Roseville restaurant Local Kitchens undergoes remodel

Roseville restaurant Local Kitchens has gone through a remodeling. Marggi De Lusignan, head of community development at Local Kitchens, explained the upgrades, saying, "We have transformed our decor and furniture to create a warmer, more comfortable environment. This includes larger communal seating, reclaimed wood elements and soft seating in the dining room. The remodel offers 24 interior seats with additional communal seating and will soon include 36 exterior seats." Local Kitchens is funded by series fundings, which allows outsiders to invest in the company. Their current era of series funding "Series B" was led by General Catalyst, which joined existing investors Human Capital, Pear VC and DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang. Since their Series A funding, Local Kitchens has grown times five. In their Series B funding, they have gained $40 million, which supported the Roseville location's makeover. De Lusignan described the new upgrades are meant to focus on community and connection. They are celebrating the new upgrades by donating 5 percent of their sales to the Roseville Soccer Scholarship Program from Aug. 19-25. Jon Goldsmith, CEO and founder at Local Kitchens, said the company loves being a part of the Roseville community and is excited to deepen its roots here. "We heard our guests' feedback and knew we needed to create a space that celebrates what makes Roseville special. It's a place where families can come together for a meal or a postgame snack, or co-workers can grab a quick bite and relax on their lunch break," he shared. Local Kitchens may seem similarly to a ghost kitchen, which are shared kitchens for restaurants to cook meals and work only for delivery orders. This type of kitchen is delivery only and has no sit-down option for guests. In ghost kitchens, customers order through a delivery app such as DoorDash or Uber Eats. The kitchen staff prepares the food. A delivery person picks it up and takes it to the customer. Local Kitchens isn't a ghost kitchen. Local Kitchens operates like a traditional restaurant location, which has people cooking the food. The difference is they use the recipes of partner restaurants rather than original recipes. It has a sit down option for customers to experience the multitude of options from their menu. They serve food from Boba Guys, Yalla Falafel, Flavor Trippin', Nash and Proper, Nopalito Taqueiria, Square Pie Guys, The Melt, Milk Bar and Humphry Slocombe. The purpose of the restaurant is to be a food hall for groups of people who all want different food to eat, similar to a school cafeteria or mall food court. Local Kitchens opened in Roseville in 2022. The company has 13 total establishments throughout Northern California.