Cottage Cuisine AZ was founded with a simple yet powerful mission: to help home chefs turn their passion for cooking into a thriving business. My name is Steven, and I’ve been a public school teacher for over 10 years. I started Teacher Debt Relief Fund LLC to help educators like myself earn extra income to pay off debt and stay in the profession they love. My own journey into food entrepreneurship began at a farmers market, selling chocolate and jams as a hobby. When the pandemic hit, I pivoted and launched a successful crepe stand. While working at the farmers markets, I met a vendor who wanted to start her own cottage food business under the new laws but didn’t know how to market and sell her products. That conversation sparked the idea for Cottage Cuisine AZ—a platform where licensed home chefs can create digital storefronts, market their food, take payments, and connect with customers for in-person delivery in compliance with Arizona law. My crepe stand is at the Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market each Saturday morning from October to April. Please stop by sometime, say hi and have a crepe!