Susan Wood, NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
The Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation started in 2018 and now includes approximately 600 operations throughout the state.
Criminal Baking Co. owner Dawn Zaft is turning her cozy living space into a microkitchen.
She’s part of the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations program for home cooks, many of them chefs in their own right.
The program, adopted by Sonoma County in October, allows individuals to apply for a permit to legally operate small restaurants, whether it involves dining in or takeout, from their private residences.
Solano County led the North Bay in 2020 in deploying the program after California passed the MEHKO law in 2018.
Zaft’s concept of a bakery-pie pantry and cooking class paired with meals marks the first to earn approval to operate in her Luther Burbank neighborhood near downtown Santa Rosa. For her classes starting next month, she’ll host dinners and brunches of up to a dozen people in her dining room and living space.
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