Marijke Uleman is a food experience designer, chef, and storyteller who believes a meal is never just a meal—it is a ritual of connection. She is the founder of Cocoon, a pop-up supper club and membership community that transforms the act of dining into an immersive sensory journey. Each Cocoon table is an unfolding story, where ingredients, conversation, and play are woven together to create something far beyond dinner.
Her work has been spotlighted at festivals and private gatherings alike, most notably at Ghost Ranch Music Festival, where her multi-course dining activations have become a signature experience. What began as an exploration of tomatoes in her first year has evolved into large-scale, interactive feasts that invite participants to eat barefoot on the earth, blindfolded, or shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers who don’t stay strangers for long.
Raised among the farms and vineyards of California wine country, Marijke spent her formative creative years in Los Angeles, immersed in the city’s dynamic mix of cultures, flavors, and storytelling. There, she honed her skills in brand strategy and culinary artistry, shaping a perspective that blends food with design, play, and human connection. Now rooted in New Mexico, she carries these influences forward, weaving together the abundance of place with the universality of breaking bread.
Food has always been Marijke’s compass. Her approach draws equally from anthropology, psychology, and play—designing meals that don’t just feed the body but invite awe, curiosity, and belonging. For her, cooking is an art of storytelling: an opportunity to honor the land, amplify local abundance, and remind people that sharing a meal is the most human thing we do.