ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs who are looking to launch a small food business and individuals interested in culinary training has a new space in the Barelas neighborhood.
The Street Food Institute ‘s new home, the Barelas Community Kitchen , is located on the corner of 4th and Barelas Streets. “It is a space that has multiple types of things that can happen. So it’s a shared kitchen for food entrepreneurs who are looking for a space, a commissary space. There is an education space for our entrepreneurship classes, cooking classes, people that might want to use the space for themselves to teach a class, guest chefs,” explained Tina Garcia-Shams, executive director of Street Food Institute.
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The four kitchens are filled with brand-new equipment, including grills, fryers, tilt skillets, steam kettles, proofers, blast chillers, mixers, and more. Apart from the large shared kitchen and a demonstration/education kitchen, there are two smaller kitchens, one dedicated to baking and the other to vegetarian and vegan food…