A life of gathering

For more than 27 years, I had the privilege of caring for others as a physician. Medicine taught me the importance of listening, compassion, and showing up for people during life's most meaningful moments. While that chapter has been deeply rewarding, I don't think of what comes next as retirement. I think of it as redefinement—an opportunity to thoughtfully shape how I want to spend the next 27 years.

Long before Gather & ... existed, gathering people was already woven into my life. For over two decades I've hosted dinner clubs, created a women's community, organized mothers' groups, and found joy in bringing people together around tables, gardens, conversations, and shared experiences. Again and again, I've witnessed something beautiful: strangers become friends, friendships deepen, and ordinary evenings become lasting memories.

Food has always been more than a meal to me. A garden is more than flowers and vegetables. They are invitations—to slow down, to learn, to laugh, to celebrate, and to connect.

Gather & ... is simply the next chapter of that lifelong passion.

Inspired by my home in the Pacific Northwest, my Italian heritage, my love of English gardens, and my continuing culinary adventures around the world, my hope is to create experiences that nourish both body and soul.

Whether you join us for one gathering or many, my wish is that you leave feeling welcomed, inspired, and a little more connected than when you arrived.

Because there is always something that brings us together.

Come as you are.

Leave more connected.

Whether we're gathering around a table inspired by Italy, wandering through the garden with a cup of tea, or learning something new together, every Gather & ... experience is thoughtfully created with one purpose: bringing people together in meaningful ways.

Around my table, strangers become friends, conversations unfold naturally, and ordinary moments become lasting memories. My hope is that you'll leave feeling welcomed, inspired, and already looking forward to the next gathering.

Ways We Gather

Gather & ... is intentionally unfinished because every season brings new reasons to come together. Around the table, in the garden, beside the fire, or wherever curiosity leads, each gathering is created with the same purpose: to slow down, share something meaningful, and leave feeling more connected.

However we gather, the goal is always the same: to create space for meaningful connection.

Gather & Dine

An intimate evening where seasonal food, thoughtful conversation, and a beautifully set table invite you to slow down. Limited to just a handful of guests, every dinner is designed to nourish both body and friendship.

Gather & Grow

Wander through the garden to discover what's blooming, what's growing, and what each season has to teach us. Whether we're harvesting herbs, arranging flowers, or sharing tea among the blossoms, these gatherings celebrate curiosity, beauty, and connection.

Roll up your sleeves and cook alongside others as we explore recipes inspired by my travels and culinary studies. Together we'll create something delicious—and perhaps even more memorable than the meal itself.

Gather & Cook

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The ampersand has always represented connection.

It joins one idea to another.
One person to another.
One story to the next.

Gather & ... was intentionally left unfinished because the story is still being written.

Sometimes we gather to cook.

Sometimes to wander through the garden.

Sometimes over tea.

Sometimes around a beautifully set table.

Sometimes simply to enjoy good conversation.

The words after the ampersand will continue to evolve.

What will never change is why we gather.

To slow down.

To learn.

To celebrate.

To belong.

Because there is always room for one more.

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