Discover the world through food, stories, and community.

(e) · At a glance

Common questions

What is The Culture Table?

The Culture Table is a nonprofit headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, that uses food, storytelling, and shared meals to connect people across cultures and generations.

Why is The Culture Table based in Boston?

Because Boston's multiculturalism is exactly what this work needs. About one in six Massachusetts residents was born abroad, and Boston ranks among the U.S. metro areas with the largest immigrant populations, so cultures here share the same blocks, schools, and train lines rather than living far apart. That proximity, plus the city's immigrant-owned restaurants, schools, and cultural institutions, makes it the right place to pilot our model before expanding.

Does the team have a deep connection to Boston?

Yes. This is where we built our lives and careers. Domenic Screnci is a lifelong Bostonian; Arti Sharma spent two decades in the Boston area, learning, starting a family, and building community, and it left a lasting mark; Saniya Dattatraya teaches and works in the city; and Laura Somerville runs her production company, Trestle Media, from Boston. Most of our team lives in Massachusetts now, and the rest of us spent years here. Much of that career experience comes from Boston's universities and classrooms, which shapes how we design every program.

How did The Culture Table start?

It grew out of a deep, cross-cultural friendship among its founders: years of shared meals and swapped family stories that showed us how food helps people understand one another.

Who does The Culture Table work with?

We partner with local restaurants, food artisans, home cooks, educators, schools, museums, community centers, and cultural institutions, and we're building work with chefs and culinary experts, researchers, farmers and farming communities, and the farmers markets where neighbors meet them.

Who leads The Culture Table?

The Culture Table is majority women-owned and minority-owned and operated. Most of the people who lead and run the organization are women and people of color.

Are donations tax-deductible?

Yes. The Culture Table is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, so contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Is The Culture Table seeking grants?

Yes. We are actively seeking grant funding for community-based research, free gatherings, and our digital archive of culinary memory. Funders and program officers can write to us at ourculturetable@gmail.com.

How can I get involved?

You can share a family recipe, a story, a photograph, or a sketch, offer an interview, volunteer, become a partner organization, or fund our work. Reach us at ourculturetable@gmail.com.