BELLY BESTIE CLUB

Belly Bestie Club is an intimate dinner series and supper club redefining how people connect around digestive health.

Co-founded by Jessica Lebovits, a registered dietitian specializing in digestive wellness, and Ruthie O'Driscoll, founder of tuut, the series brings together mindful eaters and wellness enthusiasts for unforgettable, fully gluten-free dining experiences that blend education, conversation, and community.

Each event welcomes about 10 guests for a curated dinner, guided conversation, and approachable education from a digestive health expert. The atmosphere is chic yet comfortable, a place where guests share stories, learn something new, and connect with others who truly “get it.”

 

Upcoming Events

Belly Bestie Club Holiday | December

We are going ALL OUT for our HOLIDAY dinner! December’s dinner will be featuring our favorite special restaurant, COSME! The menu is stacked (hi duck carnitas & corn husk meringue!) and the margaritas will be flowing so that everyone feels comfortable sharing their 💩 stories. This dinner will be focused on our BACKED UP BABES. Whether you're chronically backed up, occasionally struggle with it when traveling, or have never experienced it, you will learn practical tips, enjoy objectively amazing GF food, and meet new besties! Jessica will be joined by two expert speakers, Johannah Ruddy and Michelle Hoglund, to answer any and all of your most burning questions.

~girl besties only~

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$185.00
Belly Bestie Club New Year's | January

The New Year is here and everyone’s ready to RESET. Jessica along with our featured bestie, Marissa Karp, will explain why we should focus less on dieting and more on how we can digest better with healthier, sustainable habits and a better relationship with food. January’s DIET LESS, DIGEST MORE dinner will be hosted by NYC’s hottest new restaurant Opto! Accidentally GF and outrageously tasty. Skip the New Year’s resolutions, bring your bestie, and treat yourself to that gut health glow up for 2026!

~coed~

$85.00
Sold out
Belly Bestie Club Valentine's | February

FALL IN LOVE THIS FEBRUARY!  This Valentine’s season, we’re taking over Keste Pizza for your dream date night: a fully GF pizza-making class! Grab a fellow single bestie or your emotional support partner and come prepared to fall in love over NYC's best pizza. Our OG bestie Jessica Lebovits will dish out all the tips and tricks for dating with dietary restrictions while busting all the myths you’ve seen on TikTok. This is the perfect way to celebrate V-Day—sharing laughs, learning something new, and eating GF pizza ‘til your heart’s content.

Each bestie will leave with a Banza-powered Bestie Bag (because pasta = love language), new friends, and epic pizza recipes. 

Come single, coupled, or somewhere in between.

~coed~

from $80.00

Jessica Lebovits

Jessica Lebovits, RD, CDN, is a registered dietitian living in New York City who is equally passionate about helping those with gastrointestinal conditions as she is about finding the tastiest food.

An internationally recognized expert in celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders, Jessica even helped develop the credential for dietitians to specialize in digestive health. Having celiac disease herself, she counsels patients with a unique blend of professional expertise and personal understanding. 

Jessica has been counseling patients for almost a decade through the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University and her own private practice. Her mission is to help others enjoy life and food to the fullest!

Ruthie O’Driscoll

Ruthie is the founder of tuut, a digestive health app born from her own experiences with celiac and IBS. Instead of waiting for someone else to build the app Ruthie needs on a daily basis, she is creating it herself. Who knows what the tummy girlies need more than a tummy girl herself?!

She started building tuut in early 2024, left her corporate life behind in April, and cohosted the first Belly Bestie Club in June. Now, her mission is to make gut health feel a little less clinical and a lot more human, playful, and real.