Friendly Table

When we started Friendly Table, we hoped to attract 1st generation Americans to our platform because we knew the cooking would be unique and special. When Tracy signed up to cook, we had no idea what to expect. All I can say is WOW, she and her family did not disappoint The original menu of sweet and sour soup and summer rolls was augmented substantially because, as Tracy said, "I was concerned we would not have enough food". Seems like something my mother would have said, and I loved how genuine and caring the meal experience turned out.

I have been working on a concept to bring people together and share a home cooked meal. My inspiration for this idea originated from a business trip I made to a United Nations refugee camp in Jordan, housing 110,00 Syrian refugees. The UN is one of my company’s largest customers and I was asked to visit a camp so I could understand the IT challenges they were facing. At the camp, I shared a clay oven baked pizza with a Syrian refugee family and found the experience to be life changing. All my preconceived notions of the refugee crisis were turned upside down. I left the meal thinking that maybe, just sharing a meal with somebody is a great way to bring people together.