Fork & Flame
presents
The Long
Simmer
We cook slow.
We talk deep.
We leave full.
About this gathering
A table where the real
conversation happens
The Long Simmer is a monthly supper club built on one belief: the best things take time. Good food. Real community. Knowing someone, really.
Each month, eighteen people gather around a slow-cooked dish and the question underneath it. We eat together. We talk about home — where we come from, what we carried, what we're building. Something always changes by the end of the night.
This is Gathering I: What the Pot Holds. We begin with roots.
3461 San Pablo Ave
Oakland, CA 94607
Fork & Flame
Where this comes from
Fork & Flame was born from a simple belief: food is how we find each other. Not just what's on the plate — the stories that travel with it. The grandmothers, the kitchens, the movement, the grief, the celebration.
The Long Simmer is our most intentional gathering yet. A pilot series of three evenings, each one building on the last. Roots. Crossing. Legacy. Tonight we begin where every good thing begins — with what came before us.
The evening
What to expect
You arrive to a question card. Hold it. You'll know when to use it.
The host introduces the dish — not as a recipe, but as a story.
Three courses. Three questions. One conversation you won't forget.
You leave with something — a recipe, a memory, and an invitation back.
Gathering I — August 30
Pull Up
A Chair
Space is intimate by design. Eighteen people, one shared meal, one real conversation. Let us know you're coming.
Reserve your seatBy invitation only. Space is limited.