Folk & Fare is a storytelling project that explores the intersection of folklore, food, and family history. At its heart, it’s a journey—one that traces ancestral foodways, revives nearly forgotten recipes, and uncovers the ways our cultural traditions continue to shape what we eat today. This is a space where genealogy meets the dinner table, where old recipe cards, oral histories, and historical food research come together to tell a larger story about identity, migration, and the meals that connect us across generations.

Through blog posts, research deep dives, and hands-on recipe recreations, I aim to document and celebrate the everyday traditions that have long sustained families and communities. While my focus often begins with my own New England and Irish-Canadian roots, Folk & Fare is also about the broader stories of resilience, adaptation, and cultural exchange that exist in all of our histories. From ancestral kitchens to modern interpretations of folk traditions, this project is a place to explore how the past lingers in the present—and how food, more than almost anything else, keeps our stories alive.

In addition to research and writing, my goal is to grow Folk & Fare into a multi-platform experience, including an Instagram to showcase visual ephemera, a Substack newsletter to build a community of like-minded food and history lovers, and eventually a book that compiles these stories into something tangible. Whether you’re here for the recipes, the history, or the storytelling, I hope Folk & Fare invites you to think about the meals, traditions, and stories that define your own family’s past.