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Hungry EyE 66 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Post Office BrattleStreet ParrisStreet HanoverStreet ForestAvenue HighStreet Portland Street Bubbass Isa Back Bay Grill Lancaster Street Port City Bikes FORK Deering Oaks Park Bayside Bowl Fork member Gelato Fiascos innovation lab will test new flavors and offer classes. Japchae potato noodles with veggies from the Gogi on the Block food truck a member of Stock Pot Malden. eric holstein and neil Spillane credit Union Kitchen in Washington D.C. as the model for Fork. Union Kitchen began in 2012 when Jonas Singer Cullen gilchrist opened the Blind Dog Caf in D.C. Blind Dogs chocolate chip cookies became so popular they needed an off-site facility to bake them which led to the purchase of a 7500-square-foot warehouse which led to so much kitchen space they started signing up other food producers to share it. this led to becoming a full-fledged food incubator with multiple locations a distribution network and a grocery story featuring Union Kitchen members foods. last year it came full circle. Blind Dog closed and turned into a permanent pop-up space for Union Kitchens members. Commonwealth Kitchen in Boston another inspiration for holstein and Spillane calls itself a collaborative community working to strengthen the local economy particularly for people who have been impacted by racial so- cial and economic inequality. We offer shared kitchens with integrated busi- ness assistance creating and growing dynamic food-based businesses and careers. they have 45 wholesalers food trucks and caterers on board and two commercial facilities. also in Boston Stock pot Malden a culinary incubator provides guidance in planning permitting and regulations finances and bookkeeping marketing support recipe de- velopment and event opportunities. Current members include food trucks bakers an omega cooking oil producer and Boston Chai Party teas. The Spark for Fork ChaiaDC a farm-to-taco member of Union Kitchen. and safety. Members who pay two months rent starting at 500 per month up front to get startedarrive with their own legitimate insured business and their ingredients and get cooking. How it Happened We did it with a combination of investors loans from Bangor Savings and from Coast- al Enterprises and some grant money Bayside American Caf Spillane says. As winners of a Maine food innovation challenge part of their prize was six hours of legal services. We used some of it for the real-estate transaction but we still have some hours left. You also need some smarts and experi- ence. Neil Spillane 29 a Brunswick native attended UMaine at Orono. Then I did an MBA at Quinnipiac University. Eric Hol- stein also 29 is from Westchester New York and he attended Colbywhich is when he fell in love with Maine says Spill- aneand majored in hotel finance. Spillane comes to Fork from the trench- Lancaster Street BrattleStreet BrattleStreet BrattleStreet Port City BikesPort City Bikes Lancaster Street Lancaster Street Lancaster Street Finding Fork