"Right around the corner, however, lauded chef Naomi Pomeroy’s restaurant, Ripe Cooperative, was struggling. When Pomeroy announced the impending closure of her restaurant on social media in October, Smith had an idea: Take over that former Ripe Cooperative space (now Lil’ Dame), and let it organically become a place for a multitude of different chefs and concepts." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden