Tamy Rofe, a sommelier who owns Brooklyn’s farm-to-table-y Latin American restaurant Colonia Verde with her husband, Felipe Donnelly, operates by a matra borrowed from her mother: “La comida compartida sabe mejor.” In English, it means, “Food tastes better when shared.” From the eatery’s lived-in aesthetic to its signature Sunday Asado Series, in which star chefs take over its grill for a backyard barbeque, pretty much everything Colonia Verde does centers on comfortably bringing people together, transporting them from their busy lives to a place where they can be present and open up to each other. When the pandemic forced the restaurant to close in March, the couple transformed it into a “general store,” selling and even delivering nearly every ingredient on its menu alongside prepared meals and grill boxes—a way for Colonia Verde to provide not just food, but elements for people to easily create meaningful dining experiences at home. This fall, the initiative will re-launch as a more permanent, well-rounded offering called Casa.