To find out more about renting Capers & Co. commercial kitchen, contact Patti Stack

"As our awareness of food grows and at the same time the economy gets more difficult, it's becoming more important for communities to support local farmers and food producers"
- Patti Stack

Capers & Co.'s Community Kitchen is designed to do just that - it is a place where non-profits can cook meals for those in need; where students can learn and chefs can teach.

Patti Stack, a professionally trained chef and former restauranteur, has for many years served her community via the Sebastopol Community Center, local education foundations and other groups. Her new adventure combines her love of community service with her passion for nutritious, and delicious food.

The kitchen, located in a bright Queen Anne-style Victorian at 330 South Main Street in Sebastopol, is a fully inspected and Health-Department approved facility. Stack's vision is to share her catering company's kitchen with local entrepreneurs and individuals to maximize its use and to encourage community cooperation.

Already, the kitchen has regular uses by locals: a chocolatier and two individual gourmet cookie makers prepare their artisan wares at her kitchen. The kitchen also serves as a hub for Ceres Community Project, a program combining youth leadership and healthful cooked meals that are home-delivered to grateful families faced with serious illnesses. Patti is also in the process of scheduling a series of cooking classes with local food artisans and nutritionists.
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Patti sees a community kitchen as a place where people can 'feed a passion'. "Beyond that, it can foster volunteerism, education and a heightened sense of community."

Capers & Co. commercial kitchen