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Getting last minute directions

Although I had not originally planned to attend the Taste of Microentrepreneurship event at the Yerba Buena Garden, I answered a request to help with the event  and so got to see, firsthand, these fantastic food entrepreneurs who work through La Cocina.

La Cocina is an incubator kitchen for small food startups, many of them women-run businesses.  The food for the Taste of Microentrepreneurship was provided by five outstanding businesses who got their start with La Cocina:

Chaac-Mool, Estrellita’s Snacks, El Buen Comer, Kika’s Treats, and Coconut & Spice.

Yerba Buena East Garden

My job was to help out at Kika’s booth which had these fantastic palm sugar caramels.  Kika (Cristina Besher) explained to me that palm sugar is the best kind of sugar in that it is the lowest in glycemic index, meaning that it slowly trickles glucose into your blood stream and keeps your energy levels balanced.  That means it’s good candy that is good for you.  I ate three of the caramels.

As the evening grew busy with about 200 attendees, I switched over to the Coconut & Spice booth and helped make these great appetizers from Malaysia.  The demand was so great that we could hardly keep the trays filled with these tasty vegan pastries made with jicama, carrot, and turmeric.  Everyone loved them and wanted seconds or thirds.

If you need an event catered, you really should check with La Cocina and request more information on these great food entrepreneurs.  You and your guests will be pleased