In ancient Celtic times, Samhain or Halloween as we call it now was the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. |It was a time of celebration and feasting on the years harvest. A time rich in stories and legends, one of which states that the veil between the words was thiner at this time allowing the dead to walk among us. 

takingaleaf began a year long cycle of dinners that connected with the Celtic wheel of the year with an evening of food and storytelling.