With Aria is an ode to togetherness; to the food that connects us, to the honest stories shared between bites, to those whose love language is quality time and feeding others, to the ones who daydream about shared meals around a beautifully laid table; to the delicious, the joyful, the nostalgic and the seasons of our little life around a shared table.
about
hi friends, I'm Aria,
I grew up in a home where meals were eaten solo, often in separate rooms, and usually in front of a screen. The idea of a family gathered happily around a table felt like a dream.
Fast forward to when I finally had adult money and living space that wasn’t a glorified shoebox (apartment), I bought the biggest table I could fit. Did I need a table for six when I only had two sets of cutlery? No. 100%. It became my way of rewriting my story, with my chosen family.
Despite how disconnected the world can feel (and many years of unhealthy hyper-independence), I'm finally seeing we’re not meant to do life solo. So many of my core memories were created around a shared table; reconnecting with friends, hangover brunches, ugly-cry celebrations, hearty potlucks, late-night munchies.. the more I reflect, the more I understand its magic.
Food connects us across time, distance, and differences. It always has.
So pull up a chair, everyone’s welcome at this table. This is an open-minded, open-hearted space.