If ever there were someone who could harness the chaos of an event and set it free to flourish, you’ve found the right person. She works efficiently and also professionally. Paradoxically, her kindness and deep care emanate in the way she sets the ‘Tavola’.

When Ali said that she was going to focus Tavola on Funeral Receptions this was no surprise. She’s the right ‘bouquet’ of highly organised, compassionate, diligent and idiosyncratically creative. So when it comes to her organising funeral receptions, she rearranges death’s dismay into beauty.

A trail of formerly frantic hosts can attest to how she has arranged event-chaos into something beautiful that they could enjoy. And, rather remarkably, she is also able to take charge of an event (often without having had much prior involvement) and let it thrive. One could say that she creates a space to allow the hosts to be present and peaceful on their event day.

So, I leave you here; in good hands – in the diligently compassionate hands of Ali.