About Us

Want to know our story? Read on!

The Chef’s Table is a business that truly did come from humble beginnings in that its success could have never been predicted at its origin. The truth is, opening a catering company was never the intention of Mark Ellis when he quit his job as Executive Chef of a club on the Cape in 2001. Mark and Julie had just had their second child and the demanding schedule of his job prompted him to make the career move that would eventually prove to be the very beginning of The Chef’s Table.

Mark began work as a private chef for a family in Boston and soon began catering dinner parties for the family. Mark’s talent was not lost on his guests; his work was increasing in popularity among the attendees of the dinner parties and he began to pick up more work for a growing number of clients. The work was mostly in-house cooking and dinner or cocktail parties. In the Ellis’ home, Mark kept a table dedicated to his work that held dried goods, oils, herbs and spices, what he describes as “mis en place”- meaning “everything in place”, for everyone out there who may be unfamiliar with the industry.  Julie dubbed the workspace “The Chef’s Table”, and within a year and a half, Mark’s chef’s table was no longer sufficient enough to sustain their rapidly growing business. Mark and Julie soon moved into a new facility, formally opened “The Chef’s Table” and the company headquarters still remains at the same site today.  

In addition to their successful catering business, The Chef’s Table also  began managing, staffing, and serving their delicious food at the Scituate Harbor Yacht Club in their hometown Scituate, MA. Every summer the team at The Chef’s Table divides their time between serving their catering clients out of Pembroke as well as their guests at the SHYC snack bar and dining room.

Although Mark had said that catering was never part of the initial plan, he did say that in his thirteen years as Executive Chef of The Chef’s Table, there has yet to be a boring moment. Mark, Julie and the rest of the team at The Chef’s Table are a unique group delivering not only food, but a higher quality of service and a personal touch that sets them apart from the rest. If you’re interested to see what The Chef’s Table has to offer, you can visit our website at www.thechefstableonline.com to learn more!