Three Sisters Kitchen Now Open for Business

 Three Sisters Kitchen is an ambitious project to create a space for people to come together to cook, eat, test new recipes, develop new food businesses, teach and learn from each other. It is one part café, one part test kitchen, one part dining room and one part classroom. And, though many have come through with support, input and funding for Three Sisters, Anzia Bennett is now largely running the whole operation herself...Just about everyone who hears about the kitchen wants to get involved somehow. from Article in Weekly Alibi

The day finally arrived. After months of preparation, Three Sisters Kitchen is finally opened its doors wide open. There was poetry, music, demonstrations, tours, speeches and general celebration. "Join us for delicious food from the Street Food Institute, music from Sin Limite, kids activities led by Kids Cook!, and tours of our  [facilities]," said an invitation by the board, staff and volunteers of Three Sisters.

This unique project (at least in Albuquerque) features

• a test/incubator kitchen for food entrepreneurs and young food businesses to experiment, make mistakes, learn, and adjust to create viable products.
• a community classroom offering multi-generational, multi-lingual, community-based culinary, business, nutrition, and health education
• a local foods shop and cafe, providing a year-round market for local food makers to sell their products
• a community cookbook for people to  share recipes that "remind us of home,"

Anzia Bennett,director of the project, spoke about Three Sisters at the bimonthly meeting of the Interfaith Hunger Coalition in January of this year.  At that time, the project was months away from becoming a reality. The day finally  arrived on August 24!

In the photo on the left, Anzia addresses the huge crowd that attended the grand opening, which included Mayor Tim Keller, First Lady Elizabeth Kistin Keller, poet Hakim Bellamy and the musical group Sin Limite. 

Below are photographs taken at the grand opening celebration.

Elizabeth Kistin Keller and Tim Keller

Hakim Bellamy

Sin Límite

Three Sisters board members