StartUp Kitchen

A project by NURISH: The Center for a Creative Culinary Economy that provides a food entrepreneur the opportunity to work with a local restaurant.

StartUp Kitchen is an exciting new project to provide a start-up food entrepreneur an opportunity to partner with a local restaurant to temporarily operate their food concept in a restaurant setting without the risk and investment normally required. Through a competitive process modeled on the Kauffman Foundation’s StartUp Weekend, food entrepreneurs will be given the opportunity to present their

concepts before a panel of food industry veterans who will critique their business plans, offer constructive advice, ask probing questions, and review the general soundness of the concepts. The selected winner of the competition will be given access to an existing
restaurant during its off hours and afforded all the marketing support of Think Local First DC. Process Timeline:
June 5 - Call for applications
June 20 - Deadline for applications
June 20-22 - Host Review
June 22-27 - Panel Review
July 3 - Finalists announced
July 5-15 - Finalists preparation time for Shark Tank
July 18 - Chopping Block Presentations @ Domku
July 20 - StartUpKitchen Launch Party
September 3-October 14 - StartUp Kitchen Incubation
September 17-October 14 - StartUp Kitchen Restaurant

Application Requirements:
• Applicant must have a completed business plan
• Applicant must have a federal tax ID
• Applicant must be a DC resident
• Applicant must have a workable concept
• Applicant must be able to meet the fee requirements

Benefits for the Food Entrepreneur:
• Invaluable mentorship from a panel of industry veterans.
• Low-risk, low-investment opportunity to test their concept
• Generating early buzz around their concept
• Opportunity to test recipes in a commercial kitchen
• Opportunity to serve a large number of guests and obtain feedback from the public
• Building a following for the future

01/24/2014

In case you forgot, Washington Business Journal reminded! It's time to apply for StartUp Kitchen. Deadline is Feb 14!

Food business incubator StartUp Kitchen is calling on would-be restaurant owners for its next business incubation program. T

01/06/2014

Want to join the growing food movement in DC? Looking for an opportunity to test drive your concept, incubate in existing space and get mentored by a team of professionals? We are now accepting business plans for StartUp Kitchen 2014!

• Applicant must have a completed business plan (submitted in full if you are chosen in Round 2) • Applicant must be a DC metro (15 mile radius) resident with plans to open a DC based business. Preference given to DC residents. • Applicant must be able to meet the fee requirement (A fee of $2000 to…

04/08/2013

Only a few 7 p.m. tickets left for Thunder Pig Confectionery! Read more at The Hill is Home

There has been a proliferation of pop-up shops in Washington, but none may be as sweet or savory as the one opening tonight on Capitol Hill.

02/25/2013

Read about finalist for tonight's StartUP Kitchen Chopping Block Competition! We are excited to share a winner later tonight!

The dining options we can look forward to at The Yards on the SE Waterfront.

02/19/2013

Excited to name our finalist for the Hello Cupcake DC StartUp Kitchen! Buy tickets for the StartUp Kitchen Chopping Block Competition

Thunder Pig Confectionery is a catering company that specializes in providing local businesses and individuals with high quality, organic and local confections, including marshmallows, caramels, toffee, brittle, bark, chocolates and other fine candies. Thunder Pig is currently housed in the brand ne...

02/14/2013

Check out dc dosa featured in Washington Post!

Pick your type of crepe at the District Dosa counter, choose a filling and then watch as it's made.

01/22/2013

10 Day Countdown to get your business plans in!

Application Requirements: • Applicant must have a completed business plan • Applicant must be a DC metro resident with plans to open a DC based business. Preference given to DC residents.

12/13/2012

StartUp Kitchen, dc dosa and our next space Hello Cupcake DC are featured in Washington City Paper!

Young and Hungry is Washington City Paper's blog about D.C. food and restaurants.

12/12/2012

Exciting news about our first StartUp Kitchen winner! dc dosa is opening in WHOLE FOODS! NURISH, Think Local First DC and Domku is so proud of our first incubatee :)

The Indian restaurant idea that won a start-up restaurant contest earlier this year has snagged a permanent home at the Foggy Bottom Whole Foods. DC Dosa, the first graduate of...

12/03/2012

Check out pictures from Saturday's StartUp Market!

Our first StartUp Market featuring MADE IN DC products!

11/30/2012

We are getting so excited about the StartUp Market Tomorrow at Hr 57!

StartUp Market is a temporary one-day market that provides a venue for food and craft entrepreneurs to sell their products, network with other vendors and build a customer following. Just like the Kitchen model, consumers will be asked to provide feedback on products. Existing retail and food entrep...

11/23/2012

Love StartUp Kitchen? Try food from finalist Chaya during the NURISH Think Local First DC pop-up restaurant featuring sustainable tacos and Chocolate City Beert StartUp Market Saturday December 1

Be the first to sample and buy Made in DC craft food products! Saturday, 12/1 NOON - 4 PM Upstairs@ The HIVE 2.0 1231 Good Hope Rd SE (Anacostia Metro Station) Featuring Chaya StartUp Test Kitchen Pop-Up from 1 to 4 p.m.Chaya was a 2012 StartUp Kitchen finalist Tickets MARKET ONLY-...

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