Partake Collective is an upcoming project that is meant to provide an attainable and realistic means for those who desire a career in the food industry to grow their business with minimal risk and without massive startup costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Construction in downtown Long Beach is nearly complete for Partake collective, a unique concept that owner Adam Carrillo describes as \u201can entrepreneurial ecosystem for the culinary arts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carrillo\u2019s partner received a report from the Long Beach Economic Development Commission highlighting the main challenges that small restaurant owners and hospitality workers faced before COVID-19, issues that were only exacerbated throughout the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partake was created as a response to combat these challenges and meet the increased desire to order food through delivery apps, and most importantly to provide a space for a community passionate about food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghost Kitchens are professional food facilities that do not have a storefront but offer delivery and occasionally feature take-out options. Partake takes this trend and expands it, introducing a full-scale operation and a dining area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is a pathway to business ownership within our small business ecosystem\u201d Carrillo said, this also provides four different kitchen types to accommodate people in different stages of their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Located on the corner of 5th<\/sup> and Elm Street and originally built in 1927, the building that houses Partake stands four stories tall and has a variety of spaces, 21 in total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This includes areas for commercial kitchens, prep, ghost kitchens, shared kitchens, and an eating area that offers an elevated experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The collective allows you to order from these kitchens and eat there. The only way one used to have access to these spots was through third-party delivery apps like DoorDash or Postmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typically, the idea of a brick and mortar presents the challenge of saving a ton of money or taking out a risky loan. Leveraging the spaces offered at Partake Collective, an aspiring business owner can sign a lease and move their appliances in right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even for small businesses outside of the foodservice industry, taking that first step toward a physical location can seem out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Owner of Verse Collective, Shira Tagle describes their dream of opening a shop in Long Beach as overwhelming and out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partake is partnered with Long Beach City College\u2019s culinary program, California State University Long Beach, and hopes to expose budding chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The collective also has a space designated for education and aims to provide an educational experience for students who otherwise might not have an opportunity to view behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LEED certification is a tool used to gauge the level of sustainability for a building. Partake collective ranks Gold in LEED certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partake is WELL certified, meaning the building stresses clean air and water sources. This also means that they maximize natural light within their space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Partake is expected to open between May and June this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Story by: Dylan Kurz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":8341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[4371,4369,1263,142,4370],"class_list":["post-8340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-dylan-kruz","tag-ghost-kitchen","tag-lifestyle","tag-long-beach","tag-partake-collective"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Skgy-2aw","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lbccviking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lifestyle_20220228_GhostKitchen_1344-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1503&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8344,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions\/8344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}