Meet one of your guides and experience makers. Brooke brings together people, ideas, and spaces to build community. She’s been hosting stranger dinners since 2017 as Dwell Dinner & Co. where her specialty is connecting the dots between people, fostering conversation, and designing unique experiences in personal and workplace cultures.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Flaked salt

DESCRIBED AS — Effervescent Joy

LOVES — Dancing in the kitchen

FROM — Lincoln, NE — with a heart of a European Spaniard

Meet one of your guides and experience makers. Julia creates transformative experiences and designs spaces through floral and environmental design. She’s also a UX strategist, modern dance choreographer, and amateur chef. She’s obsessed with learning, hosting coziness, and creating art in all its forms that makes you think.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Butter

DESCRIBED AS — Fey

LOVES — Making dinner with friends

FROM — Omaha, NE — with a heart of a European Berliner.

Meet your host.
Cole is just looking for a place that feels like home, and slowly realizing those places are made by each of us. After spending a decade in the service industry—filling every role from bartender to server, to kitchen manager, and barista—he's pretty sure there's something special about the act of coming together and sharing a moment and a place. With a passion for food and music, he is drawn to the energy that draws others together in a genuine way.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Garlic

DESCRIBED AS — Supportive

LOVES — Live music

FROM — Kansas City, MO – with a heart that lives at Bonnaroo

Meet your host.
Emily is a Wonder Woman, she does it all.

FAVE INGREDIENT — cracked black pepper

DESCRIBED AS —  vivacious

LOVES —  crisp white wines, making connections, Oxford commas, and carrot cake

FROM — Denver, CO and Bozeman, MT, but I’ve left pieces of my heart all over the globe

Dolomiti Series

Meet your mixologist.
Maria leans into the belief that life is meant to be shared with others. She cares deeply for her community and the arts, which is manifested through her continuous drive to connect further with those around her. When she is not traveling to new museums, she can be found mixing a cocktail in a kitchen or office near you.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Campari

DESCRIBED AS — Mimi, mysterious & marvelous

LOVES — Museums, galleries, hidden creative spaces

FROM — Omaha, with an Australian identity crisis

Dolomiti Series
Meet Dolomiti Pizzeria.
Tim is a man of many trades, one being the co-founder of Dolomiti. He’s a culinary wizard, small biz entrepreneur, explorer of the world, and one of the kindest people you will ever meet. He’s an impressive guy who’s always up for a good collab.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Sherry vinegar

DESCRIBED AS — Consistent

LOVES — Bike-packing

FROM — Aargau, Switzerland — World Traveler

Dolomiti Series
Meet your chef. Roberto is the man behind the magic of Dolomiti. But more than pizza, he is the chef de cuisine of so much more.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Citrus

DESCRIBED AS — Perseverant

LOVES — Skateboarding

FROM — Mexico City

Dolomiti Series & Fig Series
Meet your chef.
Jack has been cooking professionally for nearly a decade now. Along with his passion for creating and supporting local businesses, he is always thinking about how all of it benefits his community—always looking to curate an experience that can equally hold up to the plate in front of you.

Fave ingredient — Thyme

Described as — Disciplined

Loves — Etymology, cookbooks and natural wine

From - Salix, Iowa - with a French background

Meet your photographer.
Phia is a free spirit that can bring any off-the-wall group of people together. She’s a world traveler, always diving into creative communities and meeting strangers through her photo work.

FAVE INGREDIENT — Onion

DESCRIBED AS — Curious

LOVES — Listening and New Experiences

FROM — Southern California, feel at home everywhere

Meet one of your facilitators.
Devin is a longtime marketer and fragrance storyteller. A marketing and communications professional who cares about bringing all voices to the table—literally and figuratively. A multi-hyphenate who likes to stay busy with many projects. A lover of fragrance and the stories we can tell through scent.

FAVE INGREDIENT: Onion

DESCRIBED AS: detailed, curious, & inviting

LOVES: fragrance & stories through scent

FROM: Omaha, NE — found home in Dakar, Senegal—though the Netherlands holds a special place in her heart, too.

Meet one of your facilitators.
Maria is the owner of Bel Merch & Design, host of Riverside Chats on KIOS, and Omaha advocate. One of her purposes is to be a people connector - I treasure introducing movers and shakers to each other and believe that building trust in the community is the key to progress. Whether hosting or attending events, being surrounded by creative individuals that push the status quo is her happy place. 

FAVE INGREDIENT: Truffle

DESCRIBED AS: Bright + Empathetic 

LOVES: Estate Sales and Italian Reds

FROM: Omaha, NE — But truly “from from” the Philippines