Welcome to Cinnamon’s Table!

When I think about the reasons behind wanting to start this new venture, I’m continually drawn to a place of understanding my need for creative, artistic expression and how deeply embedded it is within me. 

I’ve been a dancer my entire life. Articulating feelings and emotions through my body and into motion is natural to me. Styling and composition of visuals through my own photography and/or art directing the person behind that magical camera also comes naturally--it is where my mind’s eye is brought to life, yet interestingly, has the ability to remain still as a snapshot in time.

FOOD...beautiful, colorful, delicious, inspiring, textural, comforting…a dialogue. The kitchen and kitchen table are the essence of my life--comfort, that downy place to fall into and feel unending hugs.

The kitchen has always been a place of comfort for my spirit. I grew up watching my Mama cook and she’s literally the best cook in the world Yes, I’m biased. But anyone will tell you the same thing as they beg for seconds and thirds of her meals. 

My European background and exposure to many cultures as a child and adult continues today. It influences the way I combine ingredients and experiment with not only the flavors of the food, but also in how I present it to others. I want it to entice your palate but to also invite the other senses to partake--the smells and memories food evoke, the sounds food make during preparation, the combined textures that create a magical alchemy inside your mouth, and finally, the visual display, which creates the springboard from which to “dive in” and let the magic of the moment create new memories.

For me, recipes for the family pasta dish that my Mama has passed down to me, one of my Grandma’s desserts or Jewish holiday meals, or simply the love for the huge assortment of French cheeses and wine that my Grandpapa introduced me to as a child continues to this day in my preparation of charcuterie boards.

Cooking is truly a beautiful, soulful art that can and should spark the imagination and should be relished and deeply appreciated.

I’d love to spark in you what my Mama, Grandma and Grandpapa have sparked in me!