Tour: Lunch at Life's Kitchen

Tour: Life’s Kitchen

"Life’s Kitchen was founded in 2003 by local restaurateur Rory Farrow.  Before opening Life's Kitchen Rory saw hundreds of Boise teenagers enter her restaurants as employees without the basic life skills necessary to become successful young adults. She found herself not only teaching them how to read a recipe and properly handle a knife but also helping them find their first apartment, learn how to manage a budget, and develop other important skills required for economic independence. After 25 years of informal mentoring, Rory founded Life’s Kitchen.  

Life’s Kitchen was one of the first organizations supported by Catalyst Kitchens, a national network of food service job training programs. As a Model Member of the Catalyst Kitchens Network, Life’s Kitchen is a recognized leader in the field of foodservice social enterprise. 

Since 2003, Life’s Kitchen has provided over 550,000 hours of job training to more than 755 young adults, while providing more than 2 million charitable meals to community members in need. In 2012, Life’s Kitchen was awarded the Albertsons Foundation ID21 award for innovation in education."

Please join us on Monday, December 12th at Life's Kitchen on 8574 W. Fairview Avenue at 11:00 a.m. as Tammy Johnson, Executive Director, leads us on a tour of the facilities while explaining their program and highlighting the success of this non-profit.

Attendees will also enjoy lunch after this tour. 

Event Cost: $20 City Club members & non-members (lunch included in registration fee)

Limited to 14 attendees.

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU College of Business, our Annual Sponsor University of Idaho, Boise, and the 2022 Forum Series sponsors: AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Echelon Group, Micron, Optum Idaho, PacificSource Health Plans, and Small Mine Development. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University and Northwest Nazarene University. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, Idaho Public Television and the Idaho Statesman. The Osher Lifetime Learning Institute is our Community Partner. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.