The Collective Co. Podcast

Kate Papaleoni of Kate's Table

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Today we have another episode from our Women in Food series where we have teamed up with Courtney Doyle of Clandestine Kitchen to dive into the South Shore Food scene. Today we are speaking with Kate Papaleoni of Kate’s Table. Kate began her cooking career at the Club Car Restaurant on Nantucket Island. She quickly climbed the ranks to Garde Manger preparing salads and desserts. After moving to Boston, Kate sharpened her skills at Boston University’s Culinary Arts Program and went on to cook at the finest South End establishments before joining the team at La Fete Catering. From there Kate began her family and then created Kate’s Table, a bespoke full-service catering company.

Kate dives into her background, years in the food industry and what originally sparked her interest in working in and with food. She touches on moments that have stood out and what she feel the challenges are within the catering industry as well as how she has worked to overcome them. She talks through her suggestions for those wanting to get into the industry, specifically catering as well as her experience as a female working in the food industry. We talk about how the food industry has changed in regards to women in the workforce and how she hopes to see it evolve. Kate discusses what inspired her to start Kate's Table and how it has evolved over time and why. We talk about Kate’s favorite local products to work with as well as the benefit to sourcing and eating local. She talks about her favorite dishes and what to be on the lookout for.

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