18 Reasons is a nonprofit that increases food security through the power of home cooking. We offer two food education programs.
Through hands-on cooking classes, we empower our community with the confidence and creativity needed to buy, cook, and eat good food every day. At our 18th Street Kitchen in San Francisco, we host paid cooking classes with chefs from around the world, and ticket sales help support our free programming for low-income families. Through our Cooking Matters program, we offer grocery donations paired w
06/17/2026
Pretty sure we have the best team ever! Sunshine, tamales in the park ..basically our favorite way to spend the day 💗💗
& the good news! Our team is growing and we’re hiring for a few different positions! Check out the link in bio to see the open roles.
06/11/2026
We have so much to share!☀️ First up, our summer sale STARTS NOW! For a limited time, enjoy 20% off all July & August classes + memberships. Our summer classes tend to sell out fast, so we’d jump on it!
Our July & August class calendar just dropped and it’s a good one. Chef Gracie is back with her Simply Summer Series, celebrating the best of California summers. Beyond that, we have North Indian classics, Vietnamese seven-course beef, butchery workshops, cheese making, summer making, tofu classes, and so much more.
Shop the summer sale through the link in bio!
06/11/2026
☀️ our june so far ☀️☀️
1. Salmon Otak Otak from Fish Butchery and Southeast Asian Cookery class with
2. Our culinary skills station at Connected Employment’s career fair!
3. Resourceful cooking moments (with full safety precautions taken!)
4. 18 Reasons staff 💙💙💙💙
5. A Laksapalooza with 🍲
6. Cheffing it up at Pakistani home cooking class with
7. Home style Kulcha that we are still dreaming about …
06/04/2026
How cute are we!! New 18 Reasons merch is officially here! From cozy crewnecks to the cutest dad hats, everything is designed to wear your love of good food on your sleeve (literally!)
Shop the collection today and know that every dollar supports our mission of bringing good food and community to our Bay Area neighbors 💙💙 link in bio.
Tshirt & crewneck design by the lovely .mccalman
05/28/2026
Our hearts are sooo full from last night’s dinner! Shoutout to the farmers, cooking with your food brought the biggest smiles to our faces. Shoutout to the team for cooking it up and creating some seriously delicious dishes. And thanks to all who joined us and spent the evening around our table! Now let us just daydream about it for the rest of the week 💚🌱
05/21/2026
We’re partnering with the legendary for a one-night-only celebration of pride, community & seriously good food on Saturday, June 20 🏳️🌈. Chef Gaby Maeda is cooking, Blake Cole is pouring, and the vibes will be immaculate. We can’t wait to party with you at our 18th Street Kitchen!
Two seatings available - 5PM & 7PM! Link in bio 🎟️
05/21/2026
We’re partnering with the legendary for a one-night-only celebration of pride, community & seriously good food on Saturday, June 20 🏳️🌈. Chef Gaby Maeda is cooking, Blake Cole is pouring, and the vibes will be immaculate. We can’t wait to party with you at our 18th Street Kitchen!
Two seatings available - 5PM & 7PM! Link in bio 🎟️
Too nice outside to stay in… and too excited about what’s coming 👀 merch drop soon!
05/15/2026
A true farm to table moment! is joining us at our 18th Street Kitchen on May 27th for a beautiful feast of bountiful seasonal produce to celebrate the release of the Full Belly Farm Cookbook!
Chef Gracie is cooking up a meal that features their food and we can’t wait to provide our community with the opportunity to break bread with the farmers themselves!
Menu highlights include tastings of new potatoes with Meyer lemon aioli, zucchini, and early summer allium purée, farm egg tagliatelle, peaches galore, slow-cooked lamb shanks, and fennel pollen ice cream… yes please!
Tickets linked in bio 🍑🍋🥔🥒🥕🥬
Shoutout to the teachers and instructors who make 18 Reasons what it is 🩵✨ From community programs to cooking classes at 18th Street Kitchen, you show up, you inspire, and you feed us well (literally). We are so grateful for you.