Three people standing behind a table with food at a catered event. Woman in the middle wears a black apron with "the TABLE" logo and has a blue name tag 'Nicole'. Man on right wears glasses, a black shirt, a cap, and a blue name tag 'Peter'. Girl on left wears a navy hoodie with 'Berkeley' in yellow.

Chef Crafted

Nourishing Platters

Chef Peter’s 20 years of culinary expertise shines through in hand crafted, made from scratch elevated savory bites, house-made perfectly prepared market greens, innovative and sustainable mains, and decadent no refined flour sweets.

We prioritize our planet and source local ingredients full of flavor. Your next buffet meal or reception is presented on reusable platters and cared for by our dedicated team with an intentional delivery partnership with social enterprise, Piikup

Fried bread topped with mashed vegetables and herbs, garnished with chopped parsley, served on a black platter.

Celebrations &

Gatherings

We love to showcase our nourishing cuisine and hospitality for events
serving 50 - 300 guests

  • Value aligned businesses and individuals

  • Team building meals

  • Nonprofit receptions and fundraisers

  • Private social events, celebrations of life, milestone birthdays, anniversaries and weddings

Multiple plates of salad with strawberries on a large kitchen table, with three women preparing the salads and two people in the background.

Our Seasonal Curated Menus

Seasonal

Market Menus

The Table Catering offers an abundance of menus and dishes prepared with passion and flavor, always with attention to seasonality, sourcing and service.


More Spring Curated Menus
Menu for The Table Catering's spring 2024 event featuring dishes such as Classic Caesar Salad, Romesco Chicken with Risotto, Vegetarian Cioppino, Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, and Honey Lemonade.
More Summer Curated Menus
Menu listing four dishes: Piel de Sapo Salad with melon, cucumber, mint, honey, white wine vinegar, olive oil, ricotta; BBQ Pulled Chicken with Broccoli & Corn, featuring chicken, broccoli, pickled red onion, corn, and sauces; Watermelon Arugula Salad with arugula, watermelon, goat cheese, and dressing; Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with crust, strawberries, rhubarb, honey, and other ingredients. Website at bottom.
Reserve Catering

Two catering options to fit your event needs

A flyer for The Table Catering promoting full-service catering experiences for groups of 50 to 300 guests, detailing pre-event planning and event services including a four-course buffet meal, custom menus, on-site service staff, and donations to the community.
Reserve Full Service
A flyer for The Table Catering promoting DIY buffet packages for events in 2024, with details on catering options, ordering process, and event setup.
Browse our a la carte menu platters

  • "Nicole and Peter's love for food and hospitality carried into every plate, each bite, and showered us and our guests with the love we wanted to share with them on our wedding day." - Jennifer

  • "Nicole and Peter were the perfect partners we did not know we were looking for. We had a wedding of about 100 people, We wanted to give our guests a fancied-up-backyard feeling while sharing the amazing produce." - Chris, Marin

  • " I cannot recommend them highly enough! They were helpful and professional, took photos during the event, and even helped us slice up the huge birthday cake we brought ourselves." - Lindsey

  • " I have attended area events catered by The Table Catering, and enjoyed unique, delicious appetizers and sweets and even a remarkable non-alcoholoic lemonade which I wish I could replicate." - Joan

  • "Thank you so much for the absolutely delicious meal and for the incredible service. We would recommend you all in a heartbeat." - Keith

FAQs

  • Chef Peter has a wide variety of menus which lean towards Californian Mediterranean cuisine with of course attention to sustainable ingredients that care for our earth and community by practicing counter industrial cooking practices.


    Feel free to review our full menu database or browse our seasonal curated menus. Allow us to provide pairing recommendations for your special event. Menu

  • We would love to speak with you to best understand your event priorities.

    Please complete an event inquiry and schedule a conversation.

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    We are also piloting our online reservation site for simple drop offs.

  • We are a certified Green Caterer and strive to make sustainable choices that care for our earth.

    We lend out our reusable platters and tongs to bring elegance and sustainability to your gathering

  • We partner closely with value aligned locally owned and operated job development delivery company, Piikup.

    Piikup pays fair wages and job training to community members who otherwise may face hiring barriers

  • We accept credit card,paper check, venmo and Bear Buy as we are an approved UCB vendor.

    Read more about our payment policies here

  • Chef Peter and Nicole offer a high touch experience and partner closely with our client’s for hospitable, service and flavor first catering experiences that showcase our values of care for our earth, community and one another.

    Nicole and Peter both bring their 20+ years of industry experience and +12 years of partnership to facilitate joyful experiences around the table for you and your guests.

    Get to know us

  • Chef Peter has wealth of knowledge and passion for cooking and is pursuing made from scratch counter industrial cooking, which avoids the use of refined flours or sugars, always seeking the most local ingredients that are best for our health and our planet.


    Peter has both a savory and sweet culinary degrees, has experience in East Bay restaurants in fine dining, corporate dining and nonprofits. Learn more about Chef Peter here

  • We are a husband and wife duo who combined their culinary and service careers who reject burn out culture and want to bring more people around the table and reconnect with our food, our land and in community with one another.

    We believe food should nourish not harm our health, earth and community.

    Get to know our values through our blog

  • The Table Catering provide’s full transparency in our menus, with featured farms, ingredients and allergens.
    including attention to vegan, vegetarian, gluten free dishes.

    Every catering includes a detailed menu for your guests.

  • Yes, we are experienced servicing and coordinating full service events, include hospitable catering attendants, table, chair, linen, tableware rentals.


    We generally begin planning with full service catering clients anywhere between one year and one month in advance.

  • We strive to keep our meal prices competitive while paying livable wages, covering the costs of high quality ingredients, kitchen operations, and are striving to offer a health benefits package for our team. Please expect a 20% team service cost to ensure fair livable wages and benefits.

    Our clients budget $30- 150 per guest depending on a host of factors, including menu selections, length, location and scope of event.

The Table Catering

wants to serve

your event

Plate of cooked chicken with dark, crispy skin, served with sautéed greens and herbs.
Mixed greens salad with sautéed mushrooms and crumbled blue cheese.
A plate of roasted vegetables including yellow squash, red beets, carrots, and kale, drizzled with a brown sauce.