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The Storytable

"You don't have to love it. You just have to try it." An immersive 8-mission tasting journey where children ages 5–12 explore new foods through story, shared meals and guided curiosity — the gentle fix for the mac-and-cheese-again loop.

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At a glance
👧 Ages
Ages 5–12
🗣️ Languages
English, Russian

Details change often — check with the program.

The Storytable
🍽️ Taste Missions · story-based food exploration for picky eaters · ages 5–8 & 9–12 · max 8 kids per table
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📍 Holliston, MA
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⏱️ 8 missions · 90 minutes each
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💰 $720 / 8 sessions ($90 per session)
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👧 Junior group 5–8 · Upper group 9–12
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Each session, children arrive at a beautifully set table — linen, gingham, real plates — and Captain Poppy™ opens a themed taste mission: The Living Jar (fermented foods), The Weather Soup Mission, The Bread Map, The Rainbow Fish File, The Geometry Garden and more. A full buffet of 10–14 fresh dishes appears as part of the story, never as a test. Brave tastes earn Poppicorns (spendable in the Taste Bud Store), every child leaves with a collectible Mission Card, and parents get a recipe card for each dish their child got curious about.

The Storytable was created by co-founders Olga Sloane (food & experience designer with a nutrition background) and Dr. Nati Punina (scientist & learning designer, food biotechnology) — pilot sessions run now, with the full program kicking off in October. Also available as a turnkey enrichment program for private schools and microschools. Follow along on Facebook.