Dine + Design: The Dinner Party Dish

The brainchild of chocolatier Meredith Killian and stylist / interior designer Genelle Brooks-Petty, Dine + Design is a blog and e-store providing inspiration and products for entertaining, rooted in the philosophy that the ultimate dinner party engages all senses. Elevate your entertaining with anecdotes, recipies, products, music and more dinner party dish.

 

Meredith Killian

How many lawyers does it take to make chocolate? Only one if you are Meredith Leigh Killian, proprietor of Los Angeles based, Loveleigh Chocolates. The attorney-turned-confectioner put the law behind her to pursue her true passion, food. After finishing culinary school and a stint with a popular Southern California restaurant enterprise, Border Grill, she focused her efforts on the sweeter side of the business. Meredith combines high quality ingredients in unique combinations, creating innovative flavors that excite the palate. She is a graduate of University of Illinois, Washington University Law School in St Louis, and Le Cordon Bleu.

 

Genelle Brooks-Petty

Working for the exposure of all things beautiful, Genelle Brooks-Petty, lives by the words of her beloved grandmother, "This is not a dress rehearsal. So, live it to the fullest!" As a consultant, she has taken that passionate approach to build a successful wardrobe styling business.(www.genellebrooks.com) It was her clients in that realm who pushed her into interior design. While studying interior architecture at UCLA, honing skills under designer, Erinn Valencich, and servicing residential and boutique scale commercial clients of her own, Genelle has developed a unique approach to design. Her work bridges gaps. It is historical with a modern edge; cost-efficient and high style; vintage and brand-new. Genelle is a graduate of Howard University's School of Business and holds a Master of Interior Architecture from the UCLA Extension/ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona joint study program.