Cultivating Community

We promote awareness of MEHKOs among the public and aspiring home cooks, facilitate the discovery of MEHKOs in their local areas, and foster community connections between culinary entrepreneurs.


Are you interested in starting a MEHKO or connecting with fellow MEHKO businesses? Join us for COOK Chat, a monthly interactive Zoom call hosted by COOK Alliance. This is your chance to connect with current and aspiring MEHKO operators, share business strategies, tackle challenges, and learn from each other’s experiences.

Our calls are the first Tuesday of every month from 5:30-6:30pm.


HomeCOOKed Conferences

The COOK Alliance hosts an annual conference to discuss the growth of the home cooking movement. Check out our past conferences below:


HomeCOOKed 2022

theme: Power in Numbers.

Friday, November 18th, 10:00am - 3:00PM PST Virtual over Zoom

Keynote Speaker - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

Sponsor of AB626 and the 2023 $8M CA State MEHKO Fund

Special thank you to the Institute for Justice and Ventures for being sponsors for the 2022 convening.


Watch the recordings from HomeCOOKed 2022