Emma's Torch

It's #SandwichSaturday so come on by and grab a delicious sandwich, specially made by our students! Here's our selection: Pepper & Egg Omelette Sausage, Egg, & Cheese... Tuna Melt Crispy Chicken Pulled Pork Pastrami Click the link below to order ahead online for pickup or delivery! PC: (@taurastudiophoto) https://emmastorch.menu/

Thank you to everyone who shared their favorite graduation memories with us today (if you haven't already, check them out on our story)! We've truly enjoyed each and every one of our last 23 graduations and we can't wait to have many many more! Our next graduation will feature Chef Samantha Fore on April 28th! Click the link below to get your tickets today. https://linktr.ee/emmastorchfood

We're baaaaack Our cafe is back up and running! Take a walk in Carroll Gardens today to pick up some lunch and see our neighborhood trees blossom We are so excited to share some new menu items including our cucumber salad with Persian cucumbers, vidalia onion, sumac, and mint. We can't wait to see you ... #brooklynfoodie #nyceats #nycfoodguide #emmastorch

Big shout out to @stonebarns and Chef @johnnyadaoortiz for another exciting and collaborative conversation. Thank you for your true partnership, we cannot wait to get out there and visit you in person!

We're Hiring! Emma’s Torch is a non-profit that works to empower refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education. Our restaurant is a fast-paced environment in which we foster a love for cooking and share our food with the communities around us. Our team is socially-minded, passionate about our work, and always excited to welcome new people! https://www.idealist.org//cef8dcb0c74e49c08e53d811cd185ae3

Join us on April 28th 2021 at 5:30 ET for an evening of (remote) cooking, tasting, and celebrating with our newest graduates and the incomparable Samantha Fore! In celebration of our newest graduates, we will be joined by Samantha Fore for a cooking demo and presentation like none other. Learn from Samantha about what it takes to make her delicious mixed curry, and hear from each of our students about their journey and culinary experience. It will be a party from the comfort ...of your own home! How it works: Pick an option and sign up for our event on April 28th through the link below Graduation boxes with ingredients for the curry and our student's dishes will be available for pick up from our restaurant in Brooklyn, or for delivery throughout NYC For those joining from across the U.S., you are welcome to sign up for our class only option! https://emmastorch.org/shop-tickets/graduation-cook

Attention all: IT’S CRISPY CHICKEN DAY!! Come stop by the café today to grab some for take out. See you soon!

This #MondayMotivation we want to highlight our amazing Cohort 21 who will graduate this Wednesday! This group has been so resilient and positive throughout 2020. No matter what the world throws at them, Cohort 21 stands strong and continues to grow and learn! Although we will miss them dearly, we cannot wait to see all the amazing things Amadou, Roman, and Yeisy will accomplish!

The weather outside is frightful ... but our Hawaij Hot Chocolate is delightful! Stop by to stock up today

What is this gorgeous meal you may ask? A savory squash knafeh! Stop by the cafe this weekend to say hello and taste for yourself

Looking for a delicious way to warm up the new year? Come try our Spiced Squash Soup and MUCH MORE with our new lunch menu! We're open 8am to 3pm Thurs-Fri and 9am to 3pm Sat-Sun! Friendly reminder that today is the LAST DAY to order tickets for our graduation cooking class with Claire Saffitz! Click the link below to get your tickets. https://emmastorch.org/shop-/teg4msqtm0t92btx46reg6r5druafx

Wanna know what we are whipping up? This week, we’re prepping 400 meals for our neighbors impacted by food insecurity through @rethinkfood.nyc Cohort 21, pictured here preparing meals, is graduating next week in a special class featuring Claire Saffitz. Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to order your tickets for our event with @csaffitz to ensure that your book arrives in time. We will still be taking orders for graduation boxes through January 8th. Get your ticket through the link be...low! Photo credit: @ultraclay https://emmastorch.org/shop-/teg4msqtm0t92btx46reg6r5druafx

Wednesday is the LAST DAY to order tickets for our special graduation cooking class with Claire Saffitz! Join us for a night of virtual fun and celebration ! Get your ticket through the link in our bio. Also, were you able to follow along with us at the @rwcfusa Instagram takeover today? Tell us what your favorite part was in the comments below!

Come join us tomorrow as we take over the @rwcfusa instagram! We'll be walking you through a day in the life at Emma's Torch. Tune in tomorrow to learn more about our staff, students, and programming!! See you there

We are closed to get some R&R before we hit the ground running. This year get ready to see more students, more virtual events, and more cookies! We are so grateful to YOU for sustaining us through 2020, and look forward to this new year and new chapter!

What are your new year resolutions? Ours are to learn and laugh more! Join Claire Saffitz and our graduates as we spread some cooking joy. Tickets are on our website! Also today is the last day to make your contribution to Emma’s Torch count toward your 2020 taxes! Please consider donating to support our work empowering refugees and survivors of human trafficking through culinary training. You can also find the link to donate below! emmastorch.org/donate

Come through this weekend to try out our lunch menu! Pictured here is our delicious tuna melt with red onion, peppers, pickles, and cheddar on brioche. We are open New Years Eve and CLOSED on New Years Day. Come grab your last Emma's Torch meal of 2020!

Most of us are excited to get the intense challenges of 2020 in the rearview mirror and get on to the work of building a bright future. Your donation to Emma’s Torch can help us do just that. And if you get that donation in now, it can count toward your 2020 taxes! Click on the link below to make your gift to support the empowerment of refugees and survivors of human trafficking through culinary training today. https://emmastorch.org/donate

The holiday season brings people together. Even though we can’t be with you this season, you are in our hearts. Our new students and our graduates thank you for everything you do for them, from your visits to the restaurant and café, to ordering takeout, picking up a coffee, ordering a Collab Box, volunteering, donating, or sharing our mission. Thank you for being part of our Emma’s Torch family! Speaking of family, giving to Emma’s Torch in the name of a loved one is the perfect gift! Check out the link below to donate emmastorch.org/donate

Give the gift of yummy! Order your tickets to our event with Claire Saffitz now, and get ready to kick off the new year with some delicious treats! Find more details and and purchase your ticket through the link below https://emmastorch.org/shop-/teg4msqtm0t92btx46reg6r5druafx

Ending the year on a sweet note! We loved celebrating our alumni with our socially distant cookie swap. Check out this yummy treats!

Join us on January 13th for an evening of (remote) cooking, tasting, and celebrating with our newest graduates and the incomparable Claire Saffitz! In celebration of our newest graduates, Roman, Yeisy, and Amadou we will be joined by Claire Saffitz for a cooking demo and presentation like none other. Learn from Claire about what it takes to make delicious Halvah Blondies, and hear from each of our students about their journey and culinary experience. It will be a party from t...he comfort of your own home! Tickets to graduation include: A special graduation box filled with everything you will need to cook along with Claire Treats created by our graduates A signed copy of Dessert Person through our partnership with @booksaremagicbk Find out more and register through the link below https://emmastorch.org/shop-/teg4msqtm0t92btx46reg6r5druafx

We are SO excited to share three things from today: The graduation of Cohort 20: Oumou, Fanta, and Li. We are already really missing them. Starting a new cohort of four new fabulous students. We officially MET OUR MATCH CAMPAIGN GOAL!!! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise $50,000 that has been matched by a generous donor. We are blown away by your support that allows us to keep doing the work we do. ... Thank you Cohort 20 for paving the way as the first successful cohort in Emma’s Torch 2.0! Thank you to our amazing supporters for making this all possible! And good luck to Cohort 22, we look forward to all the accomplishments ahead of you!

Can you believe it?! We are about to have our first graduation of culinary career students since we have been able to reopen. We are incredibly proud of Oumou, Fanta, and Li. They worked so hard for this achievement, and we have already gotten interest from our employer partners to help get them into their new careers! Pictured above are two of our fabulous soon-to-be graduates Fanta and Oumou. As we welcome a new cohort of students this week, your support means more than eve...r to continue our work! Your support makes this dream a reality for our students. Click the link and donate now, and your gift will be matched to double your impact, up to $50,000! We only have $1,000 left to go!! emmastorch.org/donate

Our friends @BurlapandBarrel are selling our spiced nuts on their site! They are the perfect stocking-stuffer for those on your list... they are sugar...spice... and everything nice! burlapandbarrel.com

Hi, I’m @jeremycooks I have partnered with Emma’s Torch for a Jelly Donut pop-up to raise money and to give you a taste of @agiscafe. I’ll be taking over the Emma’s Torch Instagram today to give you a glimpse as to what on the job training looks like for refugees and survivors of human trafficking. Check out our Instagram stories to see more!!

Any meal ideas? Please let us know! Thanks to @platingchange @amyschumer and @marcuslemonis for buying 3,000 meals!!! We are so wildly grateful for their generosity. So far, we have ideas for "Schumer Shrooms" à la @amyschumer and the "Tuna Fischer Melt" á la Chef Chris Fischer. We need your advice! If you are also interested in supporting our work in empowering refugees and survivors of human trafficking through culinary training, please donate to our match campaign in th...e link below. Your donation will be DOUBLED my a generous donor up to $50,000. emmastorch.org/donate

Everything we are learning at Emma’s Torch, we are putting it in our luggage to carry for our future working selves. Fanta, Emma's Torch student It is Cohort 20's last week at Emma's Torch. Please stop by Carroll Gardens this week to send off our graduates on their last shifts. We are going to miss them so, so very much. If you are interested in supporting future cohorts of Emma's Torch students, please consider donating to our match campaign at emmastorch.org/donate

All hands on deck! We are super thankful for all the work our kitchen team has been putting in to make 600 meals per week for local communities impacted by food insecurity! Thankful to be a @rethinkfood.nyc certified restaurant. Interested in supporting our work? Please consider donating to our match campaign where your donation will be DOUBLED by a generous donor emmastorch.org/donate

In the three weeks since we launched our Match Campaign, we have been overwhelmed by your support. Thanks to you, we have already raised $40,500 of our $50,000 goal! That means we only have $9,500 to reach our match goal of $50,000. Wow! As this campaign has continued we have been keeping BUSY! We have hosted seven online cook-along classes, launched our now SOLD OUT Collab Boxes, prepared 1,800 meals in partnership with @rethinkfood.nyc & most importantly began preparing f...or our Cohort 20's graduation celebration! If you haven’t had an opportunity to share the love yet, please click the link below to help us reach our goal! Your support means so much to us. emmastorch.org/donate

New menu items alert Stop by Carroll Gardens this Thursday-Sunday to taste what our students have been working on. In addition to our incredible breakfast sandwiches, we are now serving: Spiced Butternut Squash Soup ... Tuna Melt Kabbouleh (tuscan kale, tomato, red onion, + quinoa) Savory Squash Knafeh (winter squash, phyllo, brown butter, + pomegranate glaze) Hungry to support Emma's Torch before you can grab our take-out this Thursday? Please consider donating to our End of Year Giving Match Campaign. Your donation towards the culinary training and job placement of refugees and survivors of human trafficking will be DOUBLED by a generous donor up to $50,000 emmastorch.org/donate

Another great cooking class in the books! This past week, Chef Alex Harris hosted a virtual cooking demo for his Berbere Spiced Hand Pie and Peanut Sauce for our friends over at SevenRooms. Thank you for supporting our organization and we hope you enjoyed making flaky, spicy hand pies with us! Are you interested in booking a virtual cooking class for a group of family, friends, or coworkers? Click the link below! All proceeds will have DOUBLE the impact as they will be match...ed by a generous donor. Thank you for everyone who has supported us in our match campaign, please consider contributing to our ongoing match campaign until the end of the year! https://emmastorch.org/cooking-class

Collab Boxes are officially sold out!!! Thank you to everyone who purchased a Collab Box. We are so grateful to everyone who chose to #shopsmall this holiday season! If you are still looking for ways to support Emma's Torch, please consider giving to our Match Campaign. Until the end of the year, your gift means twice as much classroom equipment, stipend support, mentoring, and opportunities for refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking. Help us make every dollar... count (twice!) to continue our mission into 2021 and far beyond. emmastorch.org/donate

LAST CALL FOR COLLAB BOX!! We are taking our last orders for Collab Box this Friday (12/4) to get them out to you in time for the holiday season. Collab Boxes are a great gift for your family, or a gift to yourself to kickoff a delicious holiday at home. Inside you will find the wondrous creations of culinary social enterprises doing "good." Find out more and purchase through through the link below! https://emmastorch.org/shop-/2iojigjheufkhs8njyjz5xkd6iph2i... Please donate now during our matching gift campaign to double your impact for our students!

Thanks to you and to all our supporters, we’ve raised $25,000 of our Giving Campaign's $50,000 goal!! We have officially crossed the halfway point! When you give to Emma's Torch you are contributing to rebuilding the lives of refugees and survivors of human trafficking through culinary training and job placement services. For every dollar donated, it will be matched by another generous donor. Thank you for supporting us achieve our goal this #GivingTuesday ! ... emmastorch.org/donate

The perfect match? Cookies and milk, coffee and breakfast sandwiches & you and us. Donate this #GivingTuesday and your gift will be matched up to $50,000 by a generous donor. Your support directly helps our culinary program students who are refugees and survivors of human trafficking. Your donation today makes double the impact to help them rebuild their lives in their new community. emmastorch.org/donate

Enjoy this #unboxingvideo of our limited-edition Collab Box this #cybermonday. Delicious food from social enterprises doing good is always a great deal. Get or give an Emma’s Torch Collab Box, and enjoy good food for an excellent cause! Looking for another great Cyber Monday deal? Thanks to a generous matching fund, your gift can make DOUBLE the positive impact for our students (up to $50,000!). Links to donate to our match campaign and to purchase a Collab Box are below.... emmastorch.org/shop emmastorch.org/donate

Happy #SmallBusinessSaturday everyone! Come grab some take-out brunch to fill up before you take off to support all the incredible local businesses in our community

Thank you, 6sqft for highlighting us in your 17 gifts that give back in 2020 piece! Full of goodies made by our students and social enterprises from around the world doing good, our limited edition Collab Box is the perfect birthday, holiday, and just because gift this Holiday season. Find out more about our partners in our highlighted Collab Box story on instagram, and the link to purchase (and donate to our holiday match campaign!) is below ... https://www.6sqft.com/holiday-gifts-that-give-back/ https://emmastorch.org/shop

This Thanksgiving, we are especially thankful for our students. Our students’ optimism, resiliency, and hope inspire us every day. And we are so thankful for YOU! Your support is vital to our program to help rebuild the lives of refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary training and job placement. Now we have the chance to be doubly thankful. If you donate today, your gift will be matched up to $50,000 to support Emma’s Torch. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you! https://emmastorch.org/donate

We are feeling so grateful for our students, and all of the support it has taken to safely reopen our café. Thank you for every time you recommended our breakfast sandwiches to a friend, reposted a picture, or bought an espresso. We could not have done this without our community. Our café will be closed this Thanksgiving and will reopen at 9 am on Small Business Saturday. We hope to see you then Please donate now during our matching gift campaign to double your impact for ...our students! https://emmastorch.org/donate

We have a special announcement to make.... From now, until the end of the year, all donations up to $50,000 will be matched by a generous donor!! We are so grateful for your support, and know that together we can end 2020 with a DOUBLE helping of hope and empowerment for our students! https://emmastorch.org/donate

It's Collab Box time! We are getting our Collab Boxes ready to ship out just in time for the holiday season. If you want to see more of the deliciousness inside check out our website, and stay tuned for our unboxing video! https://emmastorch.org/shop-/2iojigjheufkhs8njyjz5xkd6iph2i

Brunch plans anyone? Our beautiful space in Carroll Gardens is open for takeout service this weekend. Our breakfast sandwiches pair nicely with a cup of coffee and a leisurely stroll around the block. We hope to see you soon!

Have you had the chance to try one of our cinnamon rolls yet? They are deliciously sweet and pair lovely with a cup of coffee. Stop by this sunny weekend to try our assorted pastries! New Hours of Operation Monday-Wednesday: Closed Thursday-Friday: 8 am to 3 pm ... Saturday-Sunday: 9 am to 3 pm" See more

Chef Alexander Harris coming to you live, from our kitchen to yours! This week, we had a great cooking class with the Appleseed Network who is doing incredible advocacy work to make sure everyone is heard and has the opportunity to lead a healthy, safe and dignified life. Chef demonstrated making Berbere-Spiced Beef hand pies with a peanut sauce live while folks cooked along at home. Interested in doing a custom virtual cooking class with live with the Emma's Torch culinary crew? Check out https://emmastorch.org/cooking-class

We're prepping our house-made spiced nuts for Collab Box orders! Our spiced nuts are made in-house by our students using Burlap and Barrel spices. You can learn more about Collab Box through our "Collab Box" highlighted story on Instagram, and place an order through our website. All Pre-Orders will ship the week of December 11th, just in time for the holidays! https://emmastorch.org/shop

We are thrilled to announce that in addition to the Emma’s Torch cafe, restaurant, and catering ventures, we are adding packaged goods into the mix! While the Statue of Liberty might be on an island, we know that we are not! We see our role as creating impact not only for our graduates, their families, and our Brooklyn community, but for the wide range of global social enterprises who are proving daily that this model can stretch philanthropic and corporate dollars to do more... good in the world. To that end, we are thrilled to be launching our limited edition Collab Box. Made up of products from social enterprises doing good we hope this box will top your list for birthday, holiday, and just because gifts, this December. We are excited to help promote other organizations, and to continue to help create lasting change, one delicious bite, at a time! Learn more and check out the goodies here: https://emmastorch.org/shop Supplies are extremely limited, so please place your pre-order today!

The restaurant is abuzz with excitement for tomorrow's reopening celebration! Take it from our student, Li: our sandwiches will be delicious, our coffee is hot, and tomorrow is something you definitely do not want to miss.

Did someone ask what's on the Grand Reopening menu? The reopening menu was designed by Chef Alexander Harris by blending seasonal and local ingredients with flavors inspired by our students from around the world. For all day breakfast starting this Saturday, we will be serving daily pastries and sandwiches: ** SEC as inspired by South African boerewors meets grilled cheese with beef sausage, scrambled egg, and cheddar cheese on a housemade biscuit.... ** Omelette Sandwich as inspired by the Senegalese omelette with caramelized onion, potato, and spicy mayo on baguette. ** Pepper + Egg Sandwich as inspired by Middle Eastern shakshuka with feta and baby spinach on ciabatta. What would you order first? Comment below.

Congratulations to Soom Foods and Amy Zitelman on the launch of The Tahini Table! We are so happy to see this cook book in existence and for everyone to have the opportunity to get to know tahini outside of hummus. Soom was one of our FIRST in-kind donors, and we have been using their tahini and silan for years!! Purchase your copy of The Tahini Table wherever books are sold or on soomfoods.com

You are invited to our Grand Reopening! Starting this Saturday, we are open for take-out café service. Come join us for a breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee! Or biscuits and tea, whatever suits your fancy. More details on our COVID precautions, menu teasers, and a countdown will be featured in our Instagram stories throughout the week. See you Saturday!

Last but definitely not least, meet Li! Li's native country is China and his favorite dish to make is lamb meatballs. Before the break, Li's favorite times at Emma's Torch were when he cooked on the line during busy dinner shifts! Well, Li might get another chance to do that again soon!

Say hello to Oumou! Oumou is originally from Guinea and her favorite dish to cook is rice with beef. Her favorite memory at Emma's Torch was when she got to learn how to make chocolate cake from Chef Alex! Don't you wish you could've been there to try?

We'd like to introduce each member of our first cohort in Emma's Torch 2.0! First, meet Fanta! She is from Côte d'Ivoire and her favorite dish to cook is rice and fish. Her favorite memory at Emma's Torch so far was her first day back after 7 months away from the program! Fanta is so excited to finally be back and so are we! Stay tuned to meet the rest of our current students!

We are SO EXCITED to finally have Cohort 21 back in Carroll Gardens with us! After seven long months, it has been incredible to see their smiles (behind masks, of course) and to see them back to learning with Chef Alex. Everyone please give them a warm welcome!

Support for our students does not end after their graduation dinners. The Emma's Torch family keeps learning and growing with each other with our Alumni Advocacy and Community Building program. Our alumni classes explore entrepreneurship, public speaking, coping skills, goal setting, financial planning, and much more. Last week, the Emma's Torch family was lucky enough to learn how to make the perfect rice during class from our alumni, Larissa. Sounds delicious, right?

Want to learn more about our organization while preparing New American cuisine with our New Americans? We’re now offering virtual cooking classes for groups: think social hours for corporate groups, birthday celebrations or family-friendly get togethers this holiday season! Link to the inquiry form is in our bio and our website. What would you like to cook with the Emma's Torch family? Leave a comment!

Democracy is delicious. We are excited to have the opportunity to vote for our shared values. See a long line full of hungry people? Contact Pizza to the Polls to send free pizzas to polling places with long lines.

#mondaymotivation Congratulations to our graduate, Susan, for finishing pastry school at the Institute of Culinary Education! Susan is the first Emma's Torch graduate to complete the ICE pastry program. All your hard work in the program and making these AMAZING cakes is truly inspiring! We are so proud to have been a part of your journey so far and we can't wait to see what you do next in your externship.

Many thanks to The Good People Fund for their extremely generous support! Their contributions have helped us reopen, bring back our students, and set them on a path towards their future careers. Check out the Good People Fund's 2020 Annual Report, we're on page 32! https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-pub/annual-reports/

Happy Halloween from Carroll Gardens! There are so many spooky and fantastic decorations around the neighborhood. We hope everyone in our community has a fun and safe weekend! What are your socially-distant plans for Halloween? Leave a comment!

Last night, we had our special live Shabbox event! Participants were delivered a meal kit filled with fresh ingredients to create Chef Alex’s original recipes for Berbere-Spiced Hand Pies with Tamarind Sauce, Fonio and Kale Salad, Yam Cake, and Challot. In our virtual classroom, Chef Alex then led step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the meal. Stay tuned for MANY more opportunities to engage with Chef Alex and our students coming up. What would you like to see Chef Alex make next?

Check out what our team is making! This is Short Rib Rice with Squash Purée and sautéed vegetables. Our students learned how to make purées last week and our very own fellow, Ruslan, brought the rest of the dish together!

The Emma's Torch Family is for life. We are committed to supporting our alumni through their graduations and well into their careers. For the past three months, we have worked closely with our alumni to help them prepare for and connect with job opportunities. Although it hasn't been easy, our family has seen significant success which we hope to continue on through the coming months.

Another busy day in Carroll Gardens! What could Sierra be up to? Stay tuned to find out!

Friendly reminder to practice your knife skills! Cohort 20 is working hard to learn and hone their skills in the kitchen. Even with the new classroom setup, things are starting to feel familiar. It's great to feel the passion and excitement throughout our restaurant!

It’s buttermilk biscuit time! Here, Chef Alex is posing with one of the biscuits made in house by our students. What is your favorite biscuit topping? Comment below!

Our last new staff introduction is for Daniel, our new Program Associate! Daniel recently graduated from college and comes to Emma's Torch through the Project 55 Fellowship. He has a background in Public Policy, Urban Studies, and restaurant management from working at his family's Japanese restaurant. Daniel is so excited to be joining the team for Emma's Torch 2.0 and can't wait to eat all of the student's creations!

Let's give a big welcome to Sierra! Sierra joined us last month as the new Program Manager. Before joining the Emma's Torch family, Sierra gained experience in organizing community gardens at food pantries, managing a commercial kitchen at a summer camp in the Catskills, and providing clinical social work services to families in New York City. As an LMSW and a lover of all things food, she is beyond excited to join our family and support our students and alumni.

To start off the week, we will highlight and welcome some new members to our team! Say hello to our new Leadership Development Fellow, Ruslan! Since Ruslan came to the US from Russia, he has let his passion for cooking guide his path to success. Ruslan graduated from our program back in February of 2019 and went on to continue to hone his skills in the culinary industry. Now, he returns for six months as a fellow to learn and grow his leadership skills in all parts of the business. Ruslan plans to use this opportunity to take the next step towards achieving his ambitious hopes and dreams for the future!

As exciting as it is to have our students back cooking and learning at our restaurant, COVID safety measures always come first. All students, staff, and guests must complete a wellness check and have their temperature read at the door. Our restaurant has been been transformed into a well-ventilated classroom space where students can properly socially distance. Everyone must wear a provided mask at all times and every 30 minutes, students must wash and sanitize their hands. So if you're walking down Smith Street and hear Chef Alex excitedly yell "How long has it been since we've washed our hands??" you'll know we're serious about the safety and well-being of our community.

We are so happy to officially begin Emma's Torch 2.0! Starting today, Cohort 20 will complete our revamped culinary training program that will prepare them to work in the culinary industry. Thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts during these trying times, we hope you'll continue to support us as we start this new journey!

One more day!!! Tomorrow, we will open our doors for our students to return to our culinary training program. We are so excited for this opportunity to safely restart our program for our 20th cohort of students. We have been highlighting what students do each week of our 10-week program while awaiting their return, and we have finally made it to the end of our countdown. Week 10: Graduation! In the final week of our program, students will craft and finalize their own dishes t...o serve for our graduation ceremony. Building an entirely original menu is not only a powerful educational experience, it is also a celebration for the amazing work and backgrounds that each one of our students brings to the table. The end of the program is only the beginning of our graduates' prospective careers and the lifelong community as a member of our Emma's Torch Family. See more

Thank you to the New York Times for highlighting our reopening! Check out the whole article at the link below. We cannot wait to see our students tomorrow and all of you in November when we reopen for takeout! https://www.nytimes.com//13/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html

Only 2 more days until we can welcome back our students! Each day until then, we are highlighting what our students experience in our 10-week program. Week 9: Finalizing the Toolkit As students finish up our training program, we will ensure that they are fully equipped for success in the culinary industry. With only two weeks left at Emma's Torch, we will partner with our students to narrow down job placement options based on their passions, strengths, and individual needs. Students also begin preparing their recipes for the final graduation menu using their training and personal experiences to create a dish that truly represents their hard work.

Welcome back to our countdown! In just 3 days, we will welcome back our students. Each day until then, we are highlighting what our students experience in our 10-week program. Week 8: Passing It Forward The student becomes the teacher! Students will begin helping the next cohort prepare for the different roles of service to cement their culinary training. Here, we will also have conversations on worker's rights and advocacy skills.