Family Table Collaborative

Sign up is now open for our next nutritious prepared meal distribution in Hyannis - next Thursday, May 21st. If you know someone who could use a cooked meal - here’s the details Sign up via TEXT: (no phone calls please) 508-348-9777 with first name and # of meals you need. SIGN-UP Deadline: Tuesday, May 19th at 2PM PICK-UP: Thursday, May 21st. PLACE: Hyannis Youth and Community Center TIME: 4:30 - 5:30 PM drive through format Thanks to the many hands & volunteers putting in the work to prepare these meals. Edible Cape Cod CapeCod.com Ocean 104.7 99.9 the Q Cape Media News American Culinary Federation Of Cape Cod @followers The Cape and Islands United Way @MidCapeCodCommunityPage #hyannis Barnstable Police School Resource Officer Unit Mid-Cape Worship Center South Shore Early Education Cape Cod Moms

At a recent Meet the Fleet event ⚓️, Executive Director Jeni Wheeler shared how locally harvested conch 🐚 is a highly nutritious, protein-rich seafood that’s often exported overseas 🌍. It’s a powerful opportunity to nourish our own communities, support local fishermen 🎣, and reduce waste ♻️—shifting the focus from food insecurity to long-term nutritional security 🌱. At Family Table Collaborative, we provide healthy, prepared meals to those in need—because healthy people build healthy communities ❤️. With the help of 500+ volunteers 🙌, we transform fresh produce into meals, rescue food, and educate the community. To date, we’ve served 200,000+ meals 🍽️ and rescued over 1.25 million pounds of food 🥕📦

A wonderful evening at Meet the Fleet, presented by the Fisherman’s Alliance ⚓️✨ It was an inspiring night as the community came together to learn more about our local conch fishery 🐚. Speakers Ray Rowell, John Soposki, and Jake Angelo shared their insights, while guests enjoyed a delicious conch tasting prepared by Jeni Wheeler of the Family Table Collaborative 🍽️. Guests mingled over light bites from Chatham Bars Inn and local beer from Devil’s Purse 🍺, celebrating our coastal heritage and the flavors of the sea 🌊. We also learned that locally harvested conch is an excellent source of protein 💪—yet much of it is shipped overseas, when it’s something we should be enjoying right here at home 🇺🇸. Stay tuned for more from Jeni on the health benefits of conch, how to prepare it with delicious recipes, and the mission behind the Family Table Collaborative in an upcoming post!

This Friday✨✨ One night. One unforgettable table. . 📍 Pain D’Avignon, Hyannis 📅 One night only 💵 $150 per person 📞 Reserve via OpenTable or (508) 778-8588 Join us as we celebrate Executive Chef Jorge Urbani Lugo’s first year at Pain D’Avignon with a six-course tasting menu inspired by his global journey — rooted in Cape Cod, shaped by Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Minorca, and Malta. From Wellfleet oysters to charcoal-kissed scallops, each course is paired with curated wines and guided by guest chefs and industry leaders. Sponsored by @martignetticompanies , with all proceeds benefiting the @familytablecollaborative of Cape Cod. 6:30PM Seating $150 Prix Fixe (Wine Pairings Included) Limited seats available.

Time to sign up for our next prepared meal distribution in EASTHAM for Thursday April 9. Here are the details — please share with anyone on Cape Cod who could use a meal. Anyone can sign up. Our meals are already cooked, prepared from scratch - just need to take them home & heat up. We will be distributing our healthy, prepared meals on Thursday, April 9 to sign up — TEXT: (no phone calls please) 508-470-1355 with first name and # of meals you need. SIGN-UP Deadline:: Tuesday, April 7th at 2PM PICK-UP: Thursday April 9th PLACE: Orleans / Eastham Elks Lodge #2572 TIME: 4:30 - 5:30 PM drive through format Thanks to the many hands & volunteers putting in the work to prepare these meals. CapeCod.com Edible Cape Cod Ocean 104.7 99.9 the Q Cape Media News American Culinary Federation Of Cape Cod Town of Eastham Eastham Senior Center Eastham Police Department NausetRegional Outer Cape WIC - Women, Infants and Children lowercape Eastham Fire Department eastham CapeCod.com Edible Cape Cod Ocean 104.7 99.9 the Q Cape Media News American Culinary Federation Of Cape Cod Town of Eastham Eastham Senior Center Eastham Police Department NausetRegional Outer Cape WIC - Women, Infants and Children lowercape Eastham Fire Department eastham

A chef shaped by the world, now defining a kitchen on Cape Cod. 🌊🍽️ Pain D’Avignon celebrates one year with Executive Chef Jorge Urbani Lugo with a one-night-only, six-course collaborative dinner — a menu inspired by global travels and rooted in Cape Cod’s incredible local bounty. From Wellfleet oysters to Ibérico pork, each dish tells a story of place, people, and passion. Joined by some of the region’s most celebrated chefs and world-class wine partners, this is more than a dinner — it’s a celebration of craft, collaboration, and community. ✨ Proceeds support the Family Table Collaborative of Cape Cod. 📍 Pain D’Avignon, Hyannis 📅 One night only 💵 $150 per person 📞 Reserve via OpenTable or (508) 778-8588

Watching Tianna Esperanza perform at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater felt a lot like walking into a great kitchen before service — you immediately recognize when someone has their mise en place together. Every note, every pause, every movement on stage felt intentional, calm, and ready. After spending a week listening to her album Terror, hearing songs like Lewis, Deadbeat Dad, Get You a New Attitude, and especially Granada live made it clear: she knows exactly where she’s going as an artist. What’s even more inspiring is that she wants her community on Cape Cod to be part of that journey. Sitting there with people like Jeni Wheeler, Mary O’Keeffe, Mario and Priscilla Mariani, and Chef Jorge Lugo, it felt like we were watching  someone on the verge of something big — not just a performer, but a creative force. Tianna Esperanza is ready to blow up, and the best part is she’s bringing her community along for the ride. In my book, that makes her a hero — a kind of artistic avenger stepping into the world with purpose. #TiannaEsperanza #MattAndMaryTalkBS #LiveMusicMA #CapeCodArts

Time to sign up for our next prepared meal distribution in EASTHAM for Thursday March 26th. Here are the details — please share with anyone on Cape Cod who could use a meal. Anyone can sign up. Our meals are already cooked, prepared from scratch - just need to take them home & heat up. We will be distributing our healthy, prepared meals on Thursday March 26th to sign up — TEXT: (no phone calls please) 508-470-1355 with first name and # of meals you need. SIGN-UP Deadline:: Tuesday, March 24th at 2PM PICK-UP: Thursday March 26th PLACE: Orleans / Eastham Elks Lodge #2572 TIME: 4:30 - 5:30 PM drive through format Thanks to the many hands & volunteers putting in the work to prepare these meals. CapeCod.com Edible Cape Cod Ocean 104.7 99.9 the Q Cape Media News American Culinary Federation Of Cape Cod Town of Eastham Eastham Senior Center Eastham Police Department #NausetRegional Outer Cape WIC - Women, Infants and Children #lowercape Eastham Fire Department #eastham

Frog Dream 🐸🌿 Thirty-six by thirty-six inches of oil and mixed media on stretched canvas. I chipped away at this thing for most of 2025. It’s hanging now at the Pop-Up Tavern at the Family Table Collaborative Community Kitchen on Route 28 in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. I call it Frog Dream. It’s vines, scratches, movement, chaos trying to behave itself. A little abstract, a little figurative—kind of like a kitchen on a Saturday night. Tickets flying, pans screaming, cooks moving like jazz musicians who haven’t slept enough but somehow still hit the note. I spent 27 years in the hospitality industry. Long nights, sharp knives, burned fingertips, and the strange magic that happens when people gather around food. This painting is my way of translating that energy—the beautiful mess of it—onto canvas. Because here’s the thing… A chef builds something out of nothing. Heat, timing, instinct, scars, memory. It disappears the moment it’s served. So I’ll ask you the same question I’ve been thinking about while painting this: Is a chef an artist? Or just a craftsperson chasing the perfect plate? Drop your thoughts in the comments. I’m curious where people land on this. Photo credit: Mary O’Keeffe Pop-Up Tavern: Chef Jeff Avery Family Table Collaborative founders: Harry Henry & Jeni Wheeler Jeni Wheeler is also a core chef with World Central Kitchen. #FrogDream #KitchenLife #ChefLife #ArtAndFood #HospitalityIndustry FamilyTableCollaborative CapeCod FoodIsArt @matttropeanoart @yes_chef_tropeano_

Join us on Wednesday, April 1 at Fishermen's Alliance Captain Harding House for the first Meet the Fleet of the year! Learn about the local conch fishery from guest fisherman Nick Muto and enjoy a seafood tasting with conch prepared by chef Jeni Wheeler, Executive Director of the Family Table Collaborative. Reserve your spot with the link in our bio!

Don’t miss out on a great night of fun! Still time to buy tickets.

Before you know it, it will be time to plant our vegetables! What will your garden grow this year? Remember, Eat the Rainbow!! #familytablecollaborative #increasingnutritionalsecurityoncapecod