04
16-week
culinary training cohort
- FRESH GASTRO™ × Fresh Chef Foundation × Urban League of Essex County
- Newark, New Jersey
- Training / Workforce development / Culinary arts
- Workforce development
What this is.
A hands-on 16-week culinary and hospitality training experience designed to turn interest into skill — and skill into opportunity.
Participants learn inside a working food-service environment while building practical experience across the kitchen and the front of house.
This is not an employment listing. It is a training pathway.
Learn.
Cook.
Serve.
Lead.
- Culinary fundamentals
- Food safety
- Commercial kitchen operations
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- Production
- Entrepreneurship
- Workforce readiness
- No professional experience required
- No resume required
- Bring curiosity and commitment
Ready to
tap in?
Your selection is already set — tell us about yourself and we'll take it from there.
The FRESH ecosystem
FRESH Media
We tell stories.
Independent reporting on food, business, culture, hospitality and design.
Fresh Chef Foundation
We build opportunity.
Culinary education, hospitality training, entrepreneurship and workforce development.
FRESH Fund
We connect capital.
A founder + capital connection platform for food, beverage and hospitality builders.
FRESH GASTRO™
We build skills.
A training kitchen and community café in Newark, New Jersey.
- FRESH Media
- Who's FRESH?
- Discover talent
- Train + support
- Connect resources
- Build businesses
- Create opportunity
- Tell the next story
We don't just know what's fresh. We're building what's next.