Kimber Dean exits the kitchen to begin prepping more front of the house food items on Thursday Oct. 27, 2022, at Nourish Café Market. Her morning prep includes making house made almond milk, cutting up sweet potato cheesecakes, and stocking the juicing bar.
Kimber Dean smiles as she watches her co-worker Patrick Gatcia sample the November juice of the month that Dean just created on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022, at Nourish Café Market. Dean said that there is usually a morning breakfast rush of activity with customers most days of the week at Nourish.
Kimber Dean clips her daughter Dillon’s toenails before going to Tae Kwon Do lessons on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022, on the front steps of the Dean household. Dean said she has to frequently clip her daughters’ toenails and fingernails because of the high keratin content the girls have in their diets.
Kimber Dean exits the kitchen to begin prepping more front of the house food items on Thursday Oct. 27, 2022, at Nourish Café Market. Her morning prep includes making house made almond milk, cutting up sweet potato cheesecakes, and stocking the juicing bar.
A Mother’s Balancing Act
Kimber Dean, co-owner of Nourish Café Market in downtown Columbia, has dedicated her life to wellness and helping those around her discover healing through food and intentional movement. As a wife, multi-business owner, chef, yoga instructor, mother to her girls Dillon and Reese, and stepmom to Lyla, Dean balances many roles in her life. Being a recovered addict by the time she was 22 years old, Dean feels she has an understanding of what it means to treat your body with respect, an understanding she hopes to share with as many people as she can.