08/20/2026
Tonight was our FIRST official Founding Member Dinner and you guys… it was AMAZING. 😭❤️
I have spent so much time thinking about this dinner. Changing things, changing them again 😂, finding ingredients I wanted to play with, prepping for days and probably overthinking every single plate that left my kitchen.
And tonight it all came together.
31 people sat down at our table tonight and let me cook for them. Let me be creative. Let me try things that are a little different. And the reviews at the end of the night were FIVE STARS across the board. 🥹
I’m tired. My feet hurt. My kitchen has seen better days 😂 but I am SO freaking proud of myself and my team.
Tonight’s Menu
Course One
Compressed Red & Yellow Watermelon
Whipped Feta • Ruby Grapefruit Gelée • Basil Oil • Microgreens
Course Two
Sweet Corn Velouté
Crispy Buttermilk Okra • Pink Oyster Mushrooms • • Brown Butter • Chives
Course Three
Housemade Tomato Basil Pasta
Lump Crab Roasted Tomato Butter • Fresh Homemade Focaccia
Course Four
Branzino
Haricots Verts & Yellow Wax Beans • Fennel • Preserved Lemon • Fresh Fig
Intermezzo
Mamoncillo • Grapefruit • Basil Ice
Course Five
Coconut Crémeux
Mango • Rambutan • Honeycomb
This is exactly what I wanted these dinners to be.
A place where I can cook. Like REALLY cook. Where I can get weird with ingredients, push myself outside of what I normally do, make things completely from scratch and give people an experience they aren’t getting every day around here.
To everyone who became a Founding Member and trusted me enough to show up for the very first one… thank you. Seriously.
You guys made tonight pretty damn special.
Dinner #1 is officially in the books. ❤️
Now give me a minute to recover… because my brain is already working on September. 😂👩🍳