Press & Awards

As Seen On

Akshay Prabhu Foodnome

Guest Speaker at Lao Family Youth Conference

David Chang Akshay Prabhu Foodnome

Dinner with David Chang Next Thing You Eat, E3, HULU

ABC Localish, My Home Restaurant, BaoHouse

KRON LIVE

Highlight of my First Home Restaurant in the Bay Area. We expanded to 36 other home restaurants from there!

Spectrum 1

Live TV Interview + Spotlight on Lucy, Barra De Pan

Best Documentary

California International Short Film Festival

‘Home Restaurant’

United Plates of America

A tour of Riverside home restaurants and the stories that drive them.

International Television Debut

ABC 7

Feature of the Foodnome movement in Riverside. We saw a 250% MoM growth in Sales during the Covid-19 pandemic!

Good Morning Sacramento

My first live TV interviews when Foodnome was just getting started.

Selected Press Links

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/mehko-bay-area-guide/

https://sfist.com/2021/07/04/bao-house-opens-in-berkeley-and-becomes-alameda-countys-first-legal-home-restaurant/

https://edibleeastbay.com/2021/07/06/dumplings-in-the-steamer-and-a-singer-on-the-roof/

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/berkeley-chef-alameda-county-1st-home-restaurant-ashkay-prabhu-bao-house/

https://www.kqed.org/news/11837394/chefs-and-venture-capitalists-hope-to-make-money-on-home-cooked-foodOur

https://abc7.com/foodnome-home-cook-chef/6416462/

https://la.eater.com/2020/9/2/21418664/riverside-ab-626-home-restaurants-legal-california-chefs

https://civileats.com/2020/06/30/its-now-legal-for-home-chefs-in-california-to-sell-meals-will-more-cities-get-on-board/

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-05-14/home-cooks-los-angeles

https://www.comstocksmag.com/web-only/startup-month-foodnome

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/11/12/from-tikka-masala-to-mexican-bbq-home-kitchens-set-to-expand-across-state/

https://www.dailycal.org/2021/07/07/bao-house-opens-its-doors-as-1-of-berkeleys-1st-home-restaurants

https://theaggie.org/2021/07/30/uc-davis-alumnus-opens-first-home-based-restaurant-in-alameda-county/

https://foodfunded.us/ff19_speakers/akshay-prabhu/

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2020/01/02/riverside-countys-home-cooks-seek-more-room-at-restaurant-industry-table/

https://oaklandnorth.net/2021/10/04/oakland-at-home-restaurants/

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/home-chefs-awaiting-go-ahead-on-law-allowing-food-sales/103-604541123

https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzyjzv/inside-the-fight-to-sell-home-cooked-food-in-california?utm_campaign=sharebutton

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