Hello Entrepreneurs, If you’ve been wondering how to move beyond cottage food or small-scale production and take the next step toward becoming a commercial food business, this class was designed for you. Next week, I’ll be teaching From Cottage Food to Commercial Success, a 3-day virtual program created to help food entrepreneurs better understand what it actually takes to grow—from licensing and commercial kitchens to scaling recipes, packaging, production, and getting your products ready...

Chicken Soup For The Soul There are recipes that feed your body, and then there are recipes that heal something much deeper. For me, this is that recipe. Growing up in a Colombian family, there was one soup my grandmother, Angelina, made whenever my sister or I were sick, exhausted, heartbroken, or simply needed a reset. We called it sopa de fideos because she made it with thin angel hair noodles, though if she didn't have noodles in the pantry, she'd stir in cooked rice instead and call it...

Starting a food business in Montgomery County requires more than culinary talent — it requires access to a licensed commercial kitchen, business education, and ongoing mentorship . The Crossroads Microenterprise Development Program (MDP) was created to provide exactly that. Crossroads offers food entrepreneurs an affordable, shared-use commercial kitchen space paired with free, bilingual business support. This integrated model helps small-scale food businesses launch legally, operate...