the star and southern proteins play a tasty supporting role. Vinetta’s menus are always dictated by our local farmer relationships and what's most beautiful coming in from their fields. We lean heavily on preservation, fermentation and pickling techniques, not only to preserve the bounty of each season, but to coax as much flavor out of each piece of produce as possible.