“All along there was some invisible string tying you to me.”

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The space for our welcome party holds a very special place in our hearts, as this was the first restaurant Jeremy opened 19 years ago. When Dahlia moved to Sarasota in 2012, 10 years before meeting Jeremy, Selva quickly became her favorite restaurant. She was drawn to the space that (unbeknownst to her) her future husband had created and in which spent every waking moment. For the next decade she would go on to celebrate many special occasions there: her white coat ceremony, birthday parties, work dinners, and more — never crossing paths with Jeremy.

This wasn’t the only time they were strangers passing by. Prior to opening Selva, Jeremy managed another restaurant. Dahlia studied at the Starbucks next door to that restaurant every day, often for seven hours at a time, at the exact time he worked there and frequented the Starbucks. Had they met back then, the timing wouldn’t have been right; they weren’t ready for each other yet. They were each busy building their careers and becoming the person the other dreamed about. 10 years later, their time came, at last.

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