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What is Newcomer Kitchen?
Newcomer Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that seeks to create social and economic opportunity for newcomer women through food-based projects. Our goal is to create a model that can be replicated with any newcomer group, in any kitchen willing to open its doors, in any city in the world.
Read more about our remarkable accomplishments (PDF 273k)
A chapter ends, another begins
Our weekly pop-up dinners are taking a pause while we gear up for the next phase of our adventure. Read the announcement
The NK Story continues, with the support of a Federal IRCC Grant
Newcomer Kitchen Returns with “Willing to Work” Project in Three New Locations across Toronto and Mississauga! Read the announcement
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Why The Dep?
Because:
Hosting a pop-up is too expensive
Having to set up all the infrastructure for a pop-up from scratch: venue, kitchen, dining room, promotion, tickets, staffing, etc. is incredibly time/resource intensive. This limits who gets to cook/host.
Attending a pop-up is too expensive
The high setup costs drive up the ticket price; this limits who gets to attend.
Pop up culture lacks diversity
As a result, there ends up being a strong bias toward the same kind of people (e.g. privileged white guys) doing the majority of the cooking/eating and defining the aesthetic/ethos of pop-up culture. Read more