Sustainable Community Kitchen

At our Sustainable Community Kitchen (SCK), we showcase what chef-led, dignified meal production looks like—an homage to culinary curation that touches every facet of the food system. Each week, our team prepares 30,000 nutritious meals for neighbors in need, blending culinary expertise with compassion and care.

Ingredients get donated

We collect it and bring it to the kitchen

Ingredients are turned into meals

We deliver meals to community-based organizations

Community-based organizations distribute the meals to their community

Impact

30,000,000

meals prepared for communities across New York City.

2,940,335

pounds of food donated and turned into meals

RETHINK FOOD

RETHINK FOOD

Service: dine with us

SERVICE is a dinner series presented by Chef Daniel Humm at Rethink Food’s Sustainable Community Kitchen. These intimate, all-inclusive dinners—featuring five courses with beverage pairings—raise funds to support our work across the city. Past guests have included Michelin-star chefs like Daniel Humm, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Mitchell, and other top culinary talent.

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Events: celebrate with purpose

Located in Greenwich Village (116 W Houston St.), our 800-square-foot kitchen is a state-of-the-art space where we prepare catering, fundraisers, pop-ups, and more. We also transform donated ingredients from events across the city into meals for food-insecure New Yorkers. Let’s plan your next event!