A group of people sitting at a long dining table in a restaurant, eating and socializing, with floral centerpieces and hanging lights.

If there’s one language that everyone, across cultures, understands, it’s food. hosting community dinners has been the perfect way to bring people together and build community over food, and conversation. everybody has to eat.

community dinners

“feeding people brings me a type of joy that’s a bit difficult to put into words. There’s something sacred about it. It’s an energy exchange of edible love.”

-Demi Unique

A festive dinner table set with colorful checkered tablecloths, vases of bright flowers, and various dishes including fried balls, roasted vegetables, and bread. There are glasses of water and place settings with utensils and napkins, and a woman is reaching for a basket of bread.

Private Dinners + events

I’d love to provide you with an experience catered specifically to you!

I’ve done dinners + events as small as two guests to as big as hundreds, and no two menus are alike.

Woman wearing black hoodie and sunglasses holding a tray of small appetizer bites with colorful garnishes at an art gallery
People serving themselves food, possibly a large platter of cooked vegetables or a dish, at a dining table.

pop-ups

Masticate was created out of a need to create and tell stories. Food happens to be one of my favorite mediums to create with. Starting as a plant-focused pop-up, and expanding into food products, Masticate continues to stretch and grow into whatever it’s meant to.

Two chefs working in a commercial kitchen; one male and one female, both wearing black head coverings and black shirts, preparing food at the stove.
A slice of cinnamon roll cake with icing and caramel sauce on a small plate, with a fork held by a person's hand piercing the dessert, at a restaurant table with salad and other dishes in the background.
Person adding a piece of strawberry to a plate of fried dough balls dusted with powdered sugar using tongs.

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