Where Food Meets Business.
Kitchen@812 is a commercial kitchen and food business incubator created to support aspiring food entrepreneurs. As a nonprofit organization, we are committed to helping food-based businesses launch and grow. Our goal is to help our clients create new companies and jobs in our community.
Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit.
Our personalized business support helps make the dream of starting and growing a business more attainable.
Start-Up Assistance.
Shared Kitchen
A community of food entrepreneurs.
Home to a diverse group of food artisans, Kitchen@812 offers the space and support to test, launch, and grow a food business.
Strengthening skills and capacity.
We offer business and food industry workshops to meet the needs of aspiring food entrepreneurs.
Education and Training
What's Cookin'?
Highlights from Our Kitchen Community
Calaca Coffee Radio Interview
"The flavorings and the inspiration really comes from what we grew up in our households and what we saw being made in our grandma's house and my Tia's house."
Check out Jose and Christian's interview with KALW here! Take a listen and find out how they came to bring their specialty coffee shop to Crockett.
Support Kitchen@812 Businesses in the Community!
Gigi's One Bite Wonder
Filled donuts and seasonal pastries
Gigi recently vendored at Renegade, San Francisco's seasonal fair. On the first weekend of August, Gigi offered donuts filled with Latin-American inspired flavors, truly a one bite wonder.
G. Baked Goods
Artisanal sourdough breads
Girlie specializes in handcrafted sourdough and pastries with unique flavor combinations. Try her Mushroom Focaccia or Pesto & Pepper Jack Cheese Sourdough at the Pinole Farmer's Market!
Genkibachi
Japanese inspired Teppanyaki meals
Genkibachi is always a go-to at The Lot in downtown Richmond. Sizzling and made-to-order, choose from steak, shrimp, or chicken over fried rice to make a hearty and flavorful meal.
East Bay Food Hub
Kitchen@812 is a nonprofit, shared-use commercial kitchen. We offer 24-hour access to flexible work stations, commercial cooking equipment, dry/cold storage space, and bilingual business assistance.
Storage
We provide a space for you to store ingredients and food, including cold and frozen storage space.
Commercial Equipment
Equipment like gas ranges, griddles, stock pot ranges, convection ovens, mixers, heaters, and proofers will be available to you.
Work Stations
Utilize our mobile worktables that are flexible to your needs, and prep in a bright environment.
Ready to grow with us?
Join our community of up-and-coming food entrepreneurs! We'd love to hear from you!
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