Feature: Along Came Carol
At the Nook in Blackrock, Conn. chef and hostess Carol Lentini serves as many as 27 guests for a unique dining experience. Diners, many of whom did not know each other beforehand, meet at the farmhouse table styled dinner. Photographed for Hearst Connecticut Media Group newspapers.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 007 Jessica Moore, the sole server at The Nook, lights candles for the evening to set the atmosphere in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-007.jpg?w=142&h=212&ssl=1)
Jessica Moore, the sole server at The Nook, lights candles for the evening to set the atmosphere in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 073 Carol, hostess and head chef, places a centerpiece onto the busy and fun table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-073.jpg?w=318&h=212&ssl=1)
Carol, hostess and head chef, places a centerpiece onto the busy and fun table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 104 A mirror mimics a window on the wall at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-104.jpg?w=141&h=212&ssl=1)
A mirror mimics a window on the wall at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016. Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-176.jpg?w=141&h=212&ssl=1)
Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016. Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-179.jpg?w=318&h=212&ssl=1)
Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016. The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-189.jpg?w=330&h=495&ssl=1)
The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 281 Diners, many of whom did not know each other beforehand, meet at the farmhouse table styled dinner at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-281.jpg?w=742&h=495&ssl=1)
Diners, many of whom did not know each other beforehand, meet at the farmhouse table styled dinner at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 317 A toast on one side of the long, extended table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-317.jpg?w=615&h=922&ssl=1)
A toast on one side of the long, extended table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 323 Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-323.jpg?w=457&h=305&ssl=1)
Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 334 Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-334.jpg?w=457&h=305&ssl=1)
Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
![2016.9.13 - Along Came Carol - 365 Carol, hostess and head chef, steps out of the kitchen to interact with guest at her unique experiential restaurant, The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-365.jpg?w=457&h=304&ssl=1)
Carol, hostess and head chef, steps out of the kitchen to interact with guest at her unique experiential restaurant, The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.