Start Your Own Restaurant, Catering or Food Truck For $50, Mi Casa La Receta Culinary Graduation Fiesta Proves It So

By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media. (See photo gallery & video below)

It was an evening to celebrate. To celebrate people with an idea, a dream, a passion. People who despite financial, cultural and educational obstacles still found a way to make their dream a reality. Thanks to the La Receta program offered by the Mi Casa Resource Center several up and coming food entrepreneurs are now marketing their businesses.

Angeles Ortega, Chief Executive Officer for Mi Casa welcomes guests and congratulates graduates of the La Receta program at Raices Brewery in Denver. Angeles joined Mi Casa Resource Center as Chief Executive Officer in February 2021. In her role, she oversees the organization’s management, funding, and strategic planning processes. Photo by Latin Life Denver Media.

While dozens of supporters milled about Denver’s Raices Brewery August 22, 2024 sampling a variety of delicious delicacies from eight different food entrepreneurs, they were also there to support and celebrate these culinary graduates. Participants included Fritay’s Haitian Cuisine, (fritayfood.com), Prietos’s Catering (prietoscatering.com) Santa’s Cakes (303.618.6425) Osamai Sweets (303.210.8415), Tullpa (720-203.4137) Siva Cafe (720.839.3912) Orinoco Cuisine & Art and Loma Bonita.

*Sivar Cafe! Founded by two Latina sisters, our food truck and catering service specialize in authentic Salvadoran pupusas, crafted with love from traditional recipes. Photo by Latin Life Denver Media.*

Talking about the La Receta program and other economic opportunities offered by Mi Casa, the evenings program brochure stated, “The Mi Casa Women’s Business Center supports entrepreneurs through all stages of business development with 1-on-1 consulting, in-depth Business Trainings, and various business-related workshops and webinars. La Receta program equips food entrepreneurs with the skill to launch and grow their business building solid foundations for long-term success”. In 2023 Mi Casa more than 40 entrepreneurial graduates.

Learn more about the La Receta Program

Hard to believe you can receive the education, mentoring and direction necessary to pursue your culinary dream for just $50. To learn more about the La Recta program and the many other economic development opportunities offered by Mi Casa contact them at https://micasaresourcecenter.org/ or call them at 303-573-1302 or by email at info@micasaresourcecenter.org. The Mi Casa Resource Center is located at: 345 S. Grove St. Denver, CO 80219.

Photos by Latin Life Denver Media