About us

North Table was born from years in both kitchens and fields. More than a mobile kitchen, it’s a gathering place for shared meals and events with one simple goal: bringing people together with food.

Read more about how we got started and our farm below!

Food should feel rooted, placed in its landscape, connected to its people, alive with its season. In 2015, a friend pulled me into the bustle of Café Maude in Minneapolis. What began as weekend brunch shifts quickly became a calling. I fell in love with the rhythm of scratch kitchens, the design, the craft, the care. From there, I cooked in some of the Twin Cities’ most inspiring restaurants, eventually leading a kitchen of my own. But with severe gluten and dairy allergies, I had to step away from those spaces. That turning point became the seed for something new: a place where flavor and quality would never be compromised, built on a fierce passion for local ingredients, nearly everything sourced from the Great Lakes region and farther north.

My cooking has always been shaped more by people than by places. My aunt Suki showed me the balance of spice and comfort by teaching me how to make bulgogi and pairing it with seaweed, fresh kimchi, and sweet-salty dried anchovies with warm rice. My uncle Tim cooked me diner-style breakfasts from scratch every morning at his cabin while telling me about cooking in the Marines. My friends mother, Mary, from Eritrea, and my best friend, Harsha, from Mumbai, welcomed me into their kitchens, gifting recipes and traditions I still carry. My grandmother Faye, whose dumplings seemed to hold the whole family together, and my aunt Ruth, whose kransekake anchored every holiday, are also woven into everything we serve at The North Table.

This journey also brought me back to my friend, Liam. While I was in kitchens, he was in the soil, farming in Michigan for seven years, practicing subsistence agriculture, living close to the land. His hands-in-the-dirt experience, his kindness, and his steady vision became the perfect counterpoint to my restless drive to cook. Together, we decided it was time to build something that belonged to both of us.

North Table isn’t just a mobile kitchen. It’s a gathering place, a long table set under open skies, where Minnesota’s fields, forests, and waters meet global traditions carried here by family and friends. It’s food made to be shared, to feel connected, to feel alive. And at North Table, everyone has a seat.

denny@thenorthtable.com | (952) 465 5931