Open Table News

Thank you to the many talented artists who created art for Open Table this week. Local artist and event curator, Nanri Tenney, opened her Studio (nanristudio.com) for three days to allow artists to create beautiful, farm-to-table themed canvases that will hang on the walls of our new facility at 33 Main Street…

On the evening of Monday, August 7th, we were beyond thrilled to welcome guests for the first pantry service in our new facility at 33 Main Street in Maynard. The beautiful facility was well organized and fully stocked thanks to our generous donors and partners. Guests were able to take home…

Event Date: 9/24/17 Training for the Ride for Food has begun! Won't you join us? We'd love your support as a rider, a volunteer, a financial supporter (for our team or riders), or just in cheering us on! Learn more on our Ride for Food Team Page. This week some…

Our wonderful new facility is located right in the heart of downtown Maynard. Although there is on-street and lot parking directly around the building, we are requesting that volunteers who are spending more than an hour at the facility please park in the River Street Municipal lot just a short…

Event Dates: 8/7-8/9/17 Open Table is looking for talented local artists to help create colorful "Farm to Table" paintings to be exhibited at our New Facility's community dining room. Imagine your art (with artist bio) brining joy to hundreds of volunteers and guests; and in a year or two being auctioned to further…

Event Date: 9/24/17 Open Table is again partnering with Three Squares New England in their sixth annual Ride for Food, to be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017. This year’s event offers three great, well-staffed routes of 10, 25, or 50 miles. All riders will leave Sunday morning at varying times from the Noble and…

Event Date: 8/15/17 On Tuesday, August 15th, Three Squares New England will hold its 2nd annual Ultimate Food Rescue Challenge at Capo Restaurant in Boston. Local well-known chefs will turn recovered food into mouthwatering small plates. The event raises awareness of the twin problems of food insecurity and food waste in Massachusetts. Show…

Our new facility in Maynard has beautiful windows out on to Main Street that offer lots of natural light. However, the windows do not offer much in the way of privacy; our volunteers and guests, or daresay anyone dining at any restaurant or cafe, may not always want to be in…

Thank you to Marilyn O'Rourke, Libby Monaghan and Carol Pendelton for managing the Open Table table at the Nourish Festival on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The Festival, organized by The Umbrella was a celebration of local art and food, and helped raise awareness of food issues in our community. The…