Win­ter 2006 — Walk­ing around in the Mis­sion neigh­bor­hood, one of the first things you notice is the smell of food: Beans, grilled meat, and tor­tillas all waft through the air like one big atom­ized hunger-inducing bur­rito. Around the cor­ner from each other are two orga­ni­za­tions whose kitchens are not only con­tribut­ing to the sen­sory land­scape with heav­enly smells of apple pie and empanadas, they’re actu­ally using those kitchens as a locus for change in the com­mu­nity. Read more