Real Stories

This summer when I attended the International Food Bloggers' Conference, I was so excited when Lauren McElwain gave a lightening talk. When I heard her talk about her nonprofit organization, I knew right away that we were kindred spirits and that I had to interview her for The … [Read more...] about Lauren and Connecting Cultures Through Food

Here at The Welcoming Table, I love to share real stories about real people who are connecting with the people around them through food and community-building events. Here are a few of the past posts in the series: Briana: How to Work Together as a Family to Entertain … [Read more...] about The Welcoming Table Interview: Emilee, a Culinary-Trained Hostess

Meet Niomi Niomi is an online Holistic Embodiment Coach & Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and a mother of four (with one more arriving any day!). She and her husband live in Sweden and love hosting guests in their home. I wanted to feature her on the blog because I think … [Read more...] about The Welcoming Table Interview: Niomi and Introverted Entertaining

Meet Dana I love to share real people stories here on The Welcoming Table because it helps you see what it's like to be intentional in building friendships around you. Today I'm sharing an interview with Dana, a wife and mom of three who believes in the importance of building … [Read more...] about A Welcoming Table Interview: Dana and Good Neighboring

Meet Stacy After moving six times in five years, Stacy and her family have a lot of experience starting over in new neighborhoods. With their first five moves, they got so busy settling in and wanting to make their house and yard perfect before inviting anyone over, that when … [Read more...] about How to Organize a 4th of July Bike Parade