In 2019, Cela Gerke and Aurora Raimondi, long-time friends who had grown up together on the north side of Chicago, would regularly cook dinner for each other. They shared a love for locally sourced and seasonally driven meals and cooking. One day at nearly the same time, they said “we should cook for other people”. 

Farmed Table, originally named The Spread, was birthed from a mutual passion for the “more than your average” home cooking experience. Our dinners create a special moment in time that naturally allows our guests to feel an organic yet strong connection with each other when sitting at our table. 

We’ve watched guests build relationships over the course of a meal and have made some great friends ourselves from the experience. We invite anyone who attends one of our events to do the same.