here ’ s more on our plates now than ever , so it ’ s okay to give ourselves permission to cut some corners and outsource dinner . Many of us are working long days at the office or hospital or from home while guiding kids in remote learning . As soon as we finish up for the day , it ’ s time to start dinner . But Tif you plan ahead , you might have international meals from the Mosaic Table ready to go in your fridge .
The Mosaic Table is a made-from-scratch meal service created by Anat Sagi that uses locally sourced ingredients while supporting other small businesses . Sagi was the former service and hospitality director at Gracie ’ s in Providence . The home cook is well-versed in high-end hospitality and decided to commit to cooking on a larger scale . She says she always loved to make meals and says the pandemic forced her to slow down and execute recipes more often . As she began to post some of her homemade dishes on social media , people took notice . “ The cooking aspect is something that ’ s in my DNA . I grew up in an Israeli home , where everyone would cook and eat together ,” Sagi says . “ There ’ s so much joy and love that goes into it and the experience of dining or eating is an all-day affair .”
Sagi wanted to bring that experience into other people ’ s homes . She turned to Hope and Main to launch the meal service and delivery business , which became the Mosaic Table . The dishes span the globe and involve everything from a Persian-inspired herb and beef stew and moqueca ( Brazilian fish stew ) to bacon-wrapped meatloaf and pomegranate-glazed chicken as well as chicken schnitzel for kids ’ meals . She tends to cook Mediterranean cuisine with a Middle Eastern flair and dishes full of flavor .
“ I lived in Israel for a time , and I ’ ve been exposed to many different types of foods ,” Sagi says . “ I moved to this area about eight years ago , when I was introduced to many farmers and small businesses that have many wonderful ingredients and rich histories of their own .”
Sagi carefully sources ingredients . In fact , she recently lived on Moonrose Farm in Cranston , owned by chef Jordan Goldsmith and former Gracie ’ s executive pastry chef , Melissa Denmark , where she used the
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