Announcements
Global Bread Box
Just in time for the holidays, Hot Bread Kitchen has just announced our Global Bread Box. Inspired by four international baking traditions, our gift box is filled with the following combination of international sweet and savory breads:
- Moroccan M’smen (4 pieces) – An irresistibly buttery, flaky flatbread made with semolina.
- Grindstone Rye (1 loaf)— Our take on the vollkornbrot or German “People’s Bread,” the Grindstone is a moist, hearty loaf filled with a mix of grains, seeds, and organic rye flour.
- My Mom’s Nutty Granola (10 ounces)— Chock full of toasted oats, raisins, nuts, and lightly sweetened with a touch of honey, it makes a perfectly nutritious topping for yogurt, oatmeal, or even ice cream.
- Contribution to our workforce development and small business incubation programs for minority entrepreneurs. By purchasing the Global Bread Box, you help to support our unique baking training program and culinary incubator in East Harlem.
- A recipe suggestion and a how-to card for caring for your artisanal breads
Price: $70.00 USD
Jessamyn Rodriguez is Ms. March 2nd!
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Hot Bread Kitchen C.E.O. Jessamyn Rodriguez was selected by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYC Commission on Women’s Issues to be profiled in a video series entitled “NYC Women: Make it Here, Make it Happen”. Each day of March a different women will be featured in a one-minute video on NYC Life.
La Visita de La Cocina Hoy Ha Sido Cancelado
Como resultado de la nieve, la visita guiada de la cocina hoy, ha sido cancelado. La próxima visita en español estará el 8 de febrero a las 12.
Introducing HBK Incubates First Class of Entrepreneurs
Hot Bread Kitchen’s new small business incubation program, HBK Incubates is excited to announce our first class of entrepreneurs, congratulations to:
- Dianna Delatorre, The Naughty Housewife
- Annie Hunter and Jason Vieira, Household Bakery
- Elvis Hernandez, Daisita Bakery
- Vadewattie Sukhu
- Sandra Hernandez, HerFlan
- Darren Greenblatt and Matthew Sandusky , Donna Bell’s Bake Shop
Are you a food entrepreneur? Read more about the HBK Incubates program or request an application. If you’re interested in participating, come visit the kitchen to view the space and equipment and learn more about HBK Incubates on one of our weekly guided kitchen tours.
New Sunday Greenmarkets
Starting this Sunday, January 16th, Hot Bread Kitchen will be selling in two new Greenmarkets: the Jackson Heights Greenmarket in Queens and the 77th Street Greenmarket on the Upper West Side. See our market information page for hours and directions. You can also find us every Wednesday at the Union Square and Dag Hammarskjold Plaza markets and every Saturday at the Fort Greene and Tribeca markets all winter long. Stop by and see us this weekend–we’ll be sampling hot M’smen!
Hot Bread Kitchen Officially Open in La Marqueta
On Tuesday January 4th, 2011, Hot Bread Kitchen threw a pinch of salt to officially open our new bakery and incubator space in La Marqueta. Hot Bread Kitchen was joined by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City Economic Development Corporation(NYCEDC) President Seth W. Pinsky and members of the press in inaugurating the newly renovated space.
Read the official City Council press release, as a PDF January 4th, 2011.
Introducing HBK’s Community Advisory Board
Hot Bread Kitchen’s incubator program HBK Incubates, that will be launched in the soon-to-be-open La Marqueta held its first Community Advisory Board Meeting last week. The Community Advisory Board’s role is to advise on HBK Incubates programs, playing a critical role in setting up the incubator in a way that best serves the community’s needs. We are honored to have the following individuals and organizations on the Community Advisory Board:
- Hon. Melissa Mark-Viverito, City Council, Councilmember
- Melinda Velez, City Council, Chief of Staff for Mark-Viverito’s Office
- Rita Prats Rodriguez, East Harlem Bilingual Head Start, Director
- Jose Garza, East Harlem Business Capital Corporation, Executive Director
- Celia Ramirez, East River North Renewal, Executive Director
- Sheila Mashack, Greenhope Services, Director of Program Services
- Sham Mustafa, Seedco, Director/Program Manager
- Nelson Garcia, Independent Consultant
- Graciano Matos, Jefferson Housing Jobs-Plus, Employment Coordinator
- Shira Gans, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, Food Policy and Economic Development Analyst
- Cecilia Gaston, The Violence Intervention Program, Executive Director
- Polly Lagana, Young Women’s Leadership School, Executive Director
Hitachi Foundation Honors HBK
Hot Bread Kitchen Founder, Jessamyn Waldman was recently selected by The Hitachi Foundation as one of nine entrepreneurs to join their inaugural class of Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs. Founded in 1985, by Hitachi Ltd, The Hitachi Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit that seeks to support socially responsible businesses. In order to qualify for the Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs program, the business leaders must have launched an organization before their 30th birthday that provides economic opportunities to low-income Americans. Hot Bread Kitchen is honored that Jessamyn was chosen as a member of the Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs and looks forward to collaborating with Hitachi and the other selected entrepreneurs in the future.
Volunteer Night This Thursday, October 21st
Thank you to everyone who was able to stop by and lend a hand for September’s Volunteer Night. If you didn’t make it last month–or had so much fun you can’t wait to come back–our next event is this Thursday, October 21st. Fall is getting busy and we are going through bags faster than we can stamp them. Come with fast hands and challenge yourself to beat our bakers’ record times for stickering and stamping! We may even have some painting and illustration projects for the creative and artistically inclined. We will provide music and lavash to sustain you while you work.
Date: Thursday, October 21st
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: Hot Bread Kitchen’s Office (@ The Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd St., #A108, Brooklyn, NY 11215)
Please email us to RSVP if you are able, but drop-ins are welcome!
