“If you want to seed a place with activity, put out food. Food attracts people who attract more people.”
- William H. Whyte, The Social Life of Small Urban Places
Delicious Living
Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest, CERES is a culinary-centric community rooted in elegant design, gracious hospitality, and a belief that community thrives when people feel nourished — body, mind, and spirit.
At CERES food drives our living experience, attracting residents and guests, influencing the design of our buildings and gathering spaces, increasing meaningful connections, and indulging our senses.
Going beyond the “agrihood” model, CERES is built on the premise that residents should have access to food by walking out their front door without living on a farm. Edible landscapes, orchards, gardens, a cookery school, and a chef incubator weave nourishment into daily life, creating a community that feels alive, generous, and ever-evolving.
The Story of CERES
My passion for food and community shaped my life early on, leading me into philanthropy and later to co-founding the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival.
Everything shifted when I discovered the power of gourmet clusters, vibrant pockets of culinary creativity seen throughout Europe and the UK. I fell in love with the idea of places where community and culture gather around food. That spark led me to advising developers on how to weave food into their neighborhoods… until a friend challenged me to stop advising and start building.
And just like that, the vision for The Nourish Group and TNG Communities (CERES) was born.
Inspired by Malton, a small town in Yorkshire that transformed itself from a near ghost town into the “Food Capital of Yorkshire,” I began shaping a model of my own, one that uses food to help small towns flourish. Malton proved that when food is prioritized, everything else follows: tourism, a thriving residential market, and a vibrant micro-economy of locally grown and crafted goods.
My journey is far from a solo one. I am surrounded by extraordinary investors, advisors, family, and friends … and by remarkable partners: Clive Davis, Ellen Buckley, and Curtis Wahle.
CERES Chatt Hills is our first TNG Community, and it is truly an honor to share it with you.
Live deliciously,
Dominique Love
The Nourish Group
Founded by Dominique Love, The Nourish Group (TNG) is on a mission to transform small towns into “gourmet clusters,” using a three-pronged approach:
CERES
Residential developments that leverage food as the foundation for healthy, sustainable, and connected living, drawing residents and guests who understand the power of food in community.
TNG INCUBATORS
A cornerstone of each CERES community, the TNG Incubators transform talented chefs into successful entrepreneurs with staying power.
Program graduates are placed in their own concepts within 10 miles of the CERES neighborhood, seeding the local area with an abundance of chef-driven concepts and opportunities for local farmers, artisans, and purveyors to flourish. The ripple effect is a hospitable food town fueled by locally created and sourced products, an attractive destination for the food and beverage lover, and a delicious place to live.
TNG HOSPITALITY
Food and beverage retail, hotels, private clubs, and cookery schools enhance the CERES experience and contribute to the vibrancy of the surrounding area.