Welcome to Big Big Table!
Big Big Table Community Café is a lunchtime restaurant open to EVERYBODY!
We are focused on serving delicious, nutritious, meals while at the same time championing healthy, local food options, addressing food insecurity, reducing food waste, and supporting community.
An awesome WNY family helps out at Big Big Table.
At a traditional restaurant, a guest is asked to exchange money for their meal. At Big Big Table, guests are invited to exchange money, time, or groceries in exchange for their meal. Our pay-as-you-can model strives to promote healthy individuals and communities.
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Big Big Table Community Café, Inc. is a member of
Why Pay-as-you-can?
At Big Big Table, Everybody has a chance to give what they can to get what they need!
The number one goal of Big Big Table is to feed everyone who walks through the door. Around the United States, Community Cafés provide a dignified response to hunger, increasing access to healthy food and improving food security for everyone, especially the most vulnerable, in our community.
The restaurant menu has a suggested donation amount. Some will pay more, some will pay less. Others provide non-financial contributions, including volunteering their time or bringing groceries to help us achieve our mission while also validating that Everybody has a contribution to make.
Big Big Table Community Café Inc.
Staff
Executive Director - Karl Johnston
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We're thrilled to share some exciting updates as we embark on a new chapter. The Board of Directors has moved ahead and hired Karl Johnston as our inaugural Executive Director! Karl brings executive culinary leadership, supervisory experience, and several years of working for the state in developmental disabilities programming. He knows the restaurant industry inside and out, and will really help us to lean into our identity as a restaurant. He also has internal working knowledge of BBT over the past 5 years, both its challenges and its potential. He has been very thoughtful, professional, and polished in presenting himself and his desire to lead us forward. The Board of Directors are thrilled to be welcoming him into this new role to lead Big Big Table forward!
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Volunteer & Communications Manager - Morgan Stewart
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Guest Experience Coordinator - Terrell Chambers
Kitchen Manage​r​ - NOW HIRING:
Big Big Table Community Café Inc.
Board of Directors
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Stephanie Smith, President
Owner & Consultant, All Seasons Philanthropy LLC
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Dana Epstein, Vice President
Senior Manager, Channel Sales - Commvault Systems Inc.
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Allison Hyman, Secretary
Educator & Advocate, Factotum Consulting
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Matthew Taboni, Treasurer
Incoming Associate, Colligan Law LLP
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Mandy Bailey
Founding Chef
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Jesse Anaya
Community Advisor & Advocate
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Trueman Muhrer-Irwin
​Purple Heart Veteran; Manager - Hatchet & Hops
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Molly Rich Lambros
Community Volunteer & Advocate​
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Stephanie Mejia, EMPA
Housing & Community Advocate
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