It brought 40 cooks through its kitchen and spawned businesses for at least six of its alumni. Now, the Comal Heritage Food Incubator in Denver’s River North Art District is preparing to send off its final class of students.
The training kitchen and restaurant on 1950 35th St. will serve one last lunch Friday, Feb. 14, according to a statement that Focus Points Family Resource Center released on Tuesday.
“While the decision to close Comal was not easy, we are incredibly proud of the transformative impact Comal has had on so many lives,” Focus Points executive director Jules Kelty said in a statement. “Its legacy of empowering entrepreneurs and celebrating cultural diversity will leave a lasting impact on everyone it has touched.”
The northeast Denver nonprofit launched the incubator in 2016, initially for a group of Mexican women living in the area to develop their business ideas and eventually welcomed women from Africa, Central America and the Middle East.
Its leadership is now looking for another operator to continue running the space under a similar purpose.