About Us
We’re proud to support our culinary entrepreneurs.
Garden State Kitchen is a kitchen incubator that provides an ecosystem of support services for culinary entrepreneurs.
Starting any business has its challenges, but food-based businesses have their own unique set of obstacles to overcome. One of the first and most common problems food-based businesses face is finding suitable commercial kitchen space in the area. Our aim is to address that need by providing low-risk access to clean and affordable kitchen space.
We are located in the Valley Arts District of Orange, NJ, which is a vibrant artist community, bustling with the energy of a burgeoning arts scene. The building itself formerly housed an ironworks company, as referenced by its trademark banner painted across the top of the facade. Filled with natural light thanks to the windows, roll-up doors, and skylight, the building is conducive to the culinary arts generated in the space. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, the building was also perfectly suited for being converted to a kitchen by the Garden State Kitchen team, due its open floor plan and existing robust electric, gas, and plumbing infrastructure.
Krishna Chetti
Owner and Operator
Krishna Chetti, is originally from the island of Mauritius where food, family and community have always been at the heart of daily life. After a 30-year international career in banking, he made a deliberate life choice to move to the US, change careers and follow a long-held passion for food entrepreneurship using his mother’s recipes.
He is the founder and owner of Petite Île, a Mauritian food brand built on family recipes and relentless commitment to quality. His main products, Mauritian samosas and sauces, are currently sold at 5 farmers markets in New Jersey.
Now acquiring Garden State Kitchen in Orange, Krishna is excited to relocate Petite Île production while committing to seamless continuity for existing members.
Evi Lopez
Kitchen Manager
Evi runs the day-to-day operations of the kitchen and does so with incredible passion for detail and service. She manages our dishwashing and cleaning staff, and makes sure the kitchen in sparking clean and humming along without a hitch. With decades of experience in facility operations and management, Evi has been with the Garden State Kitchen team since 2019 and is an invaluable part of what makes the kitchen work so well for our customers.