SoCalGas offers an innovative Commercial Kitchen as well as a Ventilation and Bake Lab equipped with five different ventilation hoods and industry-standard bakery ovens. Bring your own recipes and ingredients to assess cooking quality, production, ease of operation, and maintenance. Test out new features, compare operating costs, and discover rebates on new energy- efficient, high-performance equipment. As a neutral facility, learn more about functionality differences between a variety of manufacturers.
Schedule your "demo" by completing the form below.
How it Works
- Browse the equipment you would like to test.
- Complete the form below to schedule and set up a convenient appointment time.
- Come in for your equipment test drive!
General Information and Best Practices
- Hours of business are 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Once Event Request Form is submitted, a phone call and email will be sent to confirm details and formally book the appointment. Submitting this form doesn’t guarantee the request until confirmed.
- Please fill in all three "requested date & time" fields for additional options for a smooth scheduling experience
- Scheduling support by Maria Murillo at ERCfoodsvc@socalgas.com or 562-803-7323
- Request to be formally submitted before Wednesday of the week prior to your event
- Browse the equipment inventory list found here
- All persons on premises must be +18 years old, no pets, no sandals
- Use of Kitchen space requires proper kitchen safety. Attire, hygiene, sanitation, food safety, must be followed
- Smallware s, refrigeration, support equipment, gloves, plates & utensils, etc. are provided
- Check in at lobby found at back of building, staff will check person in, then escort to designated space
- Overflow parking found across the street at Stonewood mall (use cross walk)
- Main Kitchen for smaller groups of 5 or less to demo equipment
- Vent Bake Kitchen for medium groups of 9 or less to demo equipment and have adjacent access to a small conference room with basic AV for presentations
- Commercial Stage for large groups of 75 or less to do trainings and or live stadium style cooking demonstrations, complete with full scale AV, multiple cameras,
screens, microphones, streaming capabilities. - Conference room Non cooking meeting spaces with various occupancies and AV capabilities
SoCalGas Foodservice Team
Riki Nanno, Technical Advisor
Email: RNanno@socalgas.com
Call: 562-319-3466
Teena Ennabi, Technical Specialist
Email: TEnnabi@socalgas.com
Call: 213-474-0075
Gina Christian, Technical Specialist II
Email: GChristian@socalgas.com
Call: 213-671-1357
Maria Murillo, Customer Program Specialist
Email: ERCfoodsvc@socalgas.com
Call: 562-803-7323