DC Central Kitchen

04/29/2026

Did you know our cafes now offer green chili and Logan’s chicken sausage breakfast burritos in all three of our cafes? Stop by the MLK Library, THEARC and the Klein Center to try our popular all day breakfast items!

04/29/2026

04/24/2026

Planning to see one DCCK’s most famous supporters take the stage at Nationals Park on May 27? Come support the kitchen before the show at Dacha Navy Yard, conveniently located across the street from stadium gates, for a pre-party with a purpose! Get your tickets before they sell out!

Before "The Boss" rocks the stage, join us for an exclusive pre-show party to fight hunger with bites & drinks just steps from the stadium gates!

04/22/2026

From recovering food during our first days in operation 37 years ago to gleaning thousands of pounds of produce from local farms, accepting tens of thousands of pounds of donated freshwater salmon, and using Leanpath food waste tracking technology to understand and reduce food waste in our kitchens today, DC Central Kitchen strives to be an environmentally responsible business committed to sustainability practices on and every other day of the year!

04/21/2026

Lots of programs—including DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training program—do something called outreach: connecting with potential students and partners by getting out in the community, building relationships, and attending accessible events. But we also do ‘in-reach’ – finding ways inside of correctional facilities and prisons in order to identify, encourage, and advocate for potential students before they’re released, so we can part of a successful process of coming home and choosing a new, positive way forward. For new DC Central Kitchen employee and recent Culinary Job Training graduate Kenzie, in-reach was a life-changing opportunity. Learn more about Kenzie on our blog...

"This transformed my life."

04/20/2026

Throughout April, we’re the recipient of the metrobar DC round-up campaign, allowing patrons to round-up their tab to donate to DC Central Kitchen! Stop by this Thursday, April 23 from 5 pm to 7 pm to learn more about the Kitchen with DCCK staff!

04/15/2026

Huge thanks to WUSA 9 for coming out to last week's Culinary Job Training graduation! It's great when our students are celebrated throughout the DMV!

D.C. Central Kitchen has been serving food to those in need for over 30 years while training new chefs in a culinary school and internship program.

04/14/2026

DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training program connects the next generation of culinarians to hospitality careers—and it’s hard to imagine a better place to learn and network than the global headquarters of Marriott International, a leading and long-time partner of our training program. Last week we continued a shared annual tradition of our job training students touring Marriott’s headquarters in Bethesda, MD, with an insider tour with leaders from both Marriott and DC Central Kitchen. Read more about CJT's day at Marriott on the DCCK site: https://dccentralkitchen.org/2026/04/09/from-insider-tours-to-opening-doors-marriott-supports-culinary-job-training-class-179/

04/06/2026

In 2025, DC Central Kitchen was open every single day, thanks to you. In fact, we are always open. Open to growth. Open to innovation. Open to all our neighbors. And we’re open when it matters most. Read our brand-new Annual Report to see the real results and inspiring personal stories you made possible this year! https://dccentralkitchen.org/impact25/

04/03/2026

YOU ARE INVITED! Each quarter, we honor our newest Culinary Job Training graduates at a raucous, joyous ceremony that is free and open to the public. Please join us at 2pm on Friday, April 10 at The Capital Turnaround (700 M St SE) to celebrate CJT Class 179!

04/02/2026

Since April is National Volunteer Month, here's the first edition of 'Why We Volunteer,' written by just a few of our 19,000 annual volunteers!

Solidarity and shared commitment

04/01/2026

April is . Since the first volunteer shifts at the Klein Center for Jobs & Justice on April 1, 2023, our kitchen has produced nearly 4 million community meals, 5 million school meals and 300,000 summer meals. That’s 9 million meals! Thanks to the 48,000 visitors and volunteers that have made the Klein Center thrive! This April 1 is the perfect time to sign up for a shift! https://dccentralkitchen.org/volunteer/