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Investing in Breadwinners. Transforming Lives. 👩‍🍳 Job skills training, food entrepreneurship programs, and an ecosystem of support in NYC.

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✨EMPLOYER PARTNER SPOTLIGHT✨

Great employer partnerships create opportunities that change lives. We're proud to partner with @gage.and.tollner, whose commitment to investing in talent is helping New Yorkers build lasting careers in the food industry.

After joining Hot Bread Kitchen's First Course NYC program, Aurea found her place in the kitchen at Gage & Tollner. Since then, she's earned a raise, trained across multiple stations, and is working toward her goal of becoming the restaurant's first female broil chef.

Together with partners like Gage & Tollner, we're building stronger career pathways, expanding access to quality jobs, and helping restaurants thrive with skilled, supported talent.

Read the full story at the link in our bio or go to hotbreadkitchen.org/blog taken in Gage and Tollner by @hotbreadkitchen

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⭐️We're honored that Hot Bread Kitchen's Management Training Institute (MTI) has been recognized as a winner of @FastCompany's World Changing Ideas Awards!

MTI was born from a key insight: great managers create great workplaces. In partnership with restaurant employers, hospitality leaders, and HR professionals, we created MTI to help emerging managers build the leadership skills needed to advance their careers and earn a true living wage, while strengthening workplace culture and performance.

Thank you @FastCompany, for recognizing this work and the importance of investing in the next generation of food industry leaders!

As we launch our third cohort next month, we're grateful to all of our partners and all the participants who made this program possible! 👏

#FCWorldChangingIdeas #WorkforceDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment #HospitalityIndustry #HotBreadKitchen taken in New York, New York by @hotbreadkitchen

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✨Congratulations to Priscilla of @moritochocolates! Our grand prize winner of the 2026 Breadwinners Pitch! ✨

Priscilla is the founder of @moritochocolates, a cacao-driven confections business. With the grand prize, she will be able to launch her first marketing campaign, expand her business into local markets, and continue sourcing premium cacao beans from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

A big congratulations to all the entrepreneurs @live.loud.foods, @secretvegankitchen, and @pilascafeny — you’re all winners and will be receiving prizes!

Thank you to the generosity and support of:

🌎@delta for providing flight credits so that all the Breadwinners can travel for critical business development.

🩷@argent for dressing the Breadwinners to take the stage with extra confidence.

🤳@oystersunday for HR and operational support and consultation to streamline their work.

💻@bmartinstudio for a website design consultation to have powerful online presence.

📸photos by @ultraclay taken in New York, New York by @hotbreadkitchen

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This Hispanic Heritage Month Hot Bread Kitchen staff are celebrating with the dishes that represent themselves, their families, and their cultures.

How do you honor your heritage this month?? Let us know in the comments!

#hispanicheritagemonth #latinoheritagemonth taken in New York, New York by @hotbreadkitchen

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✨MEMBER SPOTLIGHT✨

Congratulations to Hot Bread Kitchen graduates Jairo and Elayne on the opening of their restaurant Que Repito 😋

Through Hot Bread Kitchen’s Culinary Career Pathways program, Jairo and Elayne earned their Food Protection licenses and learned how to navigate the U.S. culinary industry. After graduating, they continued building their skills with our employer partner @dailyprov.

Today, Jairo and Elayne have brought @querepito to Union City, New Jersey, where they’re serving Venezuelan favorites like arepas and empanadas and building a new chapter for their family.

#hispanicheritagemonth #latinoheritagemonth by @hotbreadkitchen

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You can’t take food and climate action without dedicated food service workers.

Yesterday, the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy and the NYC Health Department celebrated our City workers, culinary and climate heroes supporting our health and the health of the planet with every nutritious, delicious, and culturally relevant meal they prepare.

City staff, culinary institutions, researchers, and partners across the food system came together at Hot Bread Kitchen. Hot Bread Kitchen creates economic opportunity through culinary job skills training, food entrepreneurship, and an ecosystem of support for individuals who face barriers to meaningful careers. Last year, they supported over 700 New Yorkers as they launched their careers and businesses in the food industry.

At a culinary training led by The Teaching Kitchen at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, our staff and chefs created beet and butternut squash hummus, pastel azteca, Moroccan chickpea stew, and black bean brownies — dishes that taste good and are good for people and the planet. The fruits (and veggies, and beans) of their labor were then enjoyed at the Power of the Public Plate, where speakers shared strategies to buy more healthy and climate-friendly foods, like beans, peas, and lentils, support our regional economy, and uplift the cooks who are feeding New Yorkers and fueling a sustainable transformation of our food system.

Thank you to everyone who joined us! by @hotbreadkitchen

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💜 Tomorrow is National Food Service Workers day, an annual observance dedicated to honoring the hard work and contributions of people in the food service industry.

At Hot Bread Kitchen, we're reflecting on the resilience of our incredible members, who go on from training to pursue their passions and make their mark on the food industry. We are also sharing gratitude with our amazing employer partners whose collaboration with our team makes the work we do possible!

Special shoutout to @givingkitchen for organizing this day of celebration and honoring the food service community.

#FSWDay #nationalfoodserviceworkersday by @hotbreadkitchen

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At Convene, hospitality extends beyond our spaces. It also lives in how we invest in our people. We’re proud to partner with Hot Bread Kitchen, an organization creating economic opportunity through free culinary job training, small business support, and an ecosystem designed for individuals facing barriers to meaningful careers.⁠
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Their Management Training Institute (MTI) is an invite-only program for emerging managers and high‑potential employees. Participants work full-time while completing an eight‑week leadership curriculum, with a commitment from their employer to provide a promotion or raise upon graduation.⁠
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Earlier this week, our very own Senior Director of F&B, Ryan Gallagher, joined MTI as a guest speaker, sharing his experience transitioning from peer to manager. He offered candid advice, real‑world stories, and the values that guide his leadership.⁠
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We’re grateful for partners like Hot Bread Kitchen who help shape the future of hospitality, create opportunities to elevate team members, and lead this genuinely life-changing program. ⁠
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Photos by Wini Lao by @hotbreadkitchen

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🍎 We were honored to participate in the 5th annual @annesaxelbylegacyfund benefit at Chelsea Market!

Our Lead Culinary Fundamentals Instructor, Chef Charlene, and her team served up bite-sized Apple Charlenes—our golden challah rolls filled with apple butter and topped with crème anglaise. 🍏✨

It was a joy to gather alongside incredible New York City restaurants, chefs, guests, and supporters who share our passion for building a more inclusive and sustainable food system.

Thank you to the @annesaxelbylegacyfund for bringing this wonderful community together and for continuing Anne’s legacy of supporting the people, makers, and organizations who make our food system so special. taken in Chelsea Market by @hotbreadkitchen

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Huge thank you to HBKi member @pilascafeny for stopping by this week to serve up delicious cafecitos to our members and staff ☕️💜

Pilas Café has just launched their mobile coffee cart and is available for popups and private events! Check out their instagram or visit pilascafe.squarespace.com to learn more and book them today! taken in Chelsea Market by @hotbreadkitchen

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Support HBKi Entrepreneurs this Hispanic Heritage Month!

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the entrepreneurs in the Hot Bread Kitchen Incubates community whose businesses are inspired by the flavors, traditions, and stories of Latin America 💜

From handcrafted paletas
and specialty coffee to aguas frescas, cookies, and chocolate, meet five entrepreneurs growing their businesses while sharing a taste of their heritage with New York City.

Visit the link in our bio or go to hotbreadkitchen.org/blog to learn more and meet the entrepreneurs! taken in New York, New York by @hotbreadkitchen

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