What a Spread: Still Going Strong in Chelsea, The Longest Table Expands Its Reach

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Feeding our need to connect, and doing it in epic fashion, The Longest Table is a globally observed celebration of cuisine and community, whose humble origin story is rooted in our not-too-distant, post-pandemic past. Originally conceived as a way to foster socialization among West Chelsea residents no longer required to maintain a six-foot distance from one another, 2022’s very first Longest Table gave its 500+ participants permission to lean into that request to pass the salt. “In the pandemic, we were all [sheltering] in one place much longer than we’d ever been before,” noted Longest Table co-creator Maryam Banikarim, in our October 24, 2022 report.

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