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To provide a favorite spot for Nantucket residents and visitors to relax and enjoy good food in the heart of downtown.
To be open year-round delivering fresh meals throughout the day at The Corner Table. The Nantucket Culinary Center provides opportunities to learn about local and global cuisines and to celebrate special occasions.
was made possible through Remain Ventures.
In 2014, Remain embarked on a major renovation of the historic building. As it was transformed into an active culinary center, it was certified LEED Gold for its indoor environmental quality and energy efficient mechanical systems and appliances. It features a lower-level cafe, a spacious courtyard patio—which received a solar installation in 2022—and a large and well-equipped space for additional cafe seating, private events and cooking classes on the upper floors.
Taylor Oliver and Andrea Solimeo, in partnership with Chris Sleeper and Mayumi Hattori of Pip & Anchor, opened The Corner Table in April 2023 following in the footsteps of the thoughtful stewardship and community spirit of previous tenants, Joy and Greg Margolis. The cafe provides a year-round gathering place for residents and visitors to meet and grab good food and coffee to eat in or take out. Upstairs at The Culinary Center there are cooking classes and demonstrations and facilities for private dining and events. It’s an open, relaxed, flexible space that can function as a demonstration kitchen or as additional space for cafe seating. Video cameras and screens facilitate the demonstrations. The cooktop in the demonstration kitchen can be covered and the room used for other meetings, classes and pop-up market and special events.
The second floor contains an interactive kitchen with three workstations (two hot and one cold), and a private dining room that participants can use to enjoy the meal they have helped prepare. Modeled after the Action Kitchen at the Seaport Hotel in Boston and similar venues elsewhere, the space can be used for traditional cooking classes and for groups who want to have collaborative cooking experiences or competitive cook-offs. The dining room, which seats up to 16 people, can be independently rented for private dinners and can double as a general purpose classroom and meeting space.
Remain Ventures’ vision for the cafe and cooking school is to drive vitality to downtown Nantucket, encourage people to cook with healthy and local foods and be a model for sustainable practices in the food industry throughout the year. The new owners and operators of The Corner Table and Nantucket Culinary Center provide a family-like atmosphere where everyone is welcome.
The Corner Table Cafe and Culinary Center serves healthy, comforting food in a place that feels like home. Join for classes and special events or pull up a seat at the Corner Table Cafe.
Local, Seasonal, Simple. Welcome to Nantucket’s local market. Here you will find fresh, sustainably sourced produce and artisanal good from Nantucket farmers and producers.
The Corner Table can be found buzzing with people and conversation every day of the week, throughout all seasons of the year. It’s a community gathering spot for island residents and visitors alike. Don’t miss out on the chocolate chip cookies.
Read the latest news about Remain Nantucket, Remain Ventures and our many island partners who are working to make the community more sustainable, viable and resilient. Please come back frequently for updates.
NANTUCKET, Mass. October 16, 2023 — The Corner Table and Nantucket Culinary Center, run for the last seven years by Greg and Joy Margolis, will retain the name as it reopens under new leadership and management, ReMain Ventures announced today. The team, formed under the name Un Altro, will be led by operators Taylor Oliver…
The Inquirer and Mirror (February 23, 2023) — The Corner Table and Nantucket Culinary Center, run for the last seven years by Greg and Joy Margolis, will retain its name as it reopens under new leadership and management, ReMain Ventures announced today. Read the full article here.
Nantucket.net Blog — The Corner Table and Nantucket Culinary Center, run for the last seven years by Greg and Joy Margolis, will retain the name as it reopens under new leadership and management, ReMain Ventures announced. The team, formed under the name Un Altro, will be led by local restaurateurs Taylor Oliver and Andrea Solimeo…
Remain Ventures invests in buildings and mission-related businesses that strengthen the island’s year-round economy and spark innovation that brings long-term value to its residents. Remain’s buildings not only reflect a commitment to the wise use of energy and natural resources, they also serve as gathering places and critical cornerstones of the community. The entrepreneurial work of Ventures is implemented as private investments and contracts through its impact-focused limited liability company.