Commercial Kitchen at the Missing Corner.

Commercial prep space and food truck with flexible availability and pricing for those aligned with the mission: Inviting Connection in a Disconnected World. We are choosy about who joins the truck team. You must have high cleanliness standards and value quality and sustainable food that nurtures our community.

Equipment and Rates

• Here is a list of  the equipment provided by the Community Kitchen as part of the rental

• We don’t have fixed pricing at the Missing Corner. Please Review my payment contribution guidance page prior to proceeding.

Onboarding Process Overview

1. Contact the the missing corner to discuss intended use and do a tour if needed.

2. Sign a waiver and if applicable, provide Certificate of Insurance for general liability with “The Missing Corner, LLC” listed as additionally insured. (once per year).

3. Obtain necessary permits that you may need depending on what you are trying to do (see below for details). 

4. Become a member of the Missing Corner, Schedule an onsite onboarding orientation (Just once!) then Self-Book and pay for your use in the kitchen and cook!

Step 1. Contact the Missing Corner

Contact us through our ‘About’ page, after we receive your inquiry, we will reach out to you to find out if your proposed activity is a good fit for the facility and if we are a good fit for you. We are also happy to schedule a time to tour the space.

If given the green light by us and you are excited …. proceed.

Step 2. Insurance and/or waiver

Waiver

We ask anyone using the kitchen to sign this waiver. You will be responsible and liable for any guests or clients of yours that are on the Missing Corner property to buy from you, work from you or visit you.

Certificate of Insurance (COI)

In order to vend, sell or serve out of the truck, or if you are a registered business with general liability insurance, you will need to provide a Certificate of Insurance for general liability showing “The Missing Corner, LLC” with address 1256 Hwy 141, White Salmon, WA 98672 as additionally insured to these limits:

Each Occurrence: 1,000,000 

General Aggregate 2,000,000 

It is pretty standard to simply call your insurance and ask them to do this. You may be able to add The Missing Corner, LLC to your homeowners or renters general liability policy or obtain one time event insurance ( for ex. www.eventsured.com).

If you are selling or serving alcohol you must make sure your insurance covers alcohol or add additional insurance that does.

If you are an individual who doesn’t already have business insurance,

1. you may be able to add The Missing Corner, LLC to your homeowners or renters general liability policy or obtain one time event insurance ( for example: www.eventsured.com).

2. you may be able to operate with just the waiver from the Missing Corner without insurance if you are just prepping food and packaging it to sell elsewhere or doing private cooking but we review this on a case by case basis. Please reach out to discuss (themissingcorner@gmail.com).

Step 3. Obtain your Permits. Oh Joy!

If you are just using the kitchen for personal/private use and are not planning to sell or serve anything you cook to others, you don’t need a permit and are all set and can proceed to Step 4. Example: You want to test out a new Italian burrito concept for a future food truck business. Or, serving but not selling food to a private close friend or family group.

Food Handlers Permit

If you are planning on selling or serving prepared food to the general public,  you will need to obtain a Food Handlers Card for Washington (good for 2 years)  and a permit from the Klickitat County Health Dept.

Klickitat County Permits

You will need permits if you are:

• Serving prepared foods to the public (not private events) or selling anything prepared in the food cart, including sales to a private group.

• Creating value-added foods or herbal supplements for retail/market sale permits. These permits are product dependent and you may also need a permit from the Dept of Agriculture. See guidance here. https://agr.wa.gov/cottagefood .

You can get two types of permits from the County. It will be streamlined from the standard applications you find online since information about our facility is already on file.

• Option 1: Temporary Permit: This is appropriate for most people. Covers event use, seasonal use, and sporadic year round use.

• Option 2: Non-Temp Plan Review : This application is appropriate if you want to do something regularly in the space year round.

Submit the following docs to the Missing Corner (themissingcorner@gmail.com). We will review and forward them on to the Health Dept.

1. Signed waiver, and copy of COI if applicable.

2. food handlers card, and permit application (one of the two above)

3. signed commissary agreement.

We will review, help you revise and forward them on to the Health Dept. There are fees associated with filing for permits with the County and the cost of these range from $50-$300 depending on what you are doing. I’d give yourself 14 calendar days before you plan on serving food to avoid rush fees.

Diana (509-773-2364) is the contact at the Klickitat Public Health Department and can help to answer any questions and clear up ambiguity. Make sure you let her know you are using the commissary kitchen at the Missing Corner when talking to her.

Federal Department of Agriculture Permits

You may also need a permit from the Dept of Agriculture if you are processing raw farm or foraged ingredients for sale. See guidance here. https://agr.wa.gov/cottagefood.

Banquet and Alcohol Licenses

If you are serving alcohol to the general public, you will need a Banquet Permit from the State of Washington. You may be except for some family style gatherings, please review guidelines on their webpage. If you are selling alcohol you will need a liquor license from the State of Washington.

Step 4.  Orientation of the Kitchen

Once we have received all insurance docs and required permits and licenses for your intended (including any additional USDA, banquet, alcohol licenses),

1. Purchase an active membership to the Missing Corner

2. Schedule an onboarding orientation with teighamarie@gmail.com, 858-380-8386

3. Self-schedule time in the kitchen as you need it

You are responsible for following all posted cleaning protocols, closing procedures, and proper use of all systems communicated to you by Teigha. 

You will be responsible for replacing equipment if damaged due to your negligence or misuse and for the conduct of any guests, employees or costumers onsite.

Anything you bring into the rented space, including food, needs to be removed by the end of your continuous alloted rental time. If you need additional storage space, please discuss with Natalie and Teigha.  We may be able to provide a solution.

We reserve the right to remove your privilege to use the Truck if you violate any of the above or your actions are actively creating disconnect and discord.

Have Fun Cooking!!!

Let’s Invite Connection in a Disconnected World Together!