ESSENTIAL KITCHEN CO.
The shared commercial kitchen for South Queens
A 6,500 square-foot Commercial Kitchen Incubator and Business Suite for local culinary professionals, small food businesses and community organizations.
Book a Tour Plans & PricingAbout Essential Kitchen Co.
Essential Kitchen Co is a 6,500 square-foot Commercial Kitchen Incubator and Business Suite created for local culinary professionals, small food-based businesses, and community-based organizations. As the first shared Commercial Kitchen space in South Queens, our mission is to support local food entrepreneurs in launching, growing, and sustaining their businesses.
Essential Kitchen Co. provides access to resources so food entrepreneurs can learn how to apply for City, State, and Federal contracts, including the M/WBE certification program. Trust Essential Kitchen to help reduce your overhead costs while optimizing your chances of success in New York’s competitive food industry.
Essential Kitchen Co. is a project of nonprofit organization CHAE Corp, the Community Health and Economic Corporation, designed to cultivate sustainable spaces and curate economic opportunities for historically disinvested communities. With the help of amazing sponsors and donors, Essential Kitchen Co. opened its doors to local food entrepreneurs in March 2022.
Kitchens & spaces
Book by the hour. Kitchens, event rooms and a business suite under one roof.
Kitchen A
Fully equipped commercial kitchen station. Ask about one month of unlimited kitchen access.
DetailsClasses & events
Taste + Tours, food safety certification, networking nights and more at Essential Kitchen Co.
From the Light - Wolfgang Ines
We Share the Sun - Tobias Hargreaves
Human Contact - Katlyn Cross
Portrait of Before - Max Andrews
NYC Health Department Food Safety Class + Certification
NYC Health Department Food Safety Class + Certification
NYC Health Department Food Safety Class + Certification
An Intimate Networking Affair
Essential Kitchen Co. Taste + Tour
Essential Kitchen Co. Taste + Tour
Essential Kitchen Co. Taste + Tour
Essential Kitchen Co. Taste + Tour
Fundraiser Dinner
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Store
Essential Kitchen merch. Email us to order.
