Open Table News

By Christine Evans When we bought our house (over twenty years ago) we suddenly became the hosts for Thanksgiving dinner. Having never cooked such an elaborate meal before, we turned to the Thanksgiving issues of cooking magazines. We found this recipe (I think it was in Bon Appetit). We've modified…

The 42ndAnnual Concord Mass. Area CROP Walk for the Hungry will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2022. Registration begins at 1:30, with music by the CCHS Pep Band, and the step-off will be at 2:15pm. The 3.5 km CROP Walk route starts and ends at First Parish in Concord. The…

Jen McGonigle of Joy Street Life + Home will be hosting the first of our monthly Food First food drives (during the first week of the month) at Crosby’s Market in Concord on Thursday, October 6th, 4:30 to 6:30pm. Stop by, pick up some groceries for you self, and some for a family in need.…

Open Table has been selected to receive $1 from every $3.00 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag sold during the month of October at Shaw's Supermarket 155 Great Road, Stow. If you need to grab a few reusable shopping bags, this is a great time to do it and help spread…

On our Most Wanted list for October is Gluten Free products. We strive to accommodate all of our clients' dietary needs and our reserves of Gluten Free items are low. If you are looking for items to donate this month, we would greatly appreciate them to be Gluten Free! This…

Seasoned public health official takes reins at non-profit fighting food insecurity in MetroWest Concord and Maynard, MA (September 26, 2022) – Open Table, the Concord and Maynard charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities, today announced that Alexandra DePalo will take over the role of executive director leading…

Saying Goodbye Has Never Been So Hard We at Open Table are so very grateful to have had Jeanine Calabria at the helm for the past decade. For many of us, it's hard to remember a time when she WASN'T here. From volunteering as a head chef on Mondays in…

We loved seeing so many of you at our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 14th. We hope you had the chance to peek inside our new Annex (and see how much work there is to be done!) and learned more about the significant changes that have happened at Open Table…

Want a fun and action-packed volunteer opportunity on your calendar Oct 2? Join the Three Squares New England Ride for Food on the campus of Noble and Greenough school in Dedham! Open Table has a team of riders (you are welcome to join! Learn more HERE), but help is also…