Dayana Joseph
Dine With Day | Atlanta
april 2023
Dayana Joseph quit her job at Marc Jacobs to pursue a culinary career—something that resonated with her on a more personal level. An avid home cook who would often recreate her mother’s Haitian dishes from memory, Joseph joined the team at Boulud Sud in 2012 as garde manger, and, over the next year, dedicated herself to improving her skills and learning the ins and outs of the kitchen. During her time with The Dinex Group, she expanded her skill set, learning how to make charcuterie. In 2013, Joseph created her Dine With Day catering company and, in 2016, started to host brunches out of her apartment—all while cooking in her signature high heels. She loved telling a story through her parties; the perfect marriage of her marketing expertise and culinary knowledge.
Over the next two years, the Dine With Day supper club grew from a small get together in her apartment to a 17-course dinner party. While working at Restaurant Daniel and establishing her brand, Joseph also took time to engage her community by teaching nutrition to underserved children in Brooklyn. Looking for a change, she moved to Atlanta in 2019 to open Rock Steady Atlanta, an Afro-Caribbean restaurant, before joining the team at APT 4B as executive chef. Wanting to take a break from restaurants temporarily, Joseph became a private chef for celebrities such as Meek Mill and Rick Ross. Two years later, she accepted the chef de cuisine position at Tesserae, Thompson Buckhead’s members-only club, serving comforting, market-driven dishes that sparked connection and conversation amongst her guests. Now, Joseph is diving back into her Dine With Day supper club, continuing to bring her Caribbean-influenced dishes to a wider audience, like her red snapper ceviche with mango coulis and epis, a classic Haitian sauce.
