OUR TEAM

Our commitment to a collaborative and inclusive experience begins with a passion for hospitality, desire to share our expertise, and care put into every detail. We value being a positive force in the community by providing chef-driven, hand-crafted, artisanal products and services while being socially and environmentally conscious.

RUTH KOSTADINOV

Owner/Chef
RUTH@GATHERINGSKITCHEN.COM

Ruth was raised in Lakewood, and a passion for the culinary industry and hospitality runs deep throughout her family’s history. Her first job was a prep cook at her uncle’s restaurant! After 12 years in the corporate Advertising world, she returned to her first love of the kitchen and preparing meals for others with care. She started taking recreational cooking classes, and quickly turned that interest into a career. While teaching hundreds of students during her 6 years at the Loretta Paganini School of Cooking, she began building her own catering business that grew into Gatherings Kitchen. Cooking with others through interactive instruction has been important to Ruth since the beginning. She created the warm, inviting, and inspiring environment that Gatherings Kitchen is today, and had the vision to expand the business and create Gingham Market. Ruth lives in Lakewood with her husband, Sasha. They love to travel the world together, and their home has a revolving door for hosting family, friends, and frequent four-legged guests.