Help Food Businesses Lost in SF Fire

BY TAMARA PALMER (PHOTO BY EKO KITCHEN)

Amongst the damage caused by a five-alarm fire on 14th Street near Shotwell in San Francisco this morning was the destruction of a commissary kitchen that housed five young food businesses: Eko Kitchen, Fulfilled Foods, Chilli Cali, Crepe Madame and VeganBacon.

Eko proprietor Simileoluwa Adebajo, who had just moved all of her restaurant equipment into the facility and was planning a new takeout operation in the space, has organized a fundraiser to support each of the five businesses as they rebuild.

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This week we were supposed to relocate from the restaurant back to our industrial commissary on 14th Street where Eko Kitchen initially started. This morning I woke up late and running into work, found that the kitchen was on fire and burning to the ground. Almost all of our inventory and equipment has been lost in this fire, but thankfully no one was hurt. I am so glad I was late for work today. We will rebuild and recover, and share more details as things unfold. #foodoftheday#jollofrice#foodie#sanfransiscofood #nigerianfood #eatdrinksf #popup #popuprestaurant #yougottaeatthis #foodphotography #sfbrunch #sanfranciscorestaurants #cookingclass #nigerian #womanownedbusiness #blackwomanowned #smallbusiness #catering #events #corporatecatering #westafricanfood #sanfrancisco #bayarea

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Here’s the donation link again, in case you can help with a contribution of any size.