Aspiring culinary professionals in underserved areas in the U.S. need advice and assistance with pre-opening capital costs.

kitchen work foundation provides financial support and mentorship to food entrepreneurs, matching them with funding and providing access to experienced professionals as they embark on establishing new restaurants, markets, cafés, bakeries, and other local food businesses.

kitchen work, founded in 2016, is a printed journal, dedicated to stories about food and the table, the pantry and the wine cellar, gardens and farms and markets, dining rooms and cafeterias; stories from big kitchens and small kitchens, about cooking, the business of food and the state of restaurants, about family and friends and strangers making food and eating it.