NEPALESE | SAN FRANCISCO

Bini Pradhan grew up in Nepal and learned how to make special recipes watching her mother who cooked for the Nepalese royal family. She joined La Cocina in 2012 and quickly gained a cult-like following for her Nepalese dumplings.Bini’s Kitchen has two locations, employs 20+ people and was named one of the “Top 100 Restaurants” in 2019 by San Francisco Chronicle. Bini opens her third location in the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace.

🕰 Take-out Only from 10am-1pm/ Thursday Family Dinner take-out option: (feeds 4 for $45) Menu: Ghurka Chicken, Jeera Rice, Kwati | 4pm pickup time | Order by calling 415-361-6911

📌 1001 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

🍽 100 frozen momos + spicy tomato-cilantro sauce: turkey/veggie $50 | lamb $100

📞 415-361-6911

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🎁 Giftcard

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JAMAICAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Peaches Patties is a Jamaican catering company based in San Francisco that prides itself on baking a variation of fresh homemade Jamaican patties and other popular Jamaican dishes as well. Their focus is using fresh ingredients and flavorful Jamaican spices that will give their customers a taste of Peaches Jamaican Kitchen. The inspiration behind Peaches Patties is chef and owner Sani Jones' mother whose nickname is “Peaches” and who is known for making the most delicious homemade Jamaican beef patties.

🕰 Taking pre-orders for curbside pickups, Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM

📌2948 Folsom St. San Francisco, California, 94110

🍽 Menu and pre-order form can be found here.

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INDIAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Chef Heena Patel's Besharam was named Eater's 2019 Restaurant of the Year and offers a refreshing and delectable Indian cuisine focusing on Gujarati flavors.

🕰 Pickup available Tuesday-Saturday, 12-7:30 | Delivery available on DoorDash & Caviar |

📌 1275 Minnesota St, San Francisco, CA 94107

📞 415-580-7662

🍽 Menu

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SALVADORAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Chef Luis Estrada and Zenaida Merlin, partners in life and work, serve up Salvadorian signature tastes, including pupusas, the filled masa flatbreads oozing melted cheese deliciousness.

🕰Open for take-out; Call, order & they’ll deliver to your car

📞 415-424-0604

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🎁 Giftcard

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MEXICAN | SAN FRANCISCO

El Pipila is led by a trio of women, mother Guadalupe Guerrero and her two daughters Brenda & Alejandra, serving authentic Guanajuato artisanal cuisine. From Off the Grids, and the now closed beloved The Hall, these 3 powerhouse women opened their James Beard award winning space in the heart of SOMA design district last year.

🕰 M-F 11a-3pm, pick up only

📌 879 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103

📞 415 -529-2069

🍽 Menu

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MEXICAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Chef Isabel Caudillo makes the authentic Mexican dishes of El Buen Comer from scratch, using organic masa and hand-rolling enchiladas. At the heart of her menu are guisados, the staple of Mexico City homecooking. Slow-cooked, earthy sauces stewed with meat or a vegetable, they are served alongside rice and beans. Even the more familiar elements of the El Buen Comer menu — tacos and enchiladas — are made according to Mexican tradition. Named TimeOut's "2019 Top 50 San Francisco Restaurants."

🕰 Pick-up: Thurs-Sat: 10a-3pm, Pre-order required. Email or IG DM ahead

📌 3435 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

🍽 Menu

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🎁 Giftcard email, or DM on IG

💚 GoFundMe

MALAYSIAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Chef Azalina is on a mission to introduce mamak cuisine to San Francisco through her kiosk in the Twitter Building and her award-winning sister restaurant Mahila in Noe Valley.

🕰 Pick-up: Mon - Fri: 11:00am - 2:00pm (Azalina's only)

📌 1355 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

📞 Azalina's / 415 660-2020

🚗 Caviar UberEats

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🎁 Giftcard

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MEXICAN | LARKSPUR

Chef Veronica Salazar is our first graduate to set up her own brick and mortar. She has inspired over 40 restaurants to date. Her handmade tortillas and generously filled huarache make us crazy! A favorite and staple at farmers markets across the Bay for the last decade.

🕰 Family Style (Must order 24 hr in advance) pre-order pick-ups & curbside pick-up available Thursday- Sunday 11-4pm

📌 1803 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, CA 94939

🍽 Pre-Order Family Style Menu Same Day Curbside Pick-Up Menu

🎁 Giftcard - can be added to online orders through menus above

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MEXICAN | BERKELEY

Dilsa Lugo moved from Mexico to Berkeley in 2005. What started out as making food for family and friends grew to cooking for hundreds and inevitably launching her own catering company crafting handmade tortillas, tacos, tamales. She joined La Cocina in 2007 and worked at Bay Area restaurants A16, Chez Panisse, and Copita. In 2014, Dilsa opened Los Cilantros in Berkeley, which has been included in the Michelin Guide. She opens her second location in La Cocina’s Municipal Marketplace.

🕰 Mon & Thu from 12-2pm; Please order by 10am the day of service

📞 Call or Text-- 510-230-7350, 510-610-8394

🍽 Menu

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CHILEAN | WALNUT CREEK

“In order to eat what I craved, I had to make everything myself. I wanted empanadas and alfajores and couldn’t find anything like what we ate at home.” - Chef Guisell Osorio

🕰Open for take-out; $9.95 bottles of Chilean wine for order over $30

📞(925) 954-8300

🍽 Menu

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🎁 Giftcard TBA

MEXICAN | OAKLAND

Recipes from Guerrero, Mexico, hand-crafted in Oakland by true maiz warriors. From humble beginnings at the mercados in Guerrero to selling delicious tamales across the Bay (since 2002), this mother-daughter duo opened a new brick and mortar home in Fruitvale next to the Aloha Club. Serving their favorite recipes from native Guerrero, La Guerrera's kitchen specializes in tamales, pozole, and barbacoa all from traditional family recipes.

🕰 Curbside pickup of tamales and salsa in bulk at Ale Industries, 3096 E. 10th St. Oakland; Friday- Sunday 12:00-4:00PM

🍽 Menu

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MEXICAN FUSION | OAKLAND

After culinary school, Aaron and his fiancee, Leida, were inspired to start their own food business. They created MexiQ. They felt it was a perfect blend of their two cultures and experiences, growing up in East Oakland. Where they still live now. ''We feel that MexiQ represents our cultures, our experiences, our friends and our family. MexiQ is authentic as the cultures that brought us together." -Aaron & Leida

🕰 Family style platters available for pick-up and delivery in Oakland

🍽 Check Instagram for Daily Updates/Menu

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PALESTINIAN | EAST BAY

Chef Lamees Dahbour has been serving her halal Palentinian comfort food at Off The Grids and now at the Public Market in Emeryville. SF Chronicle / Soleil Ho named Mama Lamees one of the top 10 Best New Restaurant 2019. She's offering delivery in the East Bay and SF, and pick-up from Emeryville.

🕰Open for delivery/ take-out/pickup Friday, Saturday, Sunday; must order by noon on Thursday.

📞(415) 410 5978 text or email mamalameescusine@gmail.com

🍽 Weekly Menu (pre-order required)

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SOUTHERN / SOUL | EMERYVILLE

SF Chronicle Rising Star Chef Fernay McPherson offers up delicious home-style food, combining soulful flavors and warmth of the south. Chef Fernay is offering #souldelivery aka home delivery of her award-winning rosemary chicken and sides platters at 50% off

🕰 Open Saturday & Sunday; only 11AM-2PM-- Delivery/Take-Out; Pre-orders ONLY.

🍽 Menu

🌐 Website instagram

💚 GoFundMe

🎁 Giftcard

VIETNAMESE | BERKELEY

Noodle Girl is a fresh modern Vietnamese food concept born in the San Francisco Bay Area, straddling traditional Vietnamese food fused with California-fresh and light tastes. Recipes feature garden-fresh produce, bright flavors, and high-quality ingredients – local and organic when possible.

Meal boxes are available and include three courses for up to 4 people. Deliveries will be made between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. You can order a minimum of a day in advance. Email Hang directly: catering@noodlegirlrestaurant.com

🍽 Order Form

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🎁 Giftcard

JAPANESE | SAN FRANCISCO

When Koji, founder of ONIGILLY, first came to the US in 2006, he was surprised that despite the abundance of sushi restaurants he couldn’t find his favorite Japanese food, onigiri (rice balls). A fast food staple with over 2,300 years of history, onigiri is more frequently eaten than sushi in Japan.

🕰 Open 11am-3pm, Monday-Saturday at Kearny location. Open 11am - 7pm at Palo Alto location. See here for individual location address & hours

They've developed an online pick up system, Onigilly App, and self-ordering kiosk to make a “no-contact” operation possible. No cash accepted at this time. Visit Onigilly.com for more details.

📌 Kearny & Palo Alto See here for individual location address & hours

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🎁 Giftcard

DESSERT | BAY AREA

As NeoCocoa’s product offering continues to evolve, the driving philosophy behind it's products remains constant. Every treat is handcrafted in very small batches using only the highest quality, 100% natural ingredients. No vegetable oils, no preservatives and no unrecognizable ingredients to ensure that every bite delivers the utmost chocolate experience.

All products can be purchased online; use code SUPPORT2020 for 25% off your purchase!

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9-10 RESTAURANTS - PICK UP/DELIVERY | BAY AREA

La Cocina Community Food Box includes delicious fresh and frozen prepared foods by 10 of our La Cocina businesses in just one pick-up. Choose from Large (serves four) or Small (serves two) and Omnivore or Veggie. 100% of the sales go back to the businesses. Selection differs every week.

🕰 Pick-up: Order by 3PM on Tues. Pick-up 12-3PM on Friday.

📌 2948 Folsom Street, San Francisco CA 94110

🍽 Omnivore or Vegetarian Options. New menu out every Saturday.

🖥 Online order Pre-orders required.

CAMBODIAN | EAST BAY

Chef Nite Yun, James Beard nominee and 2018 Bon Appetit and Eater restaurant of the year, offers a delicious and nostalgic take on Cambodian food.

Open for takeout and delivery.

📌 Ste. 11, 3340 E 12th St, Oakland, CA 94601

📞 510-500-3338

🍽 Menu

🌐 Website Instagram

🎁 Giftcard

🛒 Merchandise

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ARAB | OAKLAND

James Beard finalist and community activist, Chef Reem Assil makes Arab food with California love. Her signature bread Man 'oushe is handmade daily off her custom-built sag. And the dips are to die-for.

The SF Mission location is open for pick-up & deliveries Tuesday-Saturday. They're offering Friday Meal Kits with weekly rotating menus from both our SF & Oakland locations through online pre-orders. Contact them for catering, wholesale and event requests.

The Oakland Fruitvale brick & mortar has transitioned to a commissary kitchen to cook meals for those most vulnerable in this pandemic. Email them to partner. Please consider donating to their Oakland Workers Hardship Fund and purchasing gift cards.

📌 3301 E. 12th St. Ste 133, Oakland

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🎁 Giftcard

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MEXICAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Mi Morena was born in 1990 when Guadalupe Moreno began selling quesadillas as a way to make extra income for her family in her hometown of Mexico City. After arriving in San Francisco, Guadalupe began working for her sister-in-law’s business (and La Cocina’s first graduate) El Huarache Loco. She joined La Cocina in 2015 and created a business focused on Mexico City street-style tacos called tacos guisado. Located at the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace.

🌐 Website Instagram

🎁 Giftcard

PACKAGED FOOD & SENEGALESE | SAN FRANCISCO

Nafy Ba Flatley grew up in a Senegalese village built around a baobab tree. As a kid, she would drink the bright, refreshing bissap baobab. Nafy built a career in marketing, but after becoming a mother and her growing interest in her children’s health, she applied her marketing prowess to bring the baobab to the American market. Her baobab drinks are bottled at La Cocina by her company Teranga. Located at the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace.

🌱 The following locations sell Nafy's juices. Please check in with retailers for hours. Or you can purchase directly from Nafy herself!

Rainbow Grocery, Other Avenues, Le Beau, Calmart, Cheese Plus, Woodlands Market, Berkeley Bowl on Main, Berkeley Bowl on Oregon, Monterey Market, Farmer Joe, Woodlands Kentfiled, Woodlands Tiburon

Ready to heat fully cooked organic senegalese meals are now availabe! Orders can be placed Saturday - Wednesday for local delivery or curbside pick-up on Fridays 3-6pm

🌐 Website, Instagram

🍽 Menu & Order Form

🎁 Giftcard: Call 415-879-8372

🚗 Info on catering orders TBA

SALVADORAN | SAN FRANCISCO

Estrellita’s specializes in freshly made pupusas, tamales and tostadas. Now led by her daughter, Estrellita, Chef Maria del Carmen's signature freshly fried plantain and yucca chips are found many grocery stores. Located at the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace.

🖥 Good Eggs

🌱 Complete list of stores that are all open(check stores for limited hours): La Loma #8, La Gusman Produce, Ray’s Deli, Golden Market, La Jalisco Market, La Tapatia Market, El Ayer Produce, Samirami Imports, Pacific Gourmet

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JAPANESE | ALL BAY AREA

Chef Mariko Grady believes Japanese fermented foods are essential to flavor and health of every meal at your table. She painstakingly ferments all the miso and koji. Find her products at the following farmers market and retail stores.

🕰 CUESA Ferry Building Farmer's Market. Sat 8:00am-2:00pm

🌱 The following grocery stores that are all opened (check stores for limited hours):

Rainbow Grocery, Bi-Rite 18th Street, Bi-Rite Dividadero, Gus' Community Market, Douglas, Rockridge Markethall, Marina Meats, Berkeley Bowl, Tokyo Fish, Local Butcher Shop, Miracle Plum.

🖥 Good Eggs, Direct

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BAKED GOODS | ALL BAY AREA

Crumble & Whisk has quickly become one of the most highly rated cheesecake bakeries in the Bay Area. Charles possesses a lifelong passion for baking. Growing up, he drew inspiration from his father, and began cooking at an early age, often experimenting with different recipes, and surprising his family with his creations.

🕰 CUESA Ferry Building Farmer's Market- Sat 8:00am-2:00pm, Old Oakland Farmers Market- Fri 8:00am-2:00pm, Grand Lake Farmers Market- Sat 8:00am-2:00pm, Walnut Creek Farmers Market- 9:00am-1:00pm, Marin Farmers Market- Sun 8:00am-1:00pm

Charles's delicious homestyle meals can be delivered to your front door or picked up from the farmers markets. Visit the website for full menu and desserts. If you’d like to order a full sized cheesecake and pick it up at the farmers market, they can do that. Call the kitchen to place your order at least 48 hours in advance: 415-237-3318.

🌐 Website, Instagram

🎁 Giftcard TBA

PACKAGED FOOD | SAN FRANCISCO

Mehdi & Aisan, (husband & wife) immigrated to the states end 2013 to allow Aisan to pursue her passion for dance. Oyna means "to dance" in Azeri language, spoken north west of Iran. This couple loves food from almost every culture and are on a mission to introduce more of Persian cuisine to America, starting with the Kuku in the Bay Area.

Online orders of $50+ will get free delivery.

🌱 The following grocery stores that are all opened (check stores for limited hours):

Rainbow Grocery, Other Avenues, Le Beau, Cal-mart, Cheese Plus, Woodlands Market, Berkeley Bowl on Main, Berkeley Bowl on Oregon, Monterey Market, Farmer Joe, Woodlands Kentfield, Woodlands Tiburon

🌐 Website, Instagram (free delivery on orders of $50+)

🎁 Giftcard TBA

INDONESIAN DESSERTS | ANYWHERE

Jennifer & Perry's mission is to offer fresh, delicious Indonesian desserts and savory items, handcrafted following traditional home-style recipes. 1000 Layers of deliciousness! 1000 Layers is named after our signature cake -- lapis legit, spekkoek, or, in some corners of the world, thousand-layer cake -- which is a cake painstakingly baked layer by layer. A true labor of love, just like the company.

🖥 Online order

🌐 Instagram (free delivery on orders of $50+)

🎁 Giftcard

THAI | SAN FRANCISCO

Kitiya Thai Eats (formerly Taco Thai) is a creation of passion for home cooked Thai food and tacos. We would like you to experience a great combination of two delicious cuisines from Thailand and Mexico. We make everything fresh from our kitchen daily and we get fresh ingredients from local sources.

🕰 CUESA Ferry Building Farmer's Market through May 2021. Sat 8:00am-2:00pm

🌐 Website Instagram

🎁 Giftcard

DELICIOUSNESS | ANYWHERE

We have many packaged food businesses whose products only go into our giftboxes. Send yourself and everyone you love a giftbox. We have lots of inventory stocked up, and the blessed-their-hearts folks at USPS are still delivering.

🖥 Online order

BAKED GOODS | BERKELEY

Delicious cakes, cookies, and cupcakes for all of life's special occasions!

🕰 Temporarily Closed

🌐 Website, Instagram

🎁 Giftcard

SOUTHERN COMFORT | BERKELEY

"Hi I’m Pinky, Owner and the Executive Chef of Pinky & Red’s. I am also a proud La Cocina participant. I come from a long line of cooks, chefs, and entrepreneurs. My restaurant menus are based on family recipes from our 'Old-Fashion Sunday Dinners'. Serving Delicious Goodness at Pinky & Red’s restaurant is very important and that our 'Soulful Comfort Meals are made with fresh local ingredients and filled with those same “Soulful Recipes” my mother and ancestors served to their families and customers over 100 years ago!"

🕰 Temporarily Closed

🚗 None

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