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Shared-Use Kitchens are a Positive Addition to Communities!

When you search for information on incubator kitchens on the internet, you will find plenty of benefits listed for food entrepreneurs and those wishing to start up a food business.  However, what you will also find are ways in which these kitchens are having a very positive impact on the communities in which they are based.  From creating more careers to boosting local businesses and markets, the shared-use kitchen phenomenon is just what the doctor ordered for local communities.

There are people, right now, in your community sitting around with a wonderful idea or recipe in the works but will never see it into fruition due to the daunting start-up costs associated with food production. Fortunately, incubator kitchens are popping up all over the country.  These kitchens, available for an hourly rent, are allowing members of local communities an opportunity to have access to a fully licensed commercial kitchen without the out-of-pocket expense of start-up, overhead and maintenance costs. Careers in the food business are now more possible than ever thanks to a very smart, yet simple idea. 

We are also finding that in our day there is an emerging need for food consumers to know where their food is coming from.  The big question lately is, "How was it raised or grown?" Buying "local" is the new trend.  This is a great boost for local farmers and markets.  Many shared-use kitchens are joining forces with local markets and providing their kitchen clients with information on the best local farmer's markets around. This networking and sharing of information is benefiting everyone. The food entrepreneurs produce the food with the local food source and the consumer not only knows that the product was produced locally, but that the ingredients were grown or raised from a local source.  In the end, everyone is happy, from the farmer, to the chef, to the consumer.

Urban populations differ greatly from rural populations.  In urban populations there is limited space, terrible parking, higher expenses, and quite often very poor food regulations.  Incubator kitchens are coming to the rescue to correct these very real issues with food production.  Because incubator kitchens are available for an hourly rent, they negate the need for start-up and kitchen overhead costs.  The owners of the kitchens go to great lengths to ensure plenty of parking space.  Most kitchens are located in populated areas based on convenience and parking availability.  Incubator kitchens have all but put an end to food production in non-regulated kitchens. For years, states battled individuals producing food out of their homes or other kitchens without regulations or licensing. With shared-use kitchens available in most big cities, states are tightening the food production regulations since fully licensed, commercial kitchens are becoming readily available to all chefs, cooks, and bakers.  The incubator kitchens are also providing all the needed information on necessary food licensing to potential clients. There is no longer an excuse to cut corners on proper food production.

The result to all this:  Food products produced with fresher ingredients, locally grown, and highly regulated to ensure consumer satisfaction.

The Culinary Studio, in Southfield, MI, is the only shared-use kitchen in Metro-Detroit.  For more information on reservations or individual licensing, please visit our website:  http://myculinarystudio.com/

Our beautiful kitchens are open for business!

The Culinary Studio, Metro-Detroit's first shared-use kitchens available for hourly rent, is now open for business!

We offer two beautiful and fully-licensed commercial kitchens. Here is a preview of what you'll find in our kitchens:

Our Equipment - 

60" ranges: 10-burner (kitchen 1) and 6-burner w/ griddle (kitchen 2) with double ovens

20 qt. Hobart Mixer - Kitchen 1

24" Charbroiler - Kitchen 1 & 2

Walk-in Cooler and Freezer

Kitchen 1 - Maple Boos Block stations for baking & pastry work, reach-in refrigerator, 2 compartment prep-sink & stainless steel work stations 

Kitchen 1 - Range, charbroiler,  convection oven

Kitchen 2 - Reach-in refrigerator, stainless steel work stations, 2 compartment prep-sink

Cafe style area provided for classroom purposes

Scullery - Ice Machine incl.

Kitchen 1 & 2 - Southbend Convection Oven

Stainless steel work stations in both Kitchen 1 & 2

To book one of our kitchens, please visit our website  http://myculinarystudio.com/  or call 248-353-2500

Incubator Kitchens Are Helping Food Entrepreneurs Succeed!

While launching their own businesses, food entrepreneurs Jo Coleman and Cassandra Morrison, found that one of the biggest challenges they faced was location, location, location.  The two of them struggled with processing all the overhead costs and stress that goes into owning your own commercial kitchen:  Purchasing or leasing space, construction, equipment, inspections, and so much more. Do we need to actually say it?  Bad economy...blah blah blah...down sizing...blah blah blah.  It's enough to make you run away, covering your ears while screaming.  But after some research, Jo and Cassandra discovered a new type of kitchen space that is changing the way food entrepreneurs do business.

Their discovery:  Incubator Kitchens.  Incubator kitchens, also called shared-use kitchens, are fully licensed commercial kitchens owned by a private owner but are available to local food entrepreneurs for hourly rental.  The result is a quicker and more efficient way to take products from the kitchen, to the market, to the masses.  Incubator kitchens provide food business owners a convenient location to test, prepare, and package their food before going to market.

Of course, the responsibility of research and knowledge still falls heavily on the food business owner.  Research your area for shared-use kitchens available to you.  Know what resources are available to you and your business through the kitchen itself.  For instance, does your kitchen provide information on local farmer's markets?  Or does your kitchen host classes where you can learn new recipes or techniques? How about networking opportunities?  These bonuses are offered by many incubator kitchens because the kitchens and the food entrepreneurs that use them are both dependent upon each other. 

Fortunately, in recent years we have seen incubator kitchens pop up all over the country.  And even better news, most of these fully licensed kitchens are regulated by state/county Health Departments, and during registration let you know the exact individual licenses and forms you will need in order to start booking and using the kitchen.

After all their research, Jo and Cassandra designed The Culinary Studio in a way that provides vital resources and networking needed to give food entrepreneurs the upper edge over their competition.  They want you to expand and grow your business and they are dedicated to their kitchen clientele.

The Culinary Studio is Metro-Detroit's first shared-use kitchen and is now open for bookings.

For more information or to reserve a kitchen visit The Culinary Studio.

Reserve your kitchen time!

The Grand Opening for the Culinary Studio is temporarily on hold until we can open with full confidence and provide immediate kitchen usage.

Please contact The Culinary Studio to reserve a kitchen.

Stay tuned for the official launch event!

The Culinary Studio website just went live!

We have just launched our official website and we are inviting you to stop by!  Remember, you may now book one of our beautiful, fully licensed kitchens. 

Please visit our website for all information and further contact information to get started.

http://myculinarystudio.com/

Metro Detroit’s First Shared-Use Kitchen Opening Soon!

·         Local entrepreneurs reach out to other small business owners with state of the art kitchen facility

Southfield, Mich., September 13, 2010 - Calling all bakers, caterers, personal chefs and aspiring food entrepreneurs - The Culinary Studio will help local food-oriented businesses launch and grow without the burden of start-up costs.  Fully equipped kitchens will be available at The Culinary Studio for hourly rental to food entrepreneurs and for special cooking events.

Located in the Applegate Shopping Center on Northwestern Highway in Southfield, Michigan, The Culinary Studio will have two state of the art commercial kitchens, with areas for preparing, packaging, catering and baking along with cooking classes.  A partnership between two culinary entrepreneurs, Cassandra Morrison and Jo Coleman, The Culinary Studio will not only serve as the home base for their businesses but will also be available to assist others who have similar commercial kitchen needs.

“My entity, Healthy Eating Community, outgrew the home kitchens we were using,” said Coleman. “We needed something on the scale of The Culinary Studio to accommodate our growth, but we didn’t want the added cost. With the Studio opening, we can have the best of both worlds and share our passion for healthy eating with the Metro-Detroit area.”

Morrison had researched commissaries and incubators in Michigan for three years because she wanted to expand her meal services and offer catering. “I found that the closest shared-use kitchens were in Kalamazoo and Hart, Michigan. I felt we needed a workspace closer to the city that not only offered a shared-use kitchen but also cooking classes, demonstrations and special events for the foodies in the area.”

The Culinary Studio will host a launch event to debut the studio and is projecting a late fall opening.  To get additional information on becoming a client of The Culinary Studio, information using the shared-use kitchen, classes, and information on Healthy Eating Community or The Festive Chef; please call 248.353.2500, or email The Culinary Studio at info@myculinarystudio.com.