RE:Her or Regarding Her is a national non-profit formed during the pandemic that is devoted to the advancement and empowerment
of women restaurateurs within their communities and the restaurant industry.
Sylvie Gabriele, owner of Love & Salt, is one of the original co-founders of RE:Her Food. She and other co-founders were
honored by the James Beard Foundation in 2021 for the organization's contributions to the restaurant industry.
Nine24 Kitchen, formerly The Source Cafe, is a new RE:Her member. The restaurant is led by COO/Owner Cindy Van Pelt and Chef Amber Caudle.
Special Dining Events in Manhattan Beach, March 4-13
This week's special RE:Her dining events in Manhattan Beach include:
March 4-13, at Nine24 Kitchen: A nightly chef's special dinner in collaboration with a female wine producer ($38). Chef Caudle will pair one seafood
course with a glass of white wine. This special will be available
nightly for dinner, March 4-13.
More information here.
March 5-6, at Nine24 Kitchen: A weekend brunch offered on both Saturday and Sunday ($28). The brunch will feature gluten free & dairy free fried chicken & waffles, sangria, and passion fruit mimosas.
More information here.
March 6, at Love & Salt: We Love HER Collaborative Brunch ($18), featuring a choice of Hotville Fried Chicken Sandwich from Kim Prince of Hotville Chicken; Dungeness Meyer Lemon Crab Quiche from Roxana Julapat of Friends & Family; Italian Baked Eggs from Love & Salt; Porridge with Short Rib Ragu from Minh Phan of Porridge + Puffs; or Porridge with Japanese Mushrooms from Minh Phan.
Pastry choices will include Coconut Cream Concha or Strawberry Cream Concha from
All Day Baby; Maple Glazed Donut from
NIckel Diner; Cocoa Meringue Roulade from
Doubting Thomas; or a Traditional Currant Scone from
Clementine.
March 8, at Nine24Kitchen: Taco Tuesday ($22) with fish, lamb confit, chicken and cauliflower tacos. All are
gluten free, dairy free, paleo friendly and made with love! Also enjoy
our new wine cocktails and Chef Amber’s famous sangria.
More information here.
March 10, at Love & Salt: A Tribute to Grace Winemaker Dinner ($150), a four-course dinner with wine pairings presented by winemaker Angela Osborne and Gabriele's sister Sara Gabriele (
Gabi James), along with celebrated local chefs Sarah Simms (
Lady & Larder), Andrew Cacioppo (Love & Salt), Sarah Harrington (Love & Salt), and Elizabeth Falkner (
ChEF Productions).
More information here.
A full schedule of the week's RE:Her events across L.A. County is available
here. Noteworthy: On Sunday, March 6, RE:Her members are joining forces to set a record for the
world’s longest grazing board -
cheese, charcuterie, sweets, etc. - at Platform Park in
Culver City
RE: Her Aims to Empower Women in Restaurant Industry
Regarding Her or RE:Her is a national non-profit driven by women
restaurateurs on a mission to empower and advance women-identifying
food and drink entrepreneurs.
Dina Samson, left, and Sylvie Gabriele, two of the co-founders of Regarding Her, at the James Beard Foundation awards ceremony in 2021.
The organization
strives to create opportunities for
connection and success by way of programs that support, unite and uplift
female food and beverage entrepreneurs in Los Angeles and beyond. The
group offers women-owned culinary businesses access to grants,
industry-focused resources, and virtual and physical events, including
an annual restaurant festival.
In November 2020, the
founding members of RE:Her sought to raise money so that the organization could
provide cash grants to female-identifying restaurants or culinary
businesses with critical financial needs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
RE:Her's inaugural festival, 10 Days RE:Her, debuted in January 2021. Nearly 100 female-owned
restaurants and women-run food and beverage brands came together to
offer 85 events across Los Angeles County.
In May 2021, the organization announced the launch of its grant program with the Regarding Her Relief Grant, sponsored by DoorDash.
In July 2021, RE:Her distributed 15 cash grants of $10,000 each to
female-identifying food and beverage entrepreneurs in LA County, which
recipients can use to bolster their business however they see fit.
The organization has since grown to include more than 300 members across L.A. County.
