How AJ Capella’s Unconventional Career Led Him to Culinary Stardom

AJ Capella has spent years as a silent creative, developing some of the top menus in New Jersey for over a decade. Now, at 35 years old, he’s making a name for himself.

AJ Capella lent his culinary expertise to make Table to Table’s 25th Anniversary Chefs Gala an unforgettable experience. He not only cooked tableside for guests, but was a co-chair. His efforts, and the efforts of more than 25 of New Jersey’s best chefs, helped raise enough funds to provide 4.5 million nutritious meals.

Table to Table, NJ’s first food rescue organization, collects fresh and perishable surplus food that would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northern NJ. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200+ partner organizations including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, 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 to provide over 23 million meals.  

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