Community Archives — The Common Table

Hospes & Hostis in Lisbon

28. October 2026
6 minute read

To attend a meal is to be in someone else’s hands. We sit down at tables we did not set, to food we did not grow, cooked and served by people we may never meet. A review of Lisbon’s inaugural “Dinner of the Year” event by Orlando Lovell.

Serving Seagrass on Aegina

1. October 2026
3 minute read

Vessel is a creative collective based on the Greek island of Aegina. In 2026, they mapped the underwater seagrass meadows surrounding the island and turned the maps into tablecloths for the local restaurants.

What Are We Going to Eat?

3. August 2026
4 minute read

The Common Table's founders Orlando & Sophie Lovell renew their pledge to champion voices for change in humankind’s greatest task ahead: transitioning to an ecosystem of economies that are decent, fair and safe – through food.

Farmacy’s Manifesto

12. May 2026
3 minute read

A self-published handbook from a Notting Hill vegan restaurant might seem an unlikely vehicle for a radical food systems manifesto, but Farmacy's Manifesto on the Future of Food makes a compelling, if imperfect, case for regenerative agriculture and the urgent need to rethink how “we” feed ourselves.

Sowing Seeds of Hope in Ukraine

28. March 2026
10 minute read

We asked Yuliya Stefanyuk, the World Central Kitchen's Response Director in Ukraine, about WCK's new project distributing of seeds to help those affected by the war grow their own food and rebuild resilience.

The Last Harvest

2. March 2026
4 minute read

Dr Debal Deb and The Last Harvest is a documentary about one man's decades-long battle to rescue India's indigenous rice diversity from oblivion. Journalist Dan Saladino visits Basudha Farm in Odisha, to learn about how he is building a sustainable legacy.

The Future is Ancestral

12. February 2026
12 minute read

An agricultural collective called Arca Tierra supplies 50 city restaurants as well as locals with fresh food by reviving ancestral agriculture practices in the Chinampas wetlands near Mexico City. The Common Table spoke to the farm coordinator Sebastián Herrera, about finding what was lost.

people sittimg together at a dinner table

Through the Lens of Food

20. January 2026
12 minute read

Journalist Nathan Thornburgh is the co-founder and publisher of Roads & Kingdoms. He also worked closely with Anthony Bourdain on the Explore Parts Unknown series and the travel podcast The Trip. Here he talks to The Common Table about print as self-care and how food can form the soul.

Eating Dirt

9. December 2025
8 minute read

Dr masharu is an artist and the founder of the Museum of Edible Earth in Amsterdam. They also like to eat dirt. The Common Table talked to them about geophagy, fetishes, cultural taboos and cultural norms.