“Much to her own surprise Miss Samsom became an acclaimed culinary artist - a style icon with decades of experience in New York’s downtown creative scene.
Also known as ‘The Dumpling Diva’ and occasionally using food as fodder for delicious or hilarious story telling.
Originality and wit helped her transform events into delightful adventures that guests often couldn’t stop reminiscing about.
She’s currently at work collaborating with a ghostwriter on a book about her experiences “ - Madame Hulot
1985 The Kitchen Club began as ‘underground' word-of-mouth salon in the E.Village with a prix fixe menu on the answering machine.
In 1990 it moved ‘above ground’ to the corner of Prince/Mott street and there became a legendary eatery.
The Kitchen Club & Chibis Bar attracted a local and international clientele serving European cuisine with a Japanese twist -
Organic vegetables supplied by Lisa & Mark- Mountain Dell Farm , poultry & meat from D’Artagnan , fish from Wild Edibles.
Sunday nite’s live music- in Chibis Bar .
The menu included a wide variety of savory or delicious desert dumplings - they became a big hit when the restaurant also offered sunday afternoon classes- ‘Dumplings as Story telling’.
After its 20th anniversary celebration in 2010, our Dumpling Diva opened her golden cage and flew out singing, in pursuit of new adventures …
