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01/30/2025

It is time to say goodbye.

Global to Local was created to advance health equity in South King County. However, its doors are closing due to rising operating costs and a lack of sustainable funding.

One program of Global to Local was the Food Innovation Network (FIN), which worked to enhance the local food system and increase access to healthy foods.

Food businesses have traditionally been a way for immigrants and low-income families to gain a foothold in the economy. Still, many South King County chefs face barriers to starting a business, including a lack of affordable commercial kitchen and restaurant space and challenges navigating unfamiliar systems.

In 2017, FIN launched our Food Business Incubator to help South King County BIPOC and immigrants start and grow food businesses. Through culturally sensitive business support, we assisted entrepreneurs with permits, subsidized kitchen and retail rent, helped make connections to market channels, and coached them on food industry standards.

In expanding its services, FIN built Spice Bridge, FIN’s Food Business Incubator, which operated from 2020-2024 and provided a home for FIN’s Incubator program. The 2,800-square-foot facility included a commercial kitchen with four cook stations, four retail food stalls, and a dining area. Food vendors rotated through the food hall stalls, offering culinary experiences that reflected the diversity of our community. Additional businesses used our kitchen for off-site sales, such as pop-ups and packaged products.

Spice Bridge also helped build food security in our community, supporting Tukwila Village Farmers Market, making fresh, local produce affordable and accessible, and providing a hub for FIN’s community meals program, which provided more than 8,700 no-cost meals for seniors and families in need.

We’re incredibly grateful to our generous community of donors and supporters who helped build and sustain Global to Local, the Food Innovation Network, and Spice Bridge.

Thank you for being a part of our work, our story, and our community.

12/31/2024

Meet Chef Lilian Ryland.

Chef Lilian grew up in Nigeria and spent her holidays learning how to cook traditional, labor-intensive meals with her grandma.

When Lilian moved to Seattle, she learned many Americans had never had Nigerian food. She used her cooking wisdom to give more people the opportunity to easily taste the unique flavors of Nigerian food that usually takes many laborious hours to create.

Now available on her website and in PCC stores, Chef Lilian works to preserve her food heritage by offering simple and convenient meal kits for popular dishes full of authentic Nigerian flavors with her business, Naija Buka.

Check out Naija Buka’s meal kits and catering options at https://cheflilian.com/.

12/17/2024

Meet Chef DeCoda Reese of Coda’s Kitchen.

Coda’s Kitchen serves authentic Jamaican dishes with a Southern soul food influence.

Who’s in the mood for some classic macaroni and cheese?

Chef Reese experimented with many versions of the classic Mac & Cheese dish before locking her own version down which has been well received by many people. Some people love her version so much, they rely on it, “If I don’t bring this as a side for the holidays, my family slightly disowns me for the day.”

Chef Reese remembers the moment she discovered her love of making food. It was her seventh birthday and after a long day of working, her mom made a cherry cheesecake. Though it was a simple dessert, it looked like the same cherry cheesecake on the box the ingredients came in. Chef Reese started cooking with her mom and grandmother as a child and so loved the activity, she would use her free time to play in the kitchen.

One of Chef Reese’s most popular dishes is Jerk Chicken/Oxtail, rice and peas, and cabbage. This meal takes two days to prepare because the ingredients are marinated overnight in a blend of fresh herbs, including cinnamon, allspice, clove, and ginger, scotch bonnet peppers, onions, and vegetables, to ensure the genuine Coda’s Kitchen flavor.

The next time you’re craving authentic Caribbean soul food, get in touch with Chef Reese!

11/22/2024

Meet Chef Nasrin Noori.

A combination of first letters from their middle names, Jazze’s is named after Nasrin’s four children. Jazze’s allows Nasrin to keep her children connected to their heritage through the food and hospitality celebrated in her culture.

Nasrin grew up in Afghanistan and immigrated to the U.S. with her family at age 11. Nasrin was always creative in the kitchen. As a child, she challenged herself to use whatever ingredients she had to craft delicious meals and by the time she was a teenager, Nasrin was responsible for preparing dinners for her family of 10.

Nasrin’s interest in food didn’t stop in the kitchen. She also started learning about the U.S. food system, nutrition, and the benefits of organic ingredients which led her to become certified as a health coach.

Nasrin opened Jazze’s to offer authentic Afghan food prepared with organic, local ingredients. The Jazze’s menu caters to a variety of dietary needs and preferences including paleo, vegan, and gluten-free options.

Check out the Jazze's catering menu here: https://foodinnovationnetwork.org/.../Jazzes-featured...

11/19/2024

Meet Mwana Moyo.

“Moyo” means “heart” in Swahili, a last name befitting for a community-oriented chef. Alongside serving mouth-watering flavors to hungry people, Mwana works as a caregiver and social services case manager.

Mwana is from Zanzibar, Tanzania, and uses skills in the kitchen taught to her by her grandma as well as traditional spices such as cumin, cloves, black pepper, garam masala, and tamarind masala to offer authentic East African food at Moyo Kitchen.

Food from Moyo Kitchen is always halal.

Mwana loves to cater events and parties because it gives her a chance to offer various options. When you or someone you know needs to feed a group of people, let Mwana show you how she cooks with love.

11/11/2024

On November 11th, we celebrate the people who served in the United States military.

It is important to recognize and show appreciation for the individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the people of the United States. During service, veterans sacrifice time away from their loved ones and after service, they often face significant struggles in the return to civilian life.

The people who are privileged to be protected by the work of veterans (and those still serving) honor that service every year on Veterans Day.

Tell a veteran why you're grateful for their service. Ask questions and listen to their stories. And then get them something good to eat!

11/09/2024

Seattle Restaurant Week 2024 is coming to a close.

Your last chance to indulge in Coda’s Kitchen ATL’s Seattle Restaurant Week Jamaican soul food pop-up at Spice Bridge in Tukwila is Saturday 11/9.

Serving up delicious~ jerk chicken ~ oxtails ~ shrimp & grits ~ Mac & cheese ~ collard greens ~ and Jack Daniels peach cobbler ~ Coda’s Kitchen ATL’s pop-up starts at 12PM - and ends when it is all sold out!

Don’t miss it!

11/08/2024

Diwali (also called Deepavali or Deepawali) means “row of lights” and is the Hindu festival of lights. Lamps and candles glow indoors while night skies are lit up with lanterns and fireworks to signify the triumph of light over dark or good over evil. Though homes and skies are illuminated everywhere on Diwali, Hindus believe the light of lights is the one that steadily shines in the chamber of the heart.

During Diwali, people wake up early to pray for good health, ethical discipline, efficient productivity, spiritual growth, and prosperity. Rituals and customs vary depending on the community celebrating, but all Diwali celebrations include good food and embody forgiveness, festivity, freedom, and friendliness.

11/06/2024

Once every four years, citizens of the United States have the privilege to exercise their right to vote for the President. Voting centers and ballot boxes are open until 8pm PST. Show up and make your vote count.

“The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in democracy.” - John Lewis

11/02/2024

On Día de los Mu***os or Day of the Dead, we honor the memory of our loved ones. Family and friends gather to remember those who have passed. Those memories can be good or bad, reflect triumph or tragedy, or even the times that made us laugh. This celebration is filled with stories and treasures that connect those who are still living to those who have passed on.

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10/29/2024

Chefs from the Food Innovation Network love to cater events.

So, if you need to feed a group of people, look no further than the Spice Bridge catering page: https://spicebridge.org/event_catering/

Your people will love to taste flavors from around the world, whether it's comfort food from their home or something new to delight their palette.

10/25/2024

When fall calls, we hear, "Yummmm."

What's better than a spoonful of warmth and delicious flavors on a cool, fall day?

For food that's like a hug in a bowl, visit the Spice Bridge Food Hall in Tukwila or view the catering menus created by Spice Bridge chefs on SpiceBridge.org.

Pictured is the Fufu & Beef Stew from Taste of Congo

Food Hall hours this weekend:
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

We look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon!

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http://www.foodinnovationnetwork.org/

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