URBAN NEIGHBOURS: URBAN SOURCE

Having spent a fair amount of time with Calvin Hambrook and Wayne Abell, co-owners of Urban Source Creative Catering, the Torontonian catering company next-door to our studio now in its 23rd year, we can affirm that they're more than good caterers, they’re good neighbours, too.

Wayne and Calvin had expanded their space to include the recently vacated space which had separated our two businesses, and had set-apart the front portion of their new build as a place to meet with prospective clients. They had envisioned meeting with their clients-to-be while sitting around a new dining table, and had consciously chosen to support their neighbourhood by giving the commission to their new, next-door neighbour.

Their request was simple. They wanted a table, contemporary in style, which would accommodate daily, complimentary dining - which they do graciously provide “all” who happen to be in the building when lunch is served - and the presentation of their wares to future clients. They wanted the table to be black, with a high gloss finish; and because the table would need to accommodate from 6 to 12, requested that the table be expandable, eventually deciding on one, LARGE leaf, instead of the more-traditional two.

Their new, ash dining table, stained black, is 4 feet wide by 6 feet long; and when the table’s 2 feet by 4 feet leaf - which is held beneath the table by four, forty-pound magnets when not in use (as seen above) - is placed into position, their new table becomes a massive 4 feet by 8 feet, perfect for staging their art. We are quite pleased with the results, most grateful for the commission and truly hopeful that Calvin and Wayne will enjoy their new space, including their new dining table, for many more years of successful catering, and good neighbouring. Thanks Guys.

For more information on Urban Source Creative Catering, call 416-362-1973