Open Table's New Facility
33 Main Street, Maynard MA
Look what your support has made possible! For the first time in 27 years, Open Table of Concord and Maynard has its very own location with dedicated facilities including a pantry, kitchen, and community dining area! This is a game-changing move for Open Table and its guests and it would never have been possible without your most generous and deeply appreciated support.
Vision for the Future
By moving to this large, dedicated location in Maynard, Open Table will be able to offer more meals and extended pantry hours. Having a permanent location will allow us to revolutionize our pantry so that our guests will enjoy a normal supper and shopping experience, choosing from a variety of healthy food as they push their carts through the aisles. Additionally, the extra refrigeration and freezer space will allow us to glean and store ‘rescued food’ from local restaurants and farms increasing the variety of healthy choices available.
But the most exciting possibility is that by having our own space, we can reimagine Open Table as a place for community around healthy eating. We can expand our programming to include menu-planning sessions, budgeting, help in decoding Medicare and Medicaid programs, cooking demonstrations, classes that teach teens how to cook, workshops on living with diabetes and hypertension, special luncheons and celebrations for the elderly (partnering with local Councils on Aging).
Thank you for your support in getting us here!
Thank You to Our Professional Supporters
Open Table wishes to express our sincere gratitude to the following companies who are providing design, building, legal and other professional support for the buildout of our new facility. We could not do it without them!
Thank You to Our Supporters
Open Table also wishes to thank our wonderful supporters who are helping us fill the new facility with supplies and equipment that will greatly improve the experience and services for our guests. Our most sincere thanks to:
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Convection Oven
Middlesex Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Walk-in Refrigerator
The Nash Family Foundation
Checkout and Scale
Alpha Restaurant Equipment
Range Hood Sensor
Greater Boston Food Bank
“Reach-in” Refrigeration and Freezers
Grand Opening
On Sunday, September 10, 2017 Open Table officially opened our new facility at 33 Main Street in Maynard with a lively Grand Opening celebration. The event included an art show, curated by Nanri Tenney, of local artists who created the many healthy food-themed canvases that brighten the walls of our dining room, formal and informal tours of the facility, samples of fresh produce and delectable offerings from our talented and tireless chefs, and music was provided by Workingman’s Duo.
The formal ceremony, emceed by Open Table Executive Director, Jeanine Calabria, was highlighted by presentations from honored guests, Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, State Representative Kate Hogan, and Maynard Selectman David Gavin.
The facility was officially opened with a community ribbon cutting. Co-Chairpersons Deena Whitfield and Patty Chambers unveiled the newly designed Open Table logo recreated in icing on a cake. Truly a GRAND Grand Opening!
Thanks to WAVM, the student run radio & TV station at Maynard High School for this great video of the event.
Recent New Facility News
Open Table Sign Installed
The exterior of the Open Table building in Maynard (33 Main Street) now officially announces our presence - the new storefront sign has been installed. A big thank you to…
Middlesex Bank Visits Christopher Walk-in at Open Table
Open Table Co-chairperson Patty Chambers recently welcomed Thomas Farley, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Lending Officer - Middlesex Savings Bank and Dana Neshe, Executive Vice President Middlesex Savings Bank, President Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation…
Video of Grand Opening Available
Thank you to WAVM - the student-run radio and television station in Maynard High School - for creating a video of our Grand Opening Celebration, held at our new site, 33…
A GRAND Grand Opening
On Sunday, September 10, 2017 Open Table officially opened our new facility at 33 Main Street in Maynard with a lively Grand Opening celebration. The event started with a showcase of the…
Join us for our Grand Opening – September 10th!
Join us for our Grand Opening of our New Facility on Sunday, September 10, 2017, 1:00pm to 4:00pm at 33 Main Street in Maynard The event will feature tours of…
First Night for Our New Pantry
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…
New Facility Update – Window Work
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;…
Thank You, GBFB, BJs, and Feeding America
In June, the Greater Boston Food Bank presented a check for $10,000 to the Open Table to help them purchase four reach-in refrigerators for their new location. This grant was made…
Moving Day – July 2017
A group of our amazing volunteers, led by Fran Warner, gave up a summer Saturday to move stock from the former Maynard Pantry on Bancroft Street to our new location…
Open Table Transition Schedule
To All Open Table Volunteers Re: Open Table Closings, Transitions and Openings Jeanine Calabria, Executive Director of Open Table May 21, 2017
Let There Be Light (at the New Facility)
And there is light... Pendant lights in the dining room space of our new facility. The beautiful lights were donated by architect, Holly Cratsley, of Nashawtuc Architects, and installed pro bono…
New Facility Update: Kitchen Appliances
The new home of Open Table is beginning to look more and more like an open, inviting place to cook, serve, distribute and enjoy food! Most of the utilities have been…
Thank You, Greater Boston Food Bank
Open Table wishes to express our sincere gratitude to the Greater Boston Food Bank for the capacity grant they have awarded for the "reach-in" refrigeration and freezers for the pantry…
New Facility Update: Floors and Hood
The permanent home for Open Table is really beginning to take shape. The kitchen floors have been finished and the range hood has been installed. The hood looks huge! All…
Thank You for Our New Walk-In
Open Table wishes to again thank Middlesex Savings Bank Charitable Foundation for their generous support for the walk-in refrigerator for our new facility. The addition of this refrigerator will greatly…
New Facility Update: The Paint is on the Walls!
The construction of our new site continues, with paint going up on the walls. We’re excited about the colors – warm golds and bright greens. Jim Terry reports: The kitchen…
New Facility Update: Walls and Duct Work
Jim Terry checked in on the new facility buildout this week and has some photos to share. Significant progress has been made and the future spaces are easier to visualize…
Concord Journal: Open Table Prepares for Change
Wicked Local Concord, the online version of the Concord Journal, has an article about Open Table, our plans for our new facility in Maynard, and how our Concord operations will…
New Facility Update: Further Framing Progress
Jim Terry had a chance to check in on the progress of the new facility buildout today, and sent along some photos. As you can see, the framing of the…
New Facility Update – Framing
Progress continues on the buildout of our new facility in Maynard, MA. As this photo from December 26, 2016 shows, the framing of walls is underway. Check our New Facility News page…
Construction Has Begun!
Construction of the new Open Table facility in Maynard has begun! Keep up to date on the news about this game-changing development and all of the exciting new possibilities that it…
Open Table Has a New Home!
It’s been a long time coming, but Open Table has finally found a home in Maynard: 33 Main Street, the site of the former Aubuchon building. This space will allow…