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Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, September 28, 2022 –Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization, garnered record attendance at its 2022  Chefs Gala. Selling out weeks before the event date, the Gala attracts North Jersey’s foodies, philanthropists, and donors—both corporate and individual, who convened to please their palettes with purpose. A notable list of chefs prepared an exquisite multi-course meal that was paired with fine wine. This year’s Chef Honoree was Michel Nischan and the Corporate Honoree was BD. Funds raised from the Chef Gala will provide nearly 4 million meals throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic Counties. If you were unable to attend, you can donate by clicking here.

“It was wonderful to be back in person this year, and the 2022 Chefs Gala featured an impressive trifecta of outstanding cuisine, exemplary chefs and an altruistic community of NJ sponsors and donors,” said Ilene Isaacs, Executive Director of Table to Table. “As a result, we are ever grateful to be able to feed even more Northern NJ neighbors fresh, nourishing meals.”

The 2022 Chef Line Up consisted of: DAVID BURKE (David Burke Management); ROCCO DISPIRITO (Chef, Author, TV Personality); PETER KELLY (Xaviars Restaurant Group); JOHN MOONEY (Bell Book & Candle); BEN POLLINGER (The Hill) and TOM VALENTI (Jockey Hollow Kitchen & Bar)

About the 2022 Chef Gala Honorees

Each year, Table to Table honors a prominent chef based on their culinary excellence as well as support of our mission. Recently, we also welcomed our first corporate honoree for their leadership. Join us in welcoming this year’s Chefs Gala honorees:

Michel Nischan is a four-time James Beard Award winning chef with over 40 years advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system.  Chef Nischan is an active thought leader encouraging everyone in America to exercise their right to feed themselves and their families well, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or economic condition.

Corporate Honoree

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, and its headquarters is located right here in NJ. BD helps healthcare customers enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety, and expand access to healthcare.

Presenting sponsor of the Chefs Gala was American Express. Additional sponsors included: American Airlines, BD, Crestron, Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets and Summit Associates. Wines for the Chefs Gala were expertly coordinated by Carlo Russo Wine & Spirit World.

About Table to Table

Table to Table (http://www.tabletotable.org), NJ’s first and most successful food rescue organization, collects fresh and perishable food which would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northeastern NJ. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200+ partner organizations including, social service organizations, pantries, shelters and fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, we touch a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Table to Table raises all its own funds annually, and last year delivered enough food for 38 million meals.

Press Contact:

Maria Sinopoli, Director of Marketing

msinopoli@tabletotable.org

917-532-6148

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, September 16, 2022 –Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue organization, welcomed area businesses and golf enthusiasts to its 7th Annual Golf Classic this week, raising enough funds to provide more than 1 million meals for hungry neighbors in Northern NJ.

“We are incredibly grateful to our supporters and sponsors who hit the green to literally take their best shot at ending food insecurity,” said Ilene Isaacs, Table to Table’s Executive Director. “It is through their steadfast dedication that we can continue to reach deep into communities across Northern NJ to feed our hungry neighbors.

This year’s Golf Classic, which attracted nearly 100 Northern NJ golfers, was presented by Inserra Supermarkets. Other sponsors included: David & Kathleen Hildes, Takasago, Volvo Cars, Crestron, Mueller Law Group, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Columbia Bank Foundation, Town Title Agency among others.

If you could not attend this year’s Golf Classic, but would like to help Table to Table in their mission to address food insecurity in Northern New Jersey, Donate Now! For more information on Table to Table, visit us at www.tabletotable.org.

About Table to Table

Table to Table, http://www.tabletotable.org, is a community-based, not-for-profit food rescue program that collects fresh and perishable food which would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northeastern NJ. With a fleet of refrigerated trucks, perishable food is picked up from commercial donors and delivered to more than 250 recipient organizations. Recipient partners include soup kitchens, homeless shelters, older adult programs, day care centers, programs for survivors of domestic violence, after-school programs, and pantries serving the working poor. Food is delivered on the day of donation and is provided free of charge. Table to Table raises all its own funds every year, and last year delivered enough food for 38 million meals.  

Press Contact:

Maria Sinopoli, Director of Marketing

917-532-6148

msinopoli@tabletotable.org

Six Notable Chefs.  One Unforgettable Night!

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ–Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization, proudly announces the Chef Line Up for its much anticipated Chefs Gala, taking place on Wednesday, September 21 at Edgewood Country Club at 6:30 p.m.  Please your palette with purpose. Join these spectacular chefs as they meticulously prepare their delicious selections with fine wine pairings. Buy your tickets now!  

Each year, Table to Table honors a prominent chef based on their culinary excellence as well as support of our mission. Recently, we also welcomed our first corporate honoree for their leadership. Join us in welcoming this year’s Chefs Gala honorees: 

Michel Nischan is a four-time James Beard Award-winning chef with over 40 years advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system.  Chef Nischan is an active thought leader encouraging everyone in America to exercise their right to feed themselves and their families well, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or economic condition. 

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, and its headquarters is located right here in NJ. BD helps healthcare customers enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety, and expand access to health care.  

Presenting sponsor of the Chefs Gala is American Express. Additional sponsors include American Airlines, BD, Crestron, Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets and Summit Associates. Wines for the Chefs Gala are expertly coordinated by Carlo Russo Wine & Spirit World. 

To join Table to Table in their mission to eliminate food insecurity in Northern New Jersey, Donate Now! If you are interested in volunteering your time to pick up and deliver food, learn more and sign up here.  And, if your organization would like to become a corporate partner, click here.  

About Table to Table 

Table to Table, NJ’s first and most successful food rescue organization, collects fresh and perishable food which would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northeastern NJ. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200+ partner organizations including, social service organizations, pantries, shelters and fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, we touch a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Table to Table raises all its own funds annually, and last year delivered enough food for 38 million meals. 

Press Contact: 

Maria Sinopoli, Director of Marketing 

msinopoli@tabletotable.org / 917-532-6148 

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Announcing the Celebrated Chef Line Up for Table to Table’s Much-Anticipated Chefs Gala on Wednesday, September 21st.
Six Notable Chefs.  One Unforgettable Night!

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, August 10, 2022 –Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization, proudly announces the Chef Line Up for its much anticipated  Chefs Gala, taking place on Wednesday, September 21st at Edgewood Country Club at 6:30pm.  Please your palate with purpose. Join these spectacular chefs as they meticulously prepare their delicious selections with fine wine pairings. Buy your tickets now!

2022 Chef Line Up

DAVID BURKE, David Burke Management 

ROCCO DISPIRITO, Chef, Author, TV Personality

PETER KELLY, Xaviars Restaurant Group 

JOHN MOONEY, Bell Book & Candle

BEN POLLINGER, The Hill 

TOM VALENTI, Jockey Hollow Kitchen & Bar

About the 2022 Chef Gala Honorees

Each year, Table to Table honors a prominent chef based on their culinary excellence as well as support of our mission. Recently, we also welcomed our first corporate honoree for their leadership. Join us in welcoming this year’s Chefs Gala honorees:

Michel Nischan is a four-time James Beard Award winning chef with over 40 years advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system.  Chef Nischan is an active thought leader encouraging everyone in America to exercise their right to feed themselves and their families well, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or economic condition.

Corporate Honoree
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)


is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, and its headquarters is located right here in NJ. BD helps healthcare customers enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies,  improve safety, and expand access to health care.

Presenting sponsor of the Chefs Gala is American Express.  Additional sponsors include American Airlines, BD, Crestron, Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets and Summit Associates. Wines for the Chefs Gala are expertly coordinated by Carlo Russo Wine & Spirit World.

To join Table to Table in their mission to eliminate food insecurity in Northern New Jersey, Donate Now! If you are interested in volunteering your time to pick up and deliver food, learn more and sign up here.  And, if your organization would like to become  a corporate partner, click here.

About Table to Table

Table to Table (http://www.tabletotable.org), NJ’s first and most successful food rescue organization, collects fresh and perishable food which would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northeastern NJ. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200 partner organizations including, social service organizations, pantries, shelters and fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, we touch a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Table to Table raises all its own funds annually, and last year delivered enough food for 38 million meals.

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An event of friends and extraordinary food where NY and NJ’s top chefs will prepare five signature courses, expertly paired with fine wines. An all-star lineup of award winning chefs, including David Burke, Peter Kelly, Michael Lomonaco, Ben Pollinger, Christian Delouvrier, and Stephane Motir will salute Gourmet’s Editor-in-Chief and acclaimed restaurant critic, Ruth Reichl.

Proceeds from ticket sales and live auction conducted by frequent Antiques Roadshow Auctioneer, Nicholas Lowry help fuel Table to Table trucks and deliver fresh, nourishing food to those who need it most right here in the area.

Forty percent of the food available for human consumption in the United States is thrown out each year (that’s every other bite). Every day Table to Table redistributes fresh, wholesome food that would otherwise be wasted.

Since they began over 20 years ago, we have rescued and redistributed fresh food to provide over 163 million meals to those who need it most right here in our community. In 2019 alone, they will redistribute enough food (free of charge) to provide 23 million meals to hungry families in northern New Jersey.

Table to Table Chef Gala

Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Edgewood Country Club
449 Rivervale Road
River Vale, NJ
Event Info

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Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization will be honoring legendary chef Michel Nischan at this week’s annual Gala. Each year, Table to Table honors a prominent chef based on their culinary excellence as well as support of our mission.
Chef Michel Nischan
Chef Michel Nischan

Michel Nischan is a four-time James Beard Award winning chef with over 40 years advocating for a more healthful, sustainable food system. Chef Nischan is an active thought leader encouraging everyone in America to exercise their right to feed themselves and their families well, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or economic condition.

At the sold-out event, Nischan will be feted by an all-star lineup of toques for the 2022 edition of it Chefs Gala, taking place on Wednesday, September 21st at Edgewood Country Club at 6:30pm. Now in its 22nd year, the chefs will prepare a culinary feast where top chefs and restaurateurs from NYC and NJ prepare a five-course menu just for Table to Table.  The menu also includes curated wines paired with each delicious course. Among the highlights of the annual event is a one-of-a-kind LIVE auction conducted by celebrity auctioneer, Nicholas Lowry (as seen on Antiques Roadshow).

This year’s Table to Table Chefs Gala lineup includes several returnees that have given tirelessly of their time and talent:

Internationally acclaimed celebrity Chef David Burke is a trustee and supporter of Table to Table since its inception 20+ years ago and the 2021 Chefs Gala Honoree. A familiar guest on Top Chef, his awards and honors are too numerable to list. The executive chef of NYC’s legendary River Café at just 26 years of age, Chef Burke has evolved as an author, inventor, and businessman. Known as “The Culinary Prankster” for his artful innovation, Chef Burke currently heads Burke Hospitality Management, which owns and operates numerous award-winning restaurants.

TV personality and James Beard award-winning chef, Rocco DiSpirito, has dedicated his life to proving that healthy and delicious are not mutually exclusive. DiSpirito’s love of food began at a young age, learning from Mama who could make magnificent dishes using only a handful of real foods. By the time he turned 20, Chef DiSpirito was working in the kitchens of legendary chefs around the globe. His 3-Star restaurant, Union Pacific, was a NYC culinary landmark.

For nearly 3 decades, Peter X. Kelly has set the standard for dining in NY State, operating critically acclaimed restaurants in the Hudson Valley. Restaurants in his Xaviars Restaurant Group have all received popular praise and the industry’s most coveted awards and accolades. Featured in numerous national publications, and invited to cook at The James Beard House, Chef Kelly will always be remembered for beating Bobby Flay in Iron Chefs America Battle Cowboy RibEye.

Visionary chef John Mooney promotes sustainability in the kitchens and on the aeroponic rooftop gardens of Bell, Book & Candle in NYC and Bidwell in Washington, DC. As a native of Chicago, John Mooney’s early years were spent absorbing the rich diversity of cultures from the restaurants in his neighborhood. This passion for food not only led him into a career in the culinary arts but also on a quest to explore the deeper connection between organic produce and the consumer.

After receiving a Michelin star and 3-stars in the New York Times for his creative, flavorful cooking at Oceana in NYC, Chef Ben Pollinger opened The Hill, closer to home in Closter, NJ. With credits as an author and frequent guest on national TV shows, Chef Pollinger refined his craft cooking in legendary NYC restaurants La Côte Basque, Les Célébrités, Lespinasse, and worked in kitchen management at Tabla and Union Square Café. Previously recognized as one of NYC’s lead chefs and authorities on all things seafood, Chef Pollinger has always found time for Table to Table both at food & wine events and as a former member of the Board of Trustees.

Acclaimed chef and bestselling author Tom Valenti is a former Table to Table Chefs Gala honoree and currently the Executive Chef of Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen. Chef Valenti began working in restaurant kitchens at an early age. After gaining the attention of legendary French chef Guy Savoy, Tom worked at his signature Guy Savoy Restaurant in Paris and later was hired as Sous Chef for Gotham Bar + Grill. Later, Tom teamed up with Alison Becker to open Alison on Dominick, Tom’s breakout opportunity as Executive Chef. Later, he opened his signature restaurant, Ouest and then ‘Cesca. Soon after, Tom became the Executive Chef of Le Cirque.

Table to Table, NJ’s first and most successful food rescue organization, collects fresh and perishable food which would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northeastern NJ. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200+ partner organizations including, social service organizations, pantries, shelters and fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, we touch a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Table to Table raises all its own funds annually, and last year delivered enough food for 38 million meals. Lear more at their website.

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I woke up one day and found that I am indeed an empty nester. With one daughter in school in NYC and the other attending University of Maine, I have found myself with two empty bedrooms and a great amount of time to myself. After cleaning out both rooms and turning one into my office–which I’m happily sitting in now while I write this–I started thinking about how to fill my time.


I have a full-time job with Table to Table, a non-profit food rescue organization, which keeps me busy, but what do I do with all these extra hours that I have found? Thankfully, I don’t have to stray far from what I know.


Table to Table has this incredible app called I-Rescue, that connects volunteers, looking for random hours, to do something meaningful. The app is downloaded onto your phone and almost immediately, you start receiving notifications of rescues available in your area to claim.
Once I determine that I am available, I claim it and off I go! I pick up from Wawa in North Bergen and Whole Foods in Edgewater and I drop off the food at our recipient partners close by. On the weekends I might end up at the Whole Foods in Weehawken or the Trader Joe’s in Clifton. Since I have more time on the weekends, I don’t mind traveling a bit further.


While I love seeing the generosity of the donors and chatting a bit with them, I really love meeting with the recipient partner agencies. I might deliver to a local church feeding the hungry or a group home in my own neighborhood where a small group of autistic teens and their aides live 24/7.
Through my volunteering for Table to Table’s I-Rescue, I have met so many other incredible volunteers giving so much of themselves every day in so many ways. Meeting them invigorates me! It reminds me of all the truly good there is out there. I miss my girls more than I can explain, but I’m keeping busy by volunteering…and Christmas break is only 106 days away. Not that I’m counting or anything.

Written by Julie Kinner, Empty Nester & Table to Table’s VP of Operations


Recently, I volunteered to do food rescues for Table to Table using their I-rescue app. It was easy. I just downloaded the app, claimed, and picked up a rescue and then, I delivered to a local organization that helps feed the community.


Although I have only been doing this for a short period of time, the effect it has on me has been huge! My first rescue was from the Paramus Farmer’s Market. The gentleman that was donating was obviously dedicated to feeding people. His concern that no food goes to waste really touched me.
As my husband and I filled my truck to the roof with fresh produce, he told us about past weekends in which he had to toss out produce and how terrible he felt. That inspired me! From that day forward, I have been encouraged by the people I have met on my rescues, including the grocer happily donating food to the volunteers that accept the donations. It also cemented in my mind how fortunate I am to be able to help in some small way.


The fact that the food being picked up is healthy nutritious food is a big bonus! Previously, my kids and I have helped at a food pantry and that was my son’s biggest complaint. Why are we not giving people healthy food? The fact that I was able to fill my truck with fresh produce was exciting! I hope that the farmer’s market pick-ups continue.


What I especially like about the Table to Table app is that it is flexible. Some weeks I have more time and other weeks I have less. One day I was sitting home contemplating my day, when I got a Table to Table notification alerting me that there was a food rescue available to be claimed. A pickup was needed in the afternoon, and I was able to run out and complete it. Easy…flexible and so gratifying!

By Eileen F, East Rutherford, NJ

Corporate Sponsors Help Feed NJ’s Hungry Neighbors by Supporting

Table to Table’s Chefs Gala

 

Together for the first time in years, notable chefs, foodies, and philanthropists will convene for an unforgettable evening of exquisite dining and unparalleled altruism, benefitting our hungry NJ neighbors. Table to Table’s Chefs Gala will take place on Wednesday, September 21st at Englewood Country Club at 6:30pm.

Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization, will celebrate its 2022 Chef Gala Honorees: four-time James Beard Award winning chef, Michel Nischan and, this year’s Corporate Honoree, global medical technology leader, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company).

An impressive roster of sponsors will support this extraordinary event.  This year’s Presenting Sponsor is American Express.  The Gala’s Grand Sponsors include American Airlines, BD, Crestron, Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets, and Summit Associates. Gold Sponsors are Doherty Enterprises, Takasago and Tito’s Homemade Vodka.  Wines for the Chefs Gala are expertly coordinated by Carlo Russo Wine & Spirit World.

The Chefs Gala, Table to Table’s most anticipated and vital event of the year, highlights celebrated chefs who meticulously prepare their delicious selections, expertly paired with the finest wines. Plus, a high-end, live auction, an incredibly popular aspect, will feature extravagant travel, food, and wine experiences.

For more information on Table to Table’s Chefs Gala, visit us at www.tabletotable.org/chefsgala.

BD’s Senior Director of Social Investing, Jennifer Farrington, Discusses How its Table to Table Partnership Compliments the Company’s Commitment to Improving Community Health

Table to Table recently announced that BD (Becton Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company based right here in New Jersey, will be the Corporate Honoree for this year’s Table to Table Chefs Gala, taking place on Sept. 22, 2022. Here’s what BD’s Senior Director of Social Investing, Jennifer Farrington, had to say about the company’s partnership with Table to Table, and how it fits into the company’s broader commitment to improving community health.

At BD, we’re committed to partnering with non-profit organizations throughout the world to invest our resources to do what’s right – especially when it comes to serving the most vulnerable.

Because we’re a global medical technology company, we’re also deeply focused on innovation – finding new and better ways to solve healthcare’s biggest challenges. Our products and services are used in just about every healthcare setting imaginable, and in just about every community in the world. We have deep, local roots here in New Jersey, too: our headquarters are located right here in Bergen County, where thousands of our 75,000 global employees live and work.

That’s why we are particularly grateful for our partnerships with forward-thinking, local non-profit organizations like Table to Table, which help us deliver on our commitment to improving community health, right here in the county so many of our employees call “home.”

We know that even though we’re living in an era of unparalleled healthcare innovation, the reality is that not all people have equitable access to even the most basic building blocks to good health – like healthy food. That’s why we’re proud to support Table to Table in its efforts to take fresh, high-quality food that would otherwise be discarded, and deliver it safely to soup kitchens, homeless shelters and senior facilities to help reduce hunger among New Jersey’s 800,000 people who are food insecure. This approach – which seeks to improve health and reduce hunger while also reducing food waste – demonstrates how, with innovative thinking, we can work together to solve multiple, pressing problems at once.

At BD sites around the world, and right here in New Jersey, our employees join together to expand food and water access in other ways, too – like organizing food drives for local pantries, packing shelf-stable meals for hungry families, bringing fresh drinking water to communities in need, and making charitable donations to organizations like Table-to-Table, which we match at 100%, up to $5,000 per employee, per year.

We’re looking forward to being part of Table to Table’s 2022 Chefs Gala – it’s a fantastic event, year after year, and we hope to see you there! Local fundraising events like this one are a great way we can all do our collective part to reduce food insecurity and build a healthier community for all.

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