Welcome to Caren's Table A Culinary Experience
Caren's Table is an intimate culinary experience hosted in the Kitchen Design Group kitchen on Ocean Park Blvd. Each gathering invites a celebrated chef into the space to cook, share, and offer their perspective on food, storytelling, and hospitality.
Chef Chris Oh
Sunday, September 27th / 2 pm - 4 pm
3021 Ocean Park Blvd
For our next gathering, we are honored to welcome Chef Chris Oh, Korean-American chef, restauranteur, and Food Network personality known for founding and partnering in several celebrated Korean and fusion dining concepts across the US.
Guests will spend the afternoon in the KDG kitchen learning a new recipe from Chef Chris, shaped by his bold, globally inspired approach to Korean cuisine and beyond.
Eight seats only. $140 per person.
Each person may reserve up to two seats.
Chef Mei Lin
Sunday, October 25th / 2 pm - 4 pm
3021 Ocean Park Blvd
For our gathering on Sunday, October 25th at 2:00 PM, we are honored to welcome Chef Mei Lin, Chinese-American chef, Top Chef winner, and Food Network Tournament of Champions champion. After taking home the Top Chef title, Mei went on to cook privately for Oprah Winfrey before opening her acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant, Nightshade, where her Chinese heritage and classical training come together in something entirely her own.
Guests will spend the afternoon in the KDG kitchen learning a new recipe from Chef Mei, shaped by her precise, culturally rooted, and deeply personal approach to cooking.
Eight seats only. $150 per person.
Each person may reserve up to two seats.
Past Caren's Table Chefs
A rotating lineup of chefs who've brought their kitchens, stories, and recipes to our table. Each gathering looks a little different, shaped by the chef hosting it, but every one is rooted in the same spirit of seasonality, hospitality, and good company around the table
Chef Kat Turner
Chef and owner of Highly Likely in LA's West Adams neighborhood, known for California-modern cooking with global influences drawn from Japan, Scandinavia, and North Africa.
Chef Maria Mazon
Chef-owner of BOCA Tacos and Sona in Tucson, a Top Chef finalist and two-time James Beard semifinalist celebrated for her Sonoran-Arizona cooking.
Chef Claudette Zepeda
Chef behind Novecientos Grados in San Diego and author of Cooking the Borderlands, known for regional Mexican cuisine rooted in border culture and tradition.
Chef Nyesha Arrington
LA-based chef, restaurateur, and television personality known for contemporary American cooking that celebrates seasonality and storytelling.