The Heartbeat Behind Date Nite
A little bit of who we are and how it all began.
The Beginning
How Date Nite Came to Life
Before I ever met Kevin, I knew the kitchen would sit at the center of our life together. I imagined us cooking, talking about our days, sharing bites, maybe even slow dancing with a glass of wine in hand. Kevin is not a dancer, but we will save that story for another day.
Even still, I always felt us there. Creating, connecting, laughing, and nourishing something deeper than a meal.
There is something about a kitchen that pulls people in. Maybe it is the smell of something simmering, the memories it stirs, or simply the way it often becomes the most lived in room of a home.
When Kevin and I met during lockdown, the kitchen became our whole world. He would head to work each morning while I stayed home, cooking, organizing, decorating, and slowly creating what would become our first home together.
That spring, around Easter, I made the savory Italian Easter bread my neighbor used to bring our family when I was growing up. It felt like a tradition returning. It felt like the kitchen calling old memories back to life. Even in a season full of limitations, something about that space became our heartbeat.
I have always loved to cook, but these last six years changed me. Cooking became a rhythm, something I leaned into, played with, experimented through, and grew inside of. But more than anything, what grew most was us.
The kitchen kept us checking in.
Every single week.
Our Wednesdays
The Rhythm That Started It All
For us, it is always Wednesday.
We crave it. We protect it.
Kevin leaves for work at four thirty in the morning, and every Wednesday he whispers, “It is Date Nite, baby.” And every single time, I smile.
Date Nite was never something I forced or strategically created. We have always cooked real meals, but most nights we eat at the coffee table with a show on, simply enjoying each other. What made Date Nite different was the energy.
Sometimes I would set the table, light a candle, or play music, little things I grew up with and naturally craved. Every time we slowed down enough to eat without distractions, Kevin would say the same thing.
“We need to do this more.”
He felt it too. The deeper conversations. The better quality time. The presence.
So I followed the nudge.
I made it a rhythm.
And he made it a priority.
I love that he is just as into it as I am. We both believe this is a sacred part of our marriage, a place where we come back to ourselves and to one another.
But Date Nite is not only for couples.
It is not about being married or having an empty house.
Date Nite is about connection.
Food is connection.
It is creativity and expression.
It is one of the simplest ways we pour love into the people we care about.
And it does not have to be fancy. It only has to be felt.
Sometimes we eat at seven.
Sometimes at nine thirty.
Sometimes we talk for hours while we prep.
Sometimes it comes together quickly and we linger over wine.
We have had interruptions. We have had nights that did not go perfectly. Even those moments deepen our roots.
What matters is the joy. The love. And the felt ness of it all.
WHAT DATE NITE REPRESENTS
Why We Share This With You
We love each other.
We love our weekly Wednesday nights.
But more than anything, we love what it represents.
A moment to come back to yourself.
To your person.
To your life.
To what really matters.
And honestly, it does not have to be a date night.
It can simply be:
really good food
the best company
connection that makes your heart exhale
In a world that rushes us, distracts us, and pulls us away from what matters, we think the world needs more of this.
More meals that feel nourishing.
More moments that feel sacred.
More reasons to slow down and remember that real, intentional love begins exactly where you are.
At the kitchen table.
On the couch.
Over a skillet on a Wednesday night.
Wherever you are, we invite you to find your rhythm.
You deserve that kind of connection.
And we believe it changes everything.
