“What is this place?” has to be the #1 question asked by people coming through our door (followed by “Do you have a menu?” or “What do I need to join?” and “Do you have chicken salad?”) So what IS The Hive? We are a health department-inspected shared commercial kitchen space available to rent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We currently have 2,400 square feet of workspace with stations for cooking, baking, food prep, dish washing, as well as cold and dry storage space available to our rental customers. Want to join The Hive? Find out how on our Getting Started page.
In The Storefront
The Hive Storefront is open Tuesday – Friday 12:00pm to 6:00pm and Saturday 8:00am – 12:00pm. Items stocked daily, available while they last.
- Happy Chicken Salad Day! 7/6 in the kitchen
Green bell peppers stuffed with sausage, rice and tomato sauce 
IN THE REFRIGERATOR
52 containers of chicken salad
Cabbage roll soup
Cream of chicken rice soup
Corn dip
Olive Salad
Meatloaf
Baked ziti with Italian sausage
Stuffed green peppers
Filipino baked macaroni
Cheeseburger, mozzarella stick and Lumpia EdRolls
Smoked pulled pork shoulder
Beef brisket
Jalapeño popper chicken salad
Almond Biscotti
Working on grilled chicken salads, ready by 2pm, meatball sandwiches and roast beef sandwiches by 3pm
IN THE FREEZER
Sausage gravy
Chicken tetrazzini
Chicken enchiladas
Mac and cheese
Baked chicken parmigiana
Chicken soup with cheese tortellini
Mexican pork, bean and vegetable soup
Meatloaf
Meatballs and marinara sauce
Pasta w ham and peas
Cauliflower crust pizzas
Bourbon chocolate bread pudding
Cheesecakes
Pints of ice cream
What’s New In The Hive
Find out about new clients, special events, and other things of note in the Hive Community.
- 2022 Channahon Business of the Year!
Thank you to those who nominated us and to all our kitchen renters and customers for making this happen!
- Help Wanted!
UPDATE: Our positions have been filled!
Looking for part time 20 hours per week food prep helper! Hours would be flexible between 10am-6pm Tuesday-Friday, ideally 3 days a week. Starting pay is $16/hr and for every hour worked, you receive 15 minutes of free kitchen use (Every 20 hours worked gets 5 hours of free kitchen time), which you can use to make your own items to sell in the kitchen store or farmer’s markets etc. So if you are wanting to start up a small food business, this would be an ideal place to start!
- Letters to Santa
It’s back! Our Letters to Santa mailbox is back at the kitchen, and we will be taking letters until December 18th! Everyone who gets their letter to us by that date will receive a letter back before Christmas from Santa himself! There is no purchase necessary and no stamped envelope is needed. Just make sure the return address is legible and if there are any special instructions you would like for Santa to include in the return letter, feel free to send a message to the kitchen page and we will pass the info along.