Press
News of HBK’s New Head Baker Makes The New York Times
Hot Bread Kitchen has hired Master Baker Ben Hershberger to serve as the Head Baker and Instructor for our bakery training program. Most recently, Hershberger has worked as the Head Baker at world-renowned restaurant Per Se and Bouchon Bakery. News of his move to Hot Bread Kitchen was covered in today’s issue of the New York Times in an article written by Florence Fabricant.
Read the complete article as a PDF published in the New York Times May 15, 2012.
HBK in DNAinfo
Hot Bread Kitchen, Community Liaison Beatriz Mieses-Hernandez and CEO Jessamyn Rodriguez were interviewed by local Manhattan news site DNAinfo. In the article, Mieses-Hernandez announces Hot Bread Kitchen’s new Low Income Food Entrepreneur(LIFE) program. Designed to support culinary entrepreneurs producing out of their home, LIFE will cover the cost of incorporation and insurance to help these entrepreneurs move into our licensed commercial kitchen and sustainably grow their businesses.
Read the complete article on DNAinfo.com April 13th, 2012.
HBK Incubates in The Daily News
The NY Daily News recently profiled HBK Incubates’ member Ana Matos, a talented sofrito maker originally from the Dominican Republic.
Hot Bread Kitchen CEO, Jessamyn Rodriguez and HBK Incubates Director Sandra Vu were also interviewed and discussed the offerings of Hot Bread Kitchen’s incubator program
Read the complete article in the Daily News April 11, 2012.
More Hot Bread Kitchen
Hot Bread Kitchen Founder and CEO Jessamyn Rodriguez was recently featured in this month’s edition of More Magazine. Jessamyn was chosen by More to be part of their innovator series for entrepreneurs who are creating new jobs for women. During the summer, More will host a poll where readers can vote for their favorite innovator for a chance to win win $20,000.
Read the complete article as a PDF as it appeared in the print version of More Magazine in February 2012.
HBK featured in Edible Queens
Hot Bread Kitchen was featured as a part of a larger article in the Winter 2012 issue of Edible Queens. The article, “A Long Winter’s Market” by Buzz Poole, highlighted the Jackson Heights Greenmarket, which is open every Sunday year-round, and continues to maintain a strong customer base during the cold winter months. Hot Bread Kitchen has been selling products in the Jackson Heights Greenmarket every Sunday for the past year.
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HBK on ABC
Hot Bread Kitchen was featured on ABC News on January 24th, 2012. Reporter Lauren Glassberg visited our Harlem kitchen to see our operations in action and interview Hot Bread Kitchen CEO, Jessamyn Rodriguez along with a few of our bakers. Glassberg described Hot Bread Kitchen as a, “unique bakery in Harlem is serving up more than just bread, it is changing the lives of the workers it hires.”
To read the complete transcript of the video, go to ABC Eyewitness News online.
First Look at Hot Bread
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Hot Bread Kitchen was excited to have NBC’s First Look host Maria Salsone visit us at the Union Square Greenmarket and at our East Harlem bakery in December. Maria spent the day tasting, and learning how to bake Moroccan M’smen with our baker trainees. M’smen is a Moroccan flatbread made with semolina, butter and oil folder and stretched, much like a croissant. It is traditionally eaten warm with honey or stewed meats.
This video appeared on NBC on December 18, 2011.
Why Bread is Having a Moment
Hot Bread Kitchen was recently featured in New York Magazine’s survey of the New York bread-scape written by Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld entitled, “The Greatest Thing Since...”
Rasfeld and Patronite described Hot Bread Kitchen saying, “It’s a rare bakery whose repertoire ranges from freshly ground corn tortillas to Sephardic challah, but that multiethnicism embodies the mission of Hot Bread Kitchen: to train immigrant women to parlay their native expertise into management positions in the industry.”
Read the complete article as a PDF as it appeared in the print version of New York Magazine on December 11, 2011.
Good Bread
Hot Bread Kitchen was recently profiled in Serious Eats by bread aficianado Andrew Coe. Andrew named our challah one of the best in New York City, describing it as, “Unlike too many dry and cakey local challahs, this version has a moist crumb with a soft yet chewy texture inside the glistening crust.”
Read the complete article on the Serious Eats website December 1, 2011.
UNDP One Day Earth Video
On November 11, 2011, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administer Helen Clark visited Hot Bread Kitchen. The visit was in conjunction with One Day on Earth, an annual global media event that compiles videos from all over the world to create a comprehensive view of life on earth. Hot Bread Kitchen was chosen to be featured for our work in job training and creation as well as business incubation. When speaking about Hot Bread Kitchen the UNDP Administer said, “This kind of visionary initiative can work well in developed and developing countries.” Helen Clark is the third-highest ranking official in the United Nations and the former Prime Minister of New Zealand.
View the complete video on the UNDP website.
