For many of us, the past few years have included a lot of wondering what comes next. For Hot Bread Kitchen members like Isabel, 2022 has been the year to answer that question. “I was [at a tabling event] looking for information about the citizenship process, and I saw a beautiful picture of a woman in […]
Shelly, a single parent and first-generation Jamaican American, launched her business, 2Girls & A Cookshop, from her home with her teenage daughter. Her business goals were humble and ambitious at the same time. She wanted to find a way to move production to a commercial kitchen space to ensure more consistent income for her family, […]
June is Immigrant Heritage Month in the United States, a time to reflect on our country’s diverse cultural heritage and to celebrate the legacy of immigrants who have shaped our history. When Hot Bread Kitchen started, we aimed to do a version of this every day—with bread. When we first began as a social enterprise […]
Since opening as a retail shop in Park Slope in 2006, Colson Patisserie has grown into a formidable Brooklyn wholesale operation while retaining its heart and staying true to the company’s history. A Hot Bread Kitchen hiring partner and member of our inaugural Quality Jobs Initiative (QJI), Colson has hired women from our culinary training […]
In the 2022 Nonprofit 40 Under 40 list, City & State showcases a group of young, diverse leaders in the nonprofit world who are making a difference in New York. These rising stars – all under the age of 40 – bring passion and professionalism to their work providing everything from health care services to […]
We are beyond thrilled to welcome Dianna Daoheung to the Hot Bread Kitchen team as Entrepreneur in Residence. If you’re a fan of high-quality bagels in NYC, you might recognize her as the Co-Founder and former Executive Chef of the wildly successful Black Seed Bagels, where she was a two-time finalist for the James Beard […]