HBK Incubates member ‘Yemsi Awosan, whose catering company Egunsifoods brings authentic West African flavors to the New York market, came to the United States from Nigeria at age 15. She grew up cooking with her mother, using the fresh produce they grew at home to create big meals for their community during celebratory occasions. ‘Yemsi […]
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Hot Bread Kitchen Holiday Gift Guide
Our online shop has gifts for everyone in your life. With the option to ship the same item to multiple addresses, it’s easy to send your friends, family, colleagues and clients a delicious, thoughtful present. From now until December 22, we’re offering free shipping on your order of The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook (Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Year) so you can get […]
Whole Foods Goes Behind the Scenes
We are proud of our partnership with Whole Foods Market: not only do they carry our breads in stores nationwide, they employ many of our graduates in their bakeries. They came in to check out what goes on in our production facility in East Harlem, and posted this beautiful video on our vendor page.
Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Year
The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook is Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Year! Yahoo says: “when a cookbook combines appealing, accessible recipes, compelling personal narrative, and a powerful — not to mention timely — social mission, there really is no contest. In fact, the Yahoo Food team was unanimous when it came to choosing our cookbook of […]
Farewell to Outgoing Board Chair Joanne Wilson
On December 1st, board members and their friends gathered at La Marqueta to toast outgoing board chair and Hot Bread Kitchen champion Joanne Wilson. Below is an excerpt from Jessamyn’s toast and some reflections on leadership and the critical role that a board chair can play. A Toast to Joanne, from Jessamyn In 2008, I […]
Sephardic Challah Featured in The New York Times
The New York Times featured the lesser-known challah traditions of the Middle East and North Africa, including our Sephardic challah, a unique, eggless bread that’s peppered with cumin and caraway. The Sephardic challah is available seasonally (for Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah), for purchase online, at Hot Bread Almacen (1590 Park Avenue) or our Greenmarket locations from […]
