As an expert in outdoor cooking, Greg has written more than 30 articles on grilling and barbecuing for Food & Wine across categories including kamado grills, pizza ovens, and meat thermometers.

"It's ironic that we opened a place called 'Gather' just before a global pandemic, but soon after we realized we designed this thing for a global pandemic. Maybe six months after we had to close.

This story has been updated with more details and George & Gather's official opening date. While she was studying at Arizona State University, Amber Kovarik would bring a notebook with her to ...