Abstract: A table, for either indoor or outdoor use, may comprise a generally flat table top that can be stably positioned horizontally, or substantially horizontally, at a suitable height by a support system comprising at least two vertical, or substantially vertical, table top support members (e.g., two load-bearing members with stabilizing footing or plate at the floor or ground or a sufficient number of individual support legs). The table may be configured such that at least one food container or cooking tray may be received and stably held above and proximate the at least one aperture through which heat may be supplied from underneath by a cooking system comprising at least one heat-adjustable, regulated heat source, which is at least partially shielded by a heat shroud configured to provide a heat-insulating air barrier for reducing or preventing heat radiation to structural areas of the table.