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Home  ›  News  ›  CAMEO in the News  ›  State Policy, MEHKOs, Local Policy  ›  Home kitchen mini-restaurants now a thing in LA County. Oh, and it’s legal too.

Home kitchen mini-restaurants now a thing in LA County. Oh, and it’s legal too.

Shannon and Stuart Brantley in their home kitchen with dumplings they will sell from their Woodland Hills home on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. The pair are the first in LA County to receive a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) permit. Angel City Dumplings have been inspected and approved and will be serving dumplings soon. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The program can help legitimize the sale of prepared foods from the home, making it safe and regulated, the county said. Proponents say the program benefits single moms who care for children and elderly parents and therefore can’t leave the home for work, as well as providing a second source of income for immigrant families on a tight budget.

Continue reading Home kitchen mini-restaurants now a thing in LA County. Oh, and it’s legal too.

Published: November 20, 2024

Source: Los Angeles Daily News

Related: State Policy, MEHKOs, Local Policy

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