Today Connect

Welcome to Goin Beens, where every bite tells a story and every shared recipe is a bridge between people, cultures, and ideas. Based in the vibrant heart of Adelphi, Maryland, we are more than a hub for bean-based culinary creativity—we are a growing movement of food lovers, storytellers, and seekers of simple joy. Through recipes, kitchen wisdom, and thoughtfully curated food highlights, our mission is to turn everyday meals into moments of connection.

Today Connect is your direct path into the soul of Goin Beens. It’s where our voices meet yours. Whether you’re exploring inventive ways to cook with legumes, discovering global comfort foods, or diving into the history of flavor trends, this is the space where community comes alive. Through shared tastes, collective conversation, and delicious curiosity, we believe in nurturing connection—one dish at a time.

Our Culinary Philosophy

At Goin Beens, we celebrate the beauty of food as culture, nourishment, and creative expression. Beans are our heart—but our passion extends far beyond. From global culinary influences to seasonal inspirations, we engage with food as a joyful art, grounded in purpose and possibility. Rather than chasing fads, we follow flavor where it leads us: to tradition, reinvention, and shared experience.

We believe:

Every meal is a moment: Whether it’s a weekday dinner or a weekend experiment, food deserves presence and play.
Beans are foundational: Affordable, versatile, and globally beloved—they’re the quiet heroes of countless cuisines.
Flavor is storytelling: Spices whisper heritage, textures echo memory, and techniques reveal identity.
Home cooks are powerful: You don’t need a culinary degree to create magic. You need curiosity, a spoon, and heart.

A Word from Our Founder

Selvian Dolthane, the inspired mind and soul behind Goin Beens, started this platform with a single truth in mind: that food connects more than it divides. With roots in global travel and an unshakable love for beans in all their glorious forms, Selvian envisioned a place where humble ingredients could become the center of worldwide dialogue. From his own table in Adelphi to readers across the globe, his journey is a celebration of connection, heritage, and ongoing flavor discovery. Learn more about Selvian, his culinary ethos, and the heart behind the project: Learn more about Selvian Dolthane.

Where Creativity Meets Connection

Food is a universal language—but like any language, it needs space to speak. Today Connect creates that space. Here, our community gathers to share hacks and stories, submit questions and ideas, and offer wisdom from home kitchens near and far. This is where we uplift each other through cooking adventures, failed first tries, and small victories with big flavors.

Interested in bean substitutions for seasonal diets? Wondering which global comfort dishes feature your favorite lentil? Have a family recipe you want the world to try? Start the conversation here. Our editors gather questions from this space to inform upcoming content, highlight community creations, and guide our flavor explorations.

What You’ll Find on Today Connect

Flavor Dialogues: Short-form community tips and culinary reflections curated around a monthly theme.
Ask a Maker: Submit your food-related questions and get thoughtful answers—whether it’s about kitchen substitutions, spice pairings, or bean textures.
Share Your Plate: A space for readers in Maryland, across the U.S., and beyond to send in photos, recipes, or food memories that uplift their kitchen journeys.
Trend Reflections: What’s buzzing in the broader food world? We bring global perspectives into focus with commentary grounded in taste and insight.

Community Highlights

We proudly feature stories from kitchens both near and far—from a Gaithersburg grandmother making black-eyed pea fritters every New Year, to a Vancouver college student exploring mung bean soups from their childhood. Our readers become contributors, and our contributors become inspiration. “Today Connect” is crafted by us, but shaped by you.

Ready to become part of our story? Start by exploring Help Here to see how you can participate, share your voice, or inspire others with your flavor journey.

How You Can Join

We invite every home cook, flavor dreamer, and curious foodie to reach out. Whether you want to submit a recipe tip, reflect on trends, or suggest a global culinary feature, your ideas are welcome here. Our email inbox is always open—for questions, conversations, and inspired contributions.

You can contact us directly at [email protected] or call us at +1 202-236-9982. We welcome ideas small and grand, local and global, spicy or sweet. There’s no one right way to participate—just step in.

Location and Hours

Our creative kitchen is located at 2190 Goldcliff Circle, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States. This cheerful corner of Maryland has become a hub for our tasting notes, kitchen experiments, and editorial brainstorms fueled by fresh coffee and passion for food ingenuity.

Open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM EST

Rooted in Real, Inspired by You

Everything we do at Goin Beens is grounded in the belief that good food brings people closer, ignites curiosity, and reminds us to savor small moments. Through “Today Connect,” we amplify that belief—creating a warm, informed, welcoming kitchen-table conversation that stretches across towns, cultures, and generations.

Let this page serve as your invitation. Reach in. Reach out. And always, reach for the good stuff that uplifts flavor, conversation, and connection.

Start building your flavor journey and connect with others across the table by visiting Help Here today—we’re excited to hear from you.