love is... a purpose built program that connects people over a shared table of home cooked foods.  Each month Love is... hosts a community supper, inviting people for all over, different ages, different stages, cultures to enjoy a healthy home cooked meal (and dessert) and a neutral event space.  Risa (Founder) does all the cooking and baking, set up, clean up, hosting and sends a monthly love is... newsletter and posts positive messages about love is... on social media.  Love is... expanded to include bringing home cooked meals to Gilda's Club/Cancer Supper Care of Westchester and the Community Resource Center/Mamaroneck to feed healthy foods to cancer patients and their families as well as the Hispanic community (food insecure). 

Additionally love is... cooks and bakes for those in need of food and love with weekly delivers of home cooked, nutritious food.  love is... does not charge for attendance...looking to accept donations, sell merchandise and bring in corporate funds to build an ambassador program and feed more people.

love is... cooks and bakes for those in need of food and love with weekly deliveries of home cooked, nutritious food.  Love is... does not charge for attendance...looking to accept donations, sell merchandise and bring in corporate funds to build an ambassador program and feed more people.  The Ambassador program will allow for others to cook food with funds from the love is... non-profit and follow the love is... model/framework.  The Ambassadors can be in any city and hosting these meals to bring not only food, but connection, community and work to bring an end to the loneliness epidemic

I hope you’re having a great day! I just had to share a sweet story from our Welcome Wednesday lunch yesterday that really shows the magic of your cooking.

So, we had M, a woman with breast cancer, join us for the first time! She recently started chemotherapy and has been feeling pretty weak with all the side effects. But she came with a friend because she wanted to connect with other members. During coffee time, she mentioned that food has been really tough for her lately—she’s lost her taste, certain smells make her feel nauseous, and her body is rejecting a lot of foods. She didn't even wanted to try tea.

I told her about you and how your dad inspired you to cook for others and share love. When we invited everyone for lunch, she decided to give it a try. I saw her sitting in a corner, taking off her mask to taste the food. And guess what? She went back for seconds! She said, “I can’t believe it, my body is receiving this food so well. It’s been a long time since I’ve tried something I can actually taste! Please tell the person who made it that I thank her a lot. This is so good for me.”

Risa, your cooking brings so much joy and love, and it’s making a beautiful difference in their lives. Thank you for everything you do!

Big hugs,

L