California’s Food Pop-Up Scene Gets a Boost from New State Law

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🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The pop-up whose Instagram you DM the moment orders reopen. The chef who makes the best dish you’ve ever tasted on a compostable plate. The baker whose vegan desserts have the perfect level of sweetness. California’s pop-up scene flourished in the pandemic, and a new state law eases restrictions for chefs who operate out of their home kitchens. We’ll talk to pop-up entrepreneurs across the state about their culinary creations — and about the challenges of running a pop-up itself, from finding venues to marketing and permitting. And we’ll hear about your favorite pop-up bakers, chefs and coffee-makers — and what you recommend ordering from them. Guests: Adhiti Bandlamudi, Silicon Valley reporter, KQED; runs the new popup Badam Babe Anand Upender, creator, Bay Area pop-up York Street Coffee and the pop-up dinner series "Just Some Folks" Rashida Holmes, chef-owner, Bridgetown Roti, a Caribbean American food pop-up based in LA Vandor Hill, owner, Whack Donuts, a vegan donut pop-up in the Bay Area Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.4	The pop-up whose Instagram you DM the moment orders reopen.
1:22.4	The chef with the best dish you ever tasted on a compostable plate.
1:26.0	The baker whose vegan desserts have that perfect
1:28.4	level of sweetness. California's pop-up scene flourished in the pandemic, and a new state law
1:33.7	aims to make it easier on chefs who operate out of their home kitchens. Coming up on forum,
1:39.0	we'll meet food pop-up entrepreneurs, learn about their culinary creations, and what it takes
1:44.0	to launch a food pop-up in
1:45.3	California, and tell us about your favorite pop-up bakers, chefs or coffee makers.
1:50.7	After this news.
2:05.0	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:11.7	Governor Newsom a couple weeks ago signed into law new rules than make it easier for home cooks to sell their food to the public.
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