Emma’s Torch To Open New Location At Brooklyn Public Library

December 5, 2018, Brooklyn, New York -- Emma’s Torch, the social enterprise that empowers refugees through culinary education and job readiness training, today announced a new partnership with Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) to manage its concession program at Central Library, located at 10 Grand Army Plaza. Emma’s Torch at BPL will complement the organization’s existing full-service restaurant in Carroll Gardens and is expected to open to the public in February 2019.

Magedda, Mazen, Shehla and Dmitrii graduated from Emma’s Torch this June! Hear the inspiration behind the dishes they created for graduation.

Kerry is named a 2018 Repair The World NYC Community Builder. Thanks to Repair The World for supporting our work!

We are excited to announce that we won $10,000 from the 1010 Wins Small Business Grant Challenge!

This bread pudding is to die for, and is currently on the dessert menu at our new Carroll Gardens location. Enjoy this recipe, originally published in this Haaretz profile about Emma's Torch.

A warm welcome to our new Curriculum Sponsor, Roland Foods! Here's a recipe using some of our favorite ingredients. 

The Emma’s Torch team is delighted to announce that we’ll be moving into a new (permanent!) restaurant space in April. You can find us at 345 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens.

Today, more than 65 million people are displaced worldwide. It’s important to get past the misconceptions about refugees and the resettlement process to truly understand where refugees are coming from—both geographically and emotionally—and what we can all do to help.

It's Hanukkah, and there's nothing better than digging into some latkes with apple sauce or sour cream. This year, we present a twist on the classic potato latke: a fluffy and delicious pumpkin latke!

Hold the champagne, we're popping open some extra PSLs and Frappuccinos! We are delighted to announce that we won $25,000 from Starbucks in last month's Upstander Challenge.