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At The Table With: Nat Stratton-Clarke, Owner of the Flora Restaurant Group
Instagram: @cafefloraveg Nat Stratton-Clarke (He/Him) *** Inside Cafe Flora, Nat Stratton-Clarke's beloved Madison Valley restaurant, a slow-cooked risotto with foraged mushrooms and earthy nettle pesto is on the menu. It’s exactly the kind of dish that belongs at Cafe...
At The Table With: Aaron Israel & Sawako Okochi of Shalom Japan
Instagram: @shalomjapannyc Aaron Israel (he/him) & Sawako Okochi (she/her) *** Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi were at the Brooklyn Public Library doing research, flipping through a paperback guide of New York written in the 1980s. Somewhere in the Lower East...
At The Table With: Reem Assil and the Food That Carries a People Forward
Instagram: @reemassilPronouns: She/Her *** There's a particular kind of place Reem Assil has always been drawn to—not the hushed fine dining room, not the trendy pop-up, but the corner bakery. The kind of spot where the door opens to the smell of fresh bread and the hum of...
At The Table With: Chelcea Dressler-Crowley and Kirsten Dressler Wilson of Messermeister
Chelcea Dressler-Crowley and Kirsten Dressler Wilson grew up in Ojai, California, where their days moved between two worlds: a working orange orchard and their family’s knife business. The orchard was hands-on: mowing between trees, fixing irrigation, feeding animals. The...
At The Table With: Efrem Fesaha, Founder of Boon Boona Coffee
Name: Efrem Fesaha Pronouns: He/Him/His Pronunciation: F-Rum Fi-sa-ha *** Before coffee was a to-go cup or a morning routine, it was a ceremony. For many East African communities, coffee is not simply consumed. It is roasted in front of guests, brewed slowly, poured in small...
At the Table With: Shawn Tibbitts, Founder of Tibbitts@FernHill
Name: Shawn Tibbitts Pronouns: he/him *** In Tacoma’s Fern Hill neighborhood—where history, Native stewardship, and a deep sense of community shape every block—Chef Shawn Tibbitts has built far more than a destination brunch spot. He’s created a gathering place rooted in...
At the Table With: Vanessa Craycraft, Online Resident Chef at Sur La Table
Preferred Name: VanessaPronouns: she / hersFavorite Sur La Table kitchen tool: Ratchet Mill and Fish Spatula ***Growing up in Ecuador, Chef Vanessa Craycraft was surrounded by the smells and sounds of her mother’s cooking. Fresh, whole ingredients and recipes made from scratch,...
At The Table With: Polina Chesnakova and the Importance of Perseverance
Instagram: polina.chesnakovaPronouns: She/HerFavorite Sur La Table Product: “So simple but I love my set of Sur La Table measuring spoons. They were reviewed by Serious Eats for being super precise and as a meticulous recipe tester, I’ve never looked back.” ***When it comes to...
At the Table With: Jody Hall, Activist and Founder of Cupcake Royale
Name: Jody HallPronouns: she/herInstagram: @cupcakeroyaleFavorite Sur La Table tool: I love the basic flexi spatulas/scrapers. I don’t like to waste a drop and these are the perfect tool with a nice bend that is durable and stands the test of time! ***“A little cupcake can go...
At The Table With: Nat Stratton-Clarke, Owner of the Flora Restaurant Group
Instagram: @cafefloraveg Nat Stratton-Clarke (He/Him) *** Inside Cafe Flora, Nat Stratton-Clarke's beloved Madison Valley restaurant, a slow-cooked risotto with foraged mushrooms and earthy nettle pesto is on the menu. It’s exactly the kind of dish that belongs at Cafe...
At The Table With: Aaron Israel & Sawako Okochi of Shalom Japan
Instagram: @shalomjapannyc Aaron Israel (he/him) & Sawako Okochi (she/her) *** Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi were at the Brooklyn Public Library doing research, flipping through a paperback guide of New York written in the 1980s. Somewhere in the Lower East...
At The Table With: Reem Assil and the Food That Carries a People Forward
Instagram: @reemassilPronouns: She/Her *** There's a particular kind of place Reem Assil has always been drawn to—not the hushed fine dining room, not the trendy pop-up, but the corner bakery. The kind of spot where the door opens to the smell of fresh bread and the hum of...
At The Table With: Chelcea Dressler-Crowley and Kirsten Dressler Wilson of Messermeister
Chelcea Dressler-Crowley and Kirsten Dressler Wilson grew up in Ojai, California, where their days moved between two worlds: a working orange orchard and their family’s knife business. The orchard was hands-on: mowing between trees, fixing irrigation, feeding animals. The...