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🚨 SOLD OUT… keep reading to see how you can win FREE tickets!First, a huge thank-you to our newsletter subscribers for s...
08/28/2026

🚨 SOLD OUT… keep reading to see how you can win FREE tickets!

First, a huge thank-you to our newsletter subscribers for selling out Across The Table in under 24 hours!

Subscribers get perks like presale access to La Cocina-hosted events — be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss out! (Link in bio 🔗)

If you missed the presale, you still have a chance to WIN tickets. The 6 businesses collaborating on this dinner are giving away 3 pairs of tickets, so you and a +1 can join us!

Here’s how to enter 👉

Head to the accounts below to find giveaway instructions and enter on *their page* for your chance to win:

🌟 Good Roux Good Roux | Bay Area Catering - Shabriya Hill
🌟 Moonchi MOONCHI 🥬 Mom’s Vegan Small-Batch Kimchi | SF - mother/daughter duo Mrs. Moon and Yeji Moon
🌟 Papadzul Papadzul | Mayan Catering SF - mother-and-son team Magaly Valladeres & Antonio Maldonado
🌟 Cafe Jarocha Volovanes Veracruzanos - Mayra Senties
🌟 Kulu EAT KULŪ - siblings Sulayman & Zaynab Jawaid
🌟 The Sweet & Savory Galette The Sweet & Savory Galette - Kirsten Upshaw

This giveaway ends Sept 4! Good luck, and we can’t wait to see you across the table 🍽️

Announcing our next pop-up dinner! 📣 The last one SOLD OUT quickly, so keep reading to get your tix (+ a special discoun...
08/14/2026

Announcing our next pop-up dinner! 📣 The last one SOLD OUT quickly, so keep reading to get your tix (+ a special discount) before the general sale 👇🏽

Join us Friday, Sept. 11, for an intimate evening celebrating 6 businesses currently in incubation and collaborating on a truly one-of-a-kind, 4-course menu:

🌟 Cafe Jarocha Volovanes Veracruzanos - Mayra Senties
🌟 Good Roux Good Roux | Bay Area Catering - Shabriya Hill
🌟 Kulu KULŪ - siblings Sulayman & Zaynab Jawaid
🌟 Moonchi MOONCHI 🥬 Mom’s Vegan Small-Batch Kimchi | SF - Yeji Moon
🌟 Papadzul Papadzul | Mayan Catering SF - mother-and-son team Magaly Valladeres & Antonio Maldonado
🌟 The Sweet & Savory Galette The Sweet & Savory Galette - Kirsten Upshaw

🎟️ Our newsletter subscribers get early access and a special discount to tix Tuesday, Aug 18. (General sale begins Wed., Aug 19.)

Not a subscriber yet?

🗞️ Comment “NEWSLETTER” and we’ll send you the link to subscribe!

Seating is extremely limited, so be one of the first to grab your tickets when they go live exclusively in our newsletter!

Thanks to our generous sponsor California Foodservice Instant Rebates for their continued support in making these cohort dinners possible.

🗓️ Fri, Sept. 11
⏰ 5:30p -8:30p
📍 La Cocina on Hyde, 101 Hyde St., San Francisco

08/12/2026

Let’s give a BIG shoutout to the 2026 OSL crew on an incredible weekend with RECORD-BREAKING revenue!! 👏🏽

La Cocina entrepreneurs brought their flavors and 1,200 lbs of chicken to the “Wings of the World” tent. 🍗🌍

Huge congratulations to Chi Chi’s Kiosko, Chiricana Cocina Panameña, and Mi Comedor for putting their creativity, hard work, and mouthwatering wings on full display. A big thank you to our Program team, Outside Lands, and everyone who made this experience possible!

Keep supporting these incredible businesses — give them a follow or book them for catering!

⭐️ Chi Chi’s Kiosko Chi Chi’s Kiosko
⭐️ Chiricana Chiricana Cocina Panameña
⭐️ Mi Comedor Mi Comedor

Looking for something new at the Foodwise Ferry Building Farmers Market this August? 🥳Meet Ayesha Rashid of Sisters Cate...
08/07/2026

Looking for something new at the Foodwise Ferry Building Farmers Market this August? 🥳

Meet Ayesha Rashid of Sisters Catering and Events! She’ll be popping up on Saturdays in August with delicious Afghan cuisine 🇦🇫

Ayesha spent over a decade working in food and hospitality before launching Sisters Catering — a concept built around the Afghan flavors she grew up with and the belief that good food is meant to be shared.

On the menu:

🍗 Chicken kabob served with pita bread and Afghani chopped salad
🥙 Hummus
🍆 Borta: smoky eggplant dip
🍮 Firni: rosewater pudding
🌹 Rosewater lemonade

You can also place catering orders online at 🔗lacocinasf.menu/

📍 La Cocina tent at the Ferry Building Marketplace Saturday Farmers Market (behind the clock tower towards the back of the pier, next to NUSA | Classic flavors of Indonesia — another La Cocina graduate!)
🗓️ Saturdays in August
⏰ 8am – 2pm

08/05/2026

Here’s what a 15-hour professional food photo shoot looks like 📸

After 2 months of menu development, recipe costing, emails, calls, meetings, and a 15-hour photoshoot over 3 days... we’re excited to announce that our new online catering offerings are live!

Explore NEW dishes from these five La Cocina-born businesses: Sisters Catering and Events (Afghan), Delicioso Cali (Mexican), Kitiya (Thai), NUSA | Classic flavors of Indonesia (Indonesian), and Tonantzin | Mexican Cuisine | Family-Owned Biz | Bay Area (Mexican) 🧡

And you’ll still find these six other amazing La Cocina-born businesses too: Bini’s Kitchen, Camucha's Kitchen, Mixiote, Pacifico, Bay Area Jamaican Food 🇯🇲, and TOKACHI MUSUBI®︎!

Your next team lunch, family gathering, or celebration just got easier. Go to our link in bio or 🔗 lacocinasf.menu 🔗 to order today!

And a big thank you to erin ng for the beautiful photos!

San Francisco catering

Join us in celebrating July incubation anniversaries for SEVEN incredible La Cocina graduates. 🎉 Each joined our kitchen...
07/31/2026

Join us in celebrating July incubation anniversaries for SEVEN incredible La Cocina graduates. 🎉 Each joined our kitchen incubator program in different years, but all started in the month of July.

Swipe to see what each business offers or has been up to! ➡️

🌟 Antoinette and Carlos Sanchez of Endless Summer Sweets, celebrating 18 years in business!

Endless Summer Sweets just launched a food trailer, bringing on-site cooking to celebrations so you can focus on your guests. They’re also expanding and looking for franchise partners.

🌟 Ofelia Barajas and Reyna Maldonado of Las Guerreras, celebrating 9 years in business!

Las Guerreras is a family-owned cocina and cevicheria in Swan’s Market in Oakland, sharing the flavors of Guerrero, Mexico through recipes passed down through generations.

🌟 Lamees Dahbour of Mama Lamees Catering, celebrating 11 years in business!

Mama Lamees serves homemade Palestinian food and is expanding its menu with family-style meals for two to five people, making Palestinian meals easier to enjoy any day.

🌟 Alma Rodriguez of Mixiote, celebrating 10 years in business!

Mixiote brings modern Mexican cuisine made with local ingredients, plus catering from taco bars to cocktail events.

🌟 Christine Doerr of NeoCocoa Confections, celebrating 18 years in business!

NeoCocoa offers handcrafted treats made with 100% natural ingredients. Fun fact: their Black Sesame Seed Toffee Brittle Butter is made from leftover pieces of their artisanal toffee brittle, making every batch unique!

🌟 Hang Truong of Noodle Girl, celebrating 10 years in business!

Noodle Girl serves modern Vietnamese catering and snacks made with garden-fresh produce and local organic ingredients — food rooted in tradition and thoughtfully made.

🌟 Lisa Myaf and Mark Charette of The Uncreamery - Vegan Cheese, celebrating 9 years in business!

The Uncreamery’s plant-based cheeses are available at local grocery stores and online nationwide. This August, they’re launching a vegan brunch pop-up series.

Support these incredible businesses by following their socials, visiting their restaurants, and ordering catering directly through them. 🍽️

For a limited time only! From Yucatán to San Francisco and now to New York City 🗽After moving to San Francisco from Yuca...
07/28/2026

For a limited time only! From Yucatán to San Francisco and now to New York City 🗽

After moving to San Francisco from Yucatán, Natalia Flores missed the bold, spicy flavors she grew up with. So she started recreating salsas in her home kitchen, testing chiles and chasing that specific crunch. That kitchen experiment eventually became Flor de chile.

Natalia founded Flor de Chile to share the flavors of the Yucatán Peninsula, rooted in Mayan tradition, made with a blend of serrano and jalapeño chiles that she turns into a crunchy, spicy topping.

For her, it’s less about a single dish and more about the hours spent lingering over a meal together with people you love.

This summer, you can find Flor de Chile almost 3,000 miles from home at Pop Up Grocer in NYC!

Share this with your New York friends to spread the word! Or if you’re in New York this summer, stop by and try Flor de Chile’s signature Spicy Crunch for yourself on tacos, pizza, eggs, and even cocktails 🌶️

📍 Pop Up Grocer, 205 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
🗓️ For a limited time
⏰ Open daily, 8am - 8pm

Congratulations, Natalia and the Flor de Chile team! What an incredible accomplishment. We’re cheering you on all the way from SF 🎉

07/24/2026

For Indonesian-American friends Feby and Melati of Reculture Foods, tempeh was never just a meat substitute, but rather a rich cultural food.

In Indonesia, tempeh (fermented soybeans) is enjoyed in everyday meals throughout the country. It’s the people’s protein.

When the duo couldn’t find authentic Indonesian-style tempeh in the U.S., they started making their own in a bread proofer. Family and friends took interest and demand grew for their umami-filled, nutty, and addicting superfood.

Reculture Foods came to life in 2023, and they joined La Cocina a year later to grow their impact alongside community.

Today, you can find Reculture Foods at 8 grocery stores across the Bay Area, farmers markets, and restaurants that feature them on the menu.

Be part of their small business journey by giving them a follow and seeking their truly one-of-a-kind product out.

Many thanks to Cinematographer and Editor Isara Krieger and Creative Producer Danielle Jones for their talent and collaboration on this video.

07/15/2026

Congratulations to our spring cohort on finishing 6 months of pre-incubation classes! 🎉

They’ve worked on establishing the foundations of their businesses in product, marketing, finance, and ops.

Next, they’ll move into Incubation, the second phase of our program, where they will have access to affordable commercial kitchen spaces at La Cocina to grow their sales.

Wondering how you can try their delicious and creative food? Come out to our next Cohort Pop-Up Dinner at La Cocina on Hyde, Sept 11. (Tix on sale in August! 🎟️)

Congrats again! Give them a follow!

✨ — Owned by Mayra Senties, offering nostalgic volovanes from Veracruz. (Mayra also made this incredible cake!🍰🤩)

✨ .kulu — Owned by siblings Sulayman & Zaynab Jawaid, offering culturally inspired halal beef jerky.

✨ .moonchi — Owned by Yeji Moon, offering artisanal kimchi.

✨ — Owned by a mother and son team, Magaly Valladeres & Antonio Maldonado, offering Yucatecan dishes with both meat and plant-based options.

✨ Good Roux — Owned by Shabriya Hill, offering Southern soul food catering.

✨ Sweet & Savory Galettes — Owned by Kirsten Upshaw, offering artisanal sweet and savory galettes.

07/08/2026

Behind the scenes of our catering photoshoot... and yes, it got a little intense 🎬

Five La Cocina-born businesses will be joining our online meal delivery platform soon. They worked with our staff and photographer to experience what goes into preparing beautiful food shots that get people to say “Yes, please!”

Thanks to these businesses - can’t wait for people to see and taste your delicious offerings: , .bay.area, , .sf, and .sf. 🧡

Want to order catered meal delivery for your office or event? Visit our link in bio. And know that 100% of your order directly supports the business...unlike platforms that take up to 30% commission.

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2948 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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