Thoughtful meals made easy, for gatherings that matter.

Good food brings people together. I’m here to make the feeding part a little easier.

Second Spoon is my one-woman kitchen for thoughtful, from-scratch food made for real life. Whether that means dinner for your family, a spread for your next gathering, or something in between. You bring the people. I’ll take care of the food.

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Services

Food made for real life and real gatherings.

From weeknight dinners to full event catering and abundant grazing boards, choose the kind of help that fits your table.

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Catering

Thoughtful, homemade food for celebrations, work events, holidays and everything in between.

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Charcuterie + Grazing

Beautiful boards and grazing tables made for sharing, snacking and gathering.

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About Second Spoon

I’ve always loved cooking for people. In fact, it’s probably my favorite love language. I live by the motto I saw on a Penzy's Spice jar, “Love people. Cook them good food.”

I grew up watching the Food Network religiously. It was on frequently in my house, and cooking shows had a way of making me feel calm. I learned so much just by watching how to make things, how to put flavors together, and, maybe most importantly, how food can bring people together.

Just like so many people, I learned a lot about cooking and gathering around food from family, too. I still text my dad just to thank him for something he taught me years ago. A lot of what I know started with him... and Grandma.

For nearly 20 years, though, cooking was just something I loved. I built a career in the nonprofit world, but in January of 2026, I walked away without really knowing what came next. I just knew I wanted to cook for people. I didn’t have a five-year plan. I didn’t have a perfectly mapped-out business. I just started cooking.

And somewhere along the way, Second Spoon happened.

Now, I’ve recently realized something that probably should have been obvious all along: I feel the most calm when I’m cooking. Friends will text me and ask, “What are you up to?” and more often than not, my answer is, “I’m in my happy place. I’m cooking!”

Second Spoon feels like home to me now.

It’s a place where I get to make food I’m excited about, share it with people, and create the kind of meals and gatherings that make people feel cared for. Sometimes that means a weeknight dinner waiting in the fridge. Sometimes it’s a grazing table for a room full of friends. Sometimes it’s a backyard wedding, a birthday, or a table full of people who just wanted a reason to get together.

Whatever the occasion, I think good food has a way of saying something without needing to say much at all.

You’re loved. You’re welcome. Sit down. Eat something good.

That’s what I want Second Spoon to feel like.

Second Spoon owner in a bright kitchen wearing a floral apron