communal table

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Drinking matcha lattes, she read wonky math papers and became friendly with Shubho Sengupta, an AI scientist at Meta Platforms who was another regular at the communal table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

At Backhouse, the ceramicist meticulously created a layout with something for everyone: bar seats for singles, a communal table for socializers and smaller tables for groups and dates.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Limited indoor seating means you’ll likely sit next to new people at the long communal table or smaller four- and five-person tables.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

We sat down at our long communal table to a traditional soup made with peanuts, followed by chicken curry with steamed cauliflower and sweet potato chips.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

In real life, one of the most influential Jews of color adding distinctive Hanukkah foods to the communal table is Michael Twitty.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2022