THE KITCHEN WE BUILD TOGETHER:
EMMA’S TORCH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Setting Roots in Maryland
We're creating a new Culinary Training Center and Café in Silver Spring, MD, supported by the launch of a $2.2 million capital campaign. Our new location will be a welcoming space that will give our DC-area students room to grow, learn, and create.
Building our Kitchen Together
With doors set to open in early 2026, we’re calling on our community to help build this teaching café where our students can gain skills, confidence, and a brighter future through the power of food.
Join our capital campaign, The Kitchen We Build Together, as we expand our ability to transform lives while strengthening the local culinary workforce. The campaign was launched with a generous lead gift from The Longer Tables Fund by José Andrés.
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We Are On A Mission
The Need
Right now, our DC-area students are learning in a space that’s simply too small for their ambitions. With a growing waitlist of aspiring refugee chefs, we need a larger home to meet the demand for training and opportunity.
Together, we’ll build a new, state-of-the-art learning center and community café that will provide a professional restaurant training environment and space to welcome more students and guests each year.
The Solution
Your gift will help build a place where new beginnings are baked, skills are sharpened, and dreams are served daily. Your support fuels opportunity and change.
The Impact
To make a pledge for the campaign, or for questions or more information, please reach out to Riley Janeway at riley@emmastorch.org.