Isabella Santamaria – Founder
“A Cultural Interpreter who works with food as a medium.”
Poetics of Gastronomy, curates menus and dining concepts that function like cultural artefacts. They help hosts, chefs, and brands articulate why an experience matters, not just what is being served.
Isabella’s background is in art history, reading culture, symbolism, and historical reference is her way of life and she applies that way of thinking to food.
Isabella authors the narrative layer that gives food its context, coherence, and memorability.
Most food experiences focus on flavour or presentation. Isabella’s work focuses on meaning.
She brings the tools of art history context, lineage, symbolism, and critical framing into gastronomy. That allows food to operate as a cultural storyteller.
About the Dinner Party Kits
We curate concept-led dinner experiences for people who want their tables to feel thoughtful, atmospheric, and unforgettable, without hiring a chef or planner.
Through art, culture, history, and bespoke storytelling, we provide beautifully structured menu concepts, ambience guidance, and narrative framing that elevate hosting into an experience.
Brands we work with