The Globe and Mail Highlights the Return to At-Home Gathering
February 5, 2026 (Toronto, Canada) — As more people rediscover the meaning of gathering around the table, The Globe and Mail has turned its attention to the cultural shift underway: a renewed interest in at-home entertaining as a source of connection and presence.
In a newly published First Person essay, The Gourmet Host founder David Jubé reflects on what hosting can offer in a world that often feels fast and increasingly disconnected. Drawing from years of welcoming friends, neighbours, and loved ones into his and his wife Talia’s, home, the essay explores the quiet moments that unfold when people stay a little longer — when conversation deepens, the evening slows down, and dinner becomes a moment of connection.
At its heart, the piece speaks to something many people feel but rarely articulate: that shared meals are not only about food, but about presence — creating space for others to feel welcomed and grounded, even in the midst of busy modern life.
This perspective sits at the core of The Gourmet Host’s broader mission. The company is building a modern ecosystem that helps make gathering at home feel simpler and more accessible — whether for a full dinner party or a weeknight meal. Through long-form editorial storytelling, a rapidly growing weekly newsletter, daily social inspiration, and a companion mobile app, The Gourmet Host is helping define what at-home entertaining can look like for today’s generation of hosts.
The platform is also being built in collaboration with leading recipe publishers and brand partners who share a belief in bringing more confidence to at-home entertaining.
The Globe and Mail feature marks a meaningful moment in the growing recognition of hosting as an emerging lifestyle category — one centered on intentional connection and the enduring role of the dinner table in modern life.
Click here to read the full essay, titled Dinner parties are a way to bring people together in a world that pulls us apart, in The Globe and Mail.
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The Gourmet Host is a modern culinary platform built for today’s at-home entertainers. Its integrated ecosystem includes an editorial site with tested dinner party guides, a weekly newsletter with curated tips and ideas, daily inspiration across your favorite social platforms, and a growing Reddit community of passionate home hosts. Built alongside trusted culinary publishers and brand partners, The Gourmet Host also features a companion mobile app that makes it easier than ever to plan and manage your dinner parties. From inspiration to execution, The Gourmet Host supports every stage of the at-home entertaining experience.
