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I’m a brother, son, partner, friend, and curious person endeavoring to do, and be, good in this world. I believe friendship “is the greatest of worldly goods” and I’m interested in creating and studying spaces that support human flourishing. I’ve spent the last 5 years working on urban social infrastructure projects. Now, I’m building a new social form of the restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. Through that, I’m exploring the dining table as a mechanism for rebuilding our social and civic fabric, and the storefront as a center of urban knowledge production. Commensality – eating together – is the foundation for the development of civilization. The quality of our relationships and the number of neighbors we know are the greatest indicators of societal health. Yet, today we spend more time eating alone than ever before. My primary aim: get more neighbors gathering around food → develop regional food culture, deep social ties and consideration for the places we live → positively transform our liv

Hi, I’m Benjamin Laufer I’m a brother, son, partner, friend, and curious person endeavoring to do, and be, good in this world. I believe friendship “ is the greatest of worldly goods ” and I’m interested in creating and studying spaces that support human flourishing. I’ve spent the last 5 years working on urban social infrastructure projects. Now, I’m building a new social form of the restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. Through that, I’m exploring the dining table as a mechanism for rebuilding our social and civic fabric, and the storefront as a center of urban knowledge production. Commensality – eat

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