Born and raised in Kansas City, Ashley Bare attended culinary school in New York before returning home to work as a private chef and teach cooking classes before starting her own top-notch meal delivery service, Hemma Hemma, named after the Swedish word that means “at home.” Now, she plans to take the same fresh, seasonal, and nourishing dishes she makes for Hemma Hemma and turn them into her first restaurant concept in addition to continuing her doorstep delivery service. The restaurant will open by late summer in the former District Pour House + Kitchen location in The Romanelli Shops in Waldo. The 5,000-square-foot space is being designed in partnership with Midwest & Co. with a cozy, colorful, home-like atmosphere that will include a main dining room, instructional kitchen for classes, coffee bar, marketplace with grab-and-go meals, outdoor seating, and a private basement party room available to rent.