Essential Kitchen Co. building in South Queens

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.

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About 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.

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Kitchens & spaces

Book by the hour. Kitchens, event rooms and a business suite under one roof.

Kitchen A

$31.25
per hour

Fully equipped commercial kitchen station. Ask about one month of unlimited kitchen access.

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Kitchen B

$100
per hour

Private commercial kitchen for production runs, prep and catering.

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Kitchen C

$100
per hour

Private commercial kitchen for production runs, prep and catering.

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The Bay Lounge

$100
per hour

Event room for tastings, pop-ups, classes and small gatherings.

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Conference Room

$50
per hour

Meeting space for client calls, planning sessions and workshops.

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Co-Working Space

$25
per hour

Desk space in the business suite for food entrepreneurs.

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From our kitchen

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