Madelaine laughing at a long candlelit dinner table

The story behind the kitchen

A tiny kitchen.
A big table.
An invitation.

MTK started in a tiny San Francisco apartment with a four-burner stove, a collapsible table, and friends who rarely said no to dinner. Over the years, the kitchen changed. The reason for gathering never did.

"The people make the dinner party, every single time."

— Madelaine

The kitchen got bigger. The mission didn't.

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