Founder and Head Chef
Liana Rubinoff
Liana is a Family Nurse Practitioner by trade, but a chef at heart. Liana grew up in an Italian family where food was the cornerstone and symbol of love, family, home and togetherness.
She started cooking at a very young age, and found herself in earlier years working in the industry as front of house staff at Standard Bakery and in various roles for Dandelion Catering Company, as a server, event manager, and event chef where she developed a reverence for the precision and art of cooking.
She has cooked for her family and friends for many years as her creative outlet, hosting birthday parties, holidays, and various celebratory or simple gatherings for people in her world. Her passion for cooking, hosting, and bringing people together over a meal transpired into her creating the seeds of Dinner x Friends, a pop-up event based business where she and her team successfully carried out events at LB Kitchen in Portland, ME and Lambs Bar in South Portland, ME.
She looks forward to taking a new direction with Dining x Friends, one that is centered around creating client inspired, curated, intentional events in private homes and spaces.
