Kitchen Spotlight: theKitchen24

theKitchen24 is a premier culinary center for the Tampa Bay area, specializing in interactive cooking classes and private events. In addition to culinary education, theKitchen24 fosters and supports culinary entrepreneurs and businesses by providing them with a state-of-the-art shared-use commercial kitchen.

Open 24/7 with a minimum rental requirement of just 1-hour, this kitchen is accessible to a wide variety of food business owners. The kitchen is managed by Theresa King-Smith and Dean Smith, with a mission “to provide food entrepreneurs a service that is economically superior to building or leasing their own commercial facility”. They’re helping Florida foodpreneurs realize their dreams.

“We are here for the local culinary community. theKitchen24 is committed to providing both licensed commercial cooking space and the support needed to grow your business.”

       
Kitchen
 Features & Services

  • Dry, cold, freezer & warehouse storage spaces
  • Nutritional analysis
  • Delivery location
  • Teaching kitchen
  • Demo kitchen
  • Space to park/clean/plug in food trucks

Programming

  • Kitchen rental space for food entrepreneurs
  • Private and group cooking classes, such as “A Vegan’s Taste of Italy
  • ServSafe Food Managers certification
  • Hold your own Chopped episode
  • Pop-up restaurant

What’s new at theKitchen24? They’re accepting new clients. Are you a Tampa-based foodpreneur? Read up on their kitchen client requirements. This might be the kitchen for you.


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