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It's a beautiful day to announce our opening date and get hyped about our FOOD HALL! Get ready and mark your calendars for this Monday, April 5th, when we open for take-out to the public! Although our opening looks different than we initially imagined pre-COVID, we are so proud of the businesses, community/build partners, and staff for preparing us to launch @lacocinasf's most significant milestone yet-- opening the nation's first women-led food hall. We're committed to servi...ng you delicious food from 6 La-Cocina born businesses and making this a project that serves as an innovative model for anti-gentrification, conscious community-led development, and a safe space for marginalized populations. Thank you, Janelle Bitker and Chronicle Food, for the lovely feature announcing our opening. Have a read to hear from Chef Lupe of Mi Morena SF, Chef Tiffany of Boug Cali, and our Municipal Marketplace Manager, Jay Foster. https://www.sfchronicle.com//La-Cocina-s-massive-multicult

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The Tenderloin like working-class neighborhoods across our city, region and country deserves safe, affordable, vibrant, warm and welcoming spaces that prioritize the needs of existing residents. Children need safe places to play, study and explore. Working-class adults deserve access to good jobs. All residents deserve delicious, nourishing, affordable food. We believe the Marketplace can deliver on those objectives, but we'd never be in a position to do so were it not f...or the collective efforts of the community. Tenderloin Community Benefit District has long been advocating tenaciously and effectively for these very things. Urban Alchemy - UA has been a city-wide leader in creating safe and vibrant spaces, which we learned first hand when we partnered with them on mid-Market for a food truck pilot. UC Hastings Law has invested in safe spaces and done so in partnership with the community. The vision for the Marketplace was born out of the work Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Central City SRO Collaborative, and La Voz Latina had and have been doing on the Hyde St. corridor. We’re grateful for the continuous support of the Mayor’s Office, Matt Haney and San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), and for the tireless work of Damian Morfett and his team featured in Heather Knight's important piece. When we think about our work and role here, we think about demonstrating what our city can and should be capable of accomplishing. Building and opening resident-facing amenities that create economic opportunity for all and executing public space improvements, like the Turk Street/Safe Passage linear park while investing in community safety through partnerships with Urban Alchemy that are holistic. This is what we believe cities should be doing across this country. Economic inequality is a policy choice, and creating spaces that push against that trend is ever-more essential. Especially now. It is work all of these organizations and residents have been doing, and that we could not do without our collective partnership. It represents the hustle, tenacity, talent and beauty of the Tenderloin we all know. :: Nick Otto #tenderloinsf #tltogether #communityfirst #wearelacocina #smallbusinesssupport #sanfrancisco

Thanks @sfnewdeal for spotlighting @gabrielaguerrerorosas of @deliciososf Check our stories for link to Gabriela’s interview + recipe for Queso Oaxaca and Black Bean Tamales From our team to you and your loved ones, happy holidays. In large families, the mother is cooking one thing, the son is grinding the corn, the young children are putting dough in the corn husks; it is a form of coming together for Christmas dinner. I have memories of my family doing all that.... Gabriela Guerrero is the chef and owner of Delicioso Crêperie, a cafe that combines the French influence of crepe making with Gabriela’s Mexican background. Her cafe is supported by @lacocinasf , a nonprofit that supports business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color. Jessie Wesley, a Program Manager at SF New Deal, connected with Gabriela to hear the story of Delicioso Crêperie, the experience of navigating COVID-19 as a small business owner, and her personal connection to celebrating the holidays with tamales. You can find Gabriela’s tamale recipe at the bottom of her interview (link in bio) De nuestro equipo a Ud. y sus seres queridos, felices fiestas. En familias grandes mientras la mamá pone a cocer algo, el hijo prepara la masa, los niños chiquitos ponen masa a las hojas; es una forma de reunión para la cena de Navidad. Yo tengo memorias de mi familia haciendo todo eso. Gabriela Guerrero es la cocinera y dueña de Delicioso Crêperie, un café que combina la influencia francesa de hacer crepes con el origen mexicano de Gabriela. Su café es respaldado por @lacocinasf , una organización sin fines de lucro que apoya la propiedad de negocios para mujeres, inmigrantes, y la gente de color. Jessie Wesley, una gerente de programa de SF New Deal, contactó a Gabriela para oír la historia de Delicioso Crêperie, la experiencia de navegar el COVID-19 como dueña de negocio pequeño y su conexión personal de celebrar los días festivos con tamales. Puede encontrar la receta de tamales de Gabriela al final de la entrevista (enlace en bio). @ericwolfinger

Home sweet home! Check out this epic gingerbread house by Kelly Zubal at Inticing Creations On a smaller scale, you can enjoy Kelly’s pies and mochi. Check her feed for details. #WeAreLaCocina While I wasn’t able to operate my business most of the year I am so grateful I was asked to create an over the top gingerbread house for what is becoming my favorite yearly project for one of my favorite clients. Over 180 pieces of gingerbread went into this house! Happy Holidays!... . . . . . . . #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbread #overthetopgingerbread #inticingcreations #bayarea #customgingerbread #victoriangingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadgazebo #sugartree #christmastraditions See more

Appreciate Monica Burton + Eater for this piece featuring the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace. Thanks to so many amazing people + partners, Marketplace construction was complete in October. We’re working on how to operate and open the space during a pandemic, prioritizing the health + safety of our entrepreneurs and the Tenderloin community we’ll serve. It’s a scary + complicated time without large-scale assistance or a clear path to opening on a federal level. For now, w...e hope to activate the space early next year with La Cocina businesses providing take-out and delivery and to prepare meals for local food insecurity programs. https://www.eater.com//restaurant-dreams-deferred-covid-19 [Image description: An illustration of two people walking by a closed restaurant front with the headline The Year the Restaurant World Put Its Dreams on Hold by Monica Burton.]

You've seen outdoor dining shut down in the Bay Area 'til January- another setback for restaurants who have re-hired staff and invested tens of thousands of dollars in creating outdoor spaces to generate sales in a pandemic. While community health/safety is paramount, it's a scary time for small businesses without large-scale assistance or a clear path to opening on a federal level. Without meaningful attention to this economic crisis, we'll see the people who have been runni...ng these industries in a vulnerable position for so long bear the brunt of that impact. With your support these past 9 months, we've been able to protect and strengthen our businesses by disbursing nearly $800K in financial assistance, supporting 23 restaurant owners in renegotiating leases, waiving $90K in kitchen fees, and generating $1.5MM for businesses via our Community Food Box/food insecurity partnerships. Watch what you’ve made possible this year and consider donating today! Our businesses need your support to help weather this storm and brace for it's lasting economic impact. Emergency Relief Fund: bit.ly/LC-ERF Become a Member: https://lnkd.in/guhX2Zz Make a One-Time Donation: bit.ly/LC-Donate1

Who’s excited about picking up their Hanukkah box this week? Pictured here is @terangalife’s Senegalese pomme sauce saff, @eastoaklandsmoke’s smoked jackfruit with mexiq tequila bbq sauce, and @elhuaracheloco Mexi-kugel The fun doesn’t end here you’ll be getting some more La Cocina Hanukkah content on our feed later this week from ED, @calebzigas and @lacocinamarketplace community manager @naomimaisel so stay tuned If you didn’t get a chance to order this delicious community food box, you still have time to order our last community food box of 2020 that is just as delicious and includes a special holiday treats option! Check the link in our bio for more info

Jack Daniel's is generously matching up to $5,000 for any donation to La Cocina or any purchase of our $75 Meals food box now through December 11. Our last La Cocina Meals food box of the year features four delicious meals from Mama Lamees, Nyumbai, Origen, and Oyna Natural Foods as well as a scrumptious ginger cake from A Girl Named Pinky. You can choose to donate a box to a local hospitality worker. Your support of our food box program over the past 10 months has m...eant nearly $500K in sales for 60+ La Cocina businesses that have been struck immensely by this pandemic. Double your impact today! To order a $75 Meals Box, visit: https://bit.ly/LaCocinaFoodBox To make a contribution to La Cocina, visit: https://lacocinasf.org/support #jackdaniels #wearelacocina #lacocina #givingback #communitylove

La Cocina's Last Food Box of the Year! Order by Friday 12/11 at 11AM! https://app.omnisend.com/view/5fcada85b1b53342151ec9a2/0

This holiday season, Peet's Coffee will donate $1 to La Cocina for every pound of Holiday Blend sold -- and double that donation for Giving Week through Dec. 7. https://bit.ly/peetsHB This week, you can also pre-order a custom La Cocina gift box filled with delicious goodies. Upon order, you’ll receive instructions on how to pick up your box from one of seven select Peet’s locations on Saturday, December 19th or Sunday, December 20th, anytime after 12pm. https://bit.ly/pee...tsLC Grateful to Peet's for their support! #wearelacocina #peetscoffee #holiday

This Friday is the LAST day to order a special meal box for our FINAL event of the year: Voices From the Kitchen on Oct. 29. Enjoy an Algerian/Mediterranean vegan feast by La Cocina entrepreneurs Wafa and Mounir Bahloul while you watch our 1-hour virtual show. Check out this repost + pics from La Cocina’s Linda Esposito @flavor_explosions - - - - - - Love working with these two - Wafa & Mounir Bahloul - an Algerian couple who is about to start the city's first Algerian eate...ry @kaymaeatery @lacocinamarketplace. Their food is beautiful, flavorful and honest. At the upcoming @lacocinasf #voicesfromthekitchen virtual story-telling event next week, they are serving a beautiful #vegan meal similar to these items in this post. Handmade bread, dips, marinated cured olives using Wafa's very own blend of spices, harissa, a flavorful lentil broth and a lovely hand rubbed couscous with stewed vegetables. . We may be virtual but food is going to be physically connecting us together as we listen to the stories themed "CHOICES" each in our own zoom screen. The meal kits from @kaymaeatery or other choices like @damansarasf straits/nyonya/peranakan or @minnie_bells fried chicken will be delivered ahead to those of us lucky enough to be in the Bay Area. And a snack boxes for those beyond the bay. Order by Friday. The event is free to attend, proceeds from the meal kits go to both the business and La Cocina. See more

Order a Special Edition Halloween Treats Box and Your Voices From the Kitchen Tix & Meals before 10/23 at Noon!! https://app.omnisend.com/view/5f8f818f8a48f70b2ca91b98/0

Friends! @hotbreadkitchen virtual Entrepreneurship Forum kicks off TODAY. Don’t miss these important workshops - whether you’re a small business owner, buyer, inspiring entrepreneur or customer invested in rebuilding a more equitable and inclusive small business community. Tickets: hotbreadkitchen.org/fef-tix . 4pm EST: How can incubators collaborate with one another, local governments, buyers, and funders to expand their work to rebuild a small business landscape that is mor...e inclusive, sustainable, and equitable? La Cocina’s Geetika Agrawal joins this talented panel. . 5:30pm EST: How have companies put diversity, equity, and inclusion into practice through prioritizing supplier diversity? What works, and what challenges are they still trying to solve? . 7:30pm EST: Crafting an authentic brand story is more important than ever. Join us for a conversation moderated by @chefjennydorsey on integrating brand and identify, tokenization, and how companies and consumers can authentically engage with small brands owned by women, LGBTQ folks, and BIPOC folks. Also featuring La Cocina entrepreneur Nafy Flatley from @terangalife . #smallbusiness #toosmalltofail #saverestaurants #allforsmall #foodbusiness #mwbe #blackowned #blackownedbklyn #blackownedbk #blackbrooklyn See more

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What do people do when none of the options are simple? The Chronicle Food team explores this question inspired by our theme of Choices for #VoicesFromTheKitchen 2020. We are always proud and grateful to our long time #VFTK news media sponsor San Francisco Chronicle and The Chronicle’s Food and Wine section for supporting our biannual storytelling event Beautiful stories by Monifa Dayo, Janelle Bitker, Esther Mobley George McCalman, and Soleil Ho below. Head to lacocinasf.org/voicesfromthekitchen to register for Voices From The Kitchen 2020 happening, virtually, Oct. 29th in the comfort of your home with the choice of delicious meals prepared by La Cocina Chefs

Tickets for #VoicesFromTheKitchen Fall 2020 are LIVE! Over the last 5 years, our twice-yearly storytelling event has been performed on a San Francisco stage. But in light of our current reality, a virtual one-hour show will be accessible to anyone at home We hope you’ll accept our invitation to hear beautiful stories from our storytellers who will explore the theme Choices during this unique moment. The virtual show is free, but please consider purchasing a $10 ticket, w...hich supports La Cocina’s work or order one of five meal kits for the show (shipped nationally or for Bay Area pickup and delivery). Delicious food in the comfort of your home for the #VFTK premiere awaits youwe’re talking slow-cooked Malaysian pork ribs by Damansara mushroom paté by Noodle Girll, Algerian vegan couscous by KAYMA, rosemary fried chicken by Minnie Bell's Soul Movement, and chocolate truffles by Neo Cocoa - The Hearts of Chocolate Truffles to name a few Thank you to our news media sponsor San Francisco Chronicle and to Morrison & Foerster LLP, Oatly, Postmates, and Via Licensing. This would not be possible without your generous support. More info and tickets at lacocinasf.org/voicesfromthekitchen

Are you interested in #storytelling and #community building? Real Food Real Stories facilitation training is back! In three sessions this summer, learn how to facilitate honest stories and cultivate brave spaces for sharing and listening. Applications open until Aug. 7! Learn more at: http://bit.ly/RFRSfacilitation

This week’s La Cocina Community Food Box features Boug Cali, TACHOTHAI, Teranga, Mission Boricua, Peaches Patties, Reem’s California, Los Cilantros, Old Damascus Fare, Pass the Sauced, and a new business in the food box pool Bocadito! There are a couple of changes with our food boxes: While we only provide delivery to San Francisco and the East Bay, we are now partnering with Farm Box by 409 + Co to extend our food boxes to the South Bay. If you or a friend in this area are... interested in our food boxes, please order through them as they’re offering delivery anywhere south of San Francisco down to San Jose! Additionally, we’ve made ordering easier for our loyal customers by offering a subscription service that you can opt into at check-out! Delivery and pick-up times still remain on Fridays. Pick-ups are at our commercial kitchen in The Mission District from 12PM-2PM. Delivered are only offered to SF and the East Bay above and take place place between 12PM-4PM. We cannot offer refunds on boxes not picked up. No exceptionsthanks! Head to https://linktr.ee/lacocinasf to learn more and order yours!

@agirlnamedpinky at La Cocina today for pick ups of their Anti-Racism Box - part of @bakersagainstracism to benefit @hiddengeniuspro and @blackorganizingproject The box features delicious baked goods by Black businesses born out of La Cocina - including @agirlnamedpinky + @crumbleandwhisk + @minnie_bells + @peachespatties + @terangalife + @zellaskitchen Let’s support these businesses year-round! @ Black Lives Matter

From our @mixiotesf , @tacothaisf , @theuncreamery , and @aedanfermented on the goodies they’re contributing to next week’s SF Community Food Boxavailable now at the link in our bio Swipe to see the full delicious lineup of businesses - No delivery, pick up only. No custom boxes. Deadline to put in your order is NOW by 12PM on Tuesday and pickup takes place on the next Friday between 12PM-3PM. Cannot offer refunds on boxes not picked up.

Baklava! Tamales! Veggie Pho! Green Juice! East Bay Food Box #3 is here ft. @mamalameescatering, @loscilantros, @saboresdelsursf, @noodlegirlrestaurant, @reemscalifornia, @oynanaturalfoods, @cripsandcrackles, @nyumbai, @donbugitolink in the bio to order yours! - 8 items from La Cocina businesses that serve 2-4 people; Veggie and Omni options; $110 per - No delivery for East Bay. No custom boxes. Deadline to put in your order is by 3PM on Friday and pickup takes place on Tuesdays between 12PM-2PM. Cannot offer refunds on boxes not picked up. No exceptions

Thinking about this week’s East Bay Community Food Box - Ft. musakhan and labneh from @mamalameescatering , spinach/lentil/curry chicken/beef patties from @peachespatties , alfajores from @saboresdelsursf , rosemary fried chicken from @minnie_bells and so much more - Reminder that the deadline to put in your order is TOMORROW! Link in bio to read the full menu and to purchase yours!

REPOST from @remirosez / We want to give a HUGE shout out to La Cocina volunteer, advocate and friend Remi Zimmerman Remi has been a volunteer at La Cocina and a mentor for @pinkyandreds for a little over a year. Recently with the support of her community, she started a successful #PastaFund to benefit our organization during this challenging time. Recently, she partnered with the co-founder of @lona_project another La Cocina partner and advocate, to sweeten her #PastaFu...nd deal and add baked goods to the sale. Over the past couple of weeks, Remi’s #PastaFund raised over $2000 for our Emergency Relief Fund Thank you, Remi, for being so generous, and showing up for our entrepreneurs. We are so grateful that you’ve decided to join us in this fight to amplify the voices of the talented women in our community and create a more delicious and equitable food industry #WomenSupportingWomen #CommunitySupportingCommunity #WeAreLaCocina #PowerOfPasta - Even in challenging times, we can all come together to support our community with a little magic and pasta This week we raised over $1,000 for @lacocinasf The power of community is undeniable and I’m truly grateful to all of you for ordering the pasta and dessert packs to support this remarkable organization! Thank you Amy from @lona_project for generously donating the beautiful desserts and to my sous chef @broccolirob725 for helping me make over 40lbs of pasta. It means the world that in this difficult time you have chosen to support @lacocinasf an organization that supports women-owned food businesses in the Bay Area and amplifies the voices of women from around the world that have channeled their passion for cooking to pursue economic freedom. Thank you _ . . . #lacocina #wearelacocina #pastafund #savesmallbusinesses #womenownedbusiness #womenempowerment