We met at a backyard party, each with a bottle of natural wine in hand. After hours of talking about every topic under the sun, we finally got to discussing our shared interest in food. The early phases of our friendship were all punctuated around meals. Playlist swapping over braised octopus, a deep dive into the complications of friendship dynamics over rabbit stew, our exercise routines over pistachio pesto. One winter, over a meal of citrus roasted chicken and a chilled red, we talked about what it would be like to host dinners ourselves. We began inviting friends over for curated meals and have been doing it ever since.