The CSQ Collective Newsletter, Edition #6, October 2026
The Culinary Square is Home. 🥳
It's official: we've closed on 625 Greenway Road SE in Glen Burnie.
For more than two years, you've cheered us on, asked "any news?", and believed a shared kitchen for local food businesses belonged here. Today the keys are in our hands, and the real work begins.
A deal like this takes a team. Our thanks to the people who got us to the closing table and across the finish line.
Stop in For a Construction Tour!
Many of you have your own memories of this building, and its previous owner poured years of care into it, including an incredible kitchen.
We're not starting over. We're building on that foundation: adding equipment so we can serve as many kinds of food businesses as possible, from bakers and caterers to food trucks and packaged-goods makers, and giving the space a fresh look that's all The Culinary Square.
Join us for a construction tour to walk the space, preview the plans, and hear what's coming before we open in early 2027. Tours run through November, with 4-6 guests per tour. Spots are limited; sign up ASAP.
🔗 Book Your Construction Tour Today!
Stay Tuned: What’s Coming …
🙋♀️ Membership for Food Entrepreneurs.
Ready to cook, bake, or grow your food business at CSQ? Full membership details arrive in November.
👨🏻🍳 Culinary Educators Wanted.
Love to teach? We're building our class lineup for opening day and looking for chefs, bakers, and makers to lead hands-on classes. More details soon.
🎭 Events!
Our event space is taking shape, and we are eager to fill our calendar. Planning a 2027 fundraiser, private event, or corporate get-together? Consider CSQ. Details soon.
🏁 WE'RE HIRING.
We're need a Kitchen Operations Manager to lead our back-of-house: keeping the kitchen running, food safety tight, and setting members up for success. Know a great candidate? Email gretchen@theculinarysquare.com.
Thank You From Our Founder
Dear Friends,
When we started The Culinary Square, the idea was simple: food entrepreneurs in Anne Arundel County deserve a place to grow. A real kitchen, real support, and a community that rises together.
Our work now shifts from finding a home to building one. We'll share every step along the way, and we hope you'll walk through the doors with us, starting with a tour.
I'm a village girl at heart. I believe in surrounding people with love and support, and I've been lucky to have it come right back to me. This building exists because a village showed up, and you are part of it. Thank you, with my whole heart. I can't wait to see you in the kitchen.
Together, We Rise.
❤️ Gretchen
We are Making a Splash!
Word is out. Since we got the keys to 625 Greenway, five news outlets have shared our story: The Baltimore Sun, The Capital Gazette, the Baltimore Business Journal, citybiz, and Glen Burnie Patch. Every story brings more food entrepreneurs, partners, and neighbors into our village. Thank you for reading, sharing, and spreading the word.
