Culinary Showcase highlights Roseville Rising entrepreneurs

Updated October 07, 2025
Roseville RisingFrom bold flavors to inventive dishes, creativity filled the room as a dozen up-and-coming entrepreneurs shared their menus with more than 200 guests at the second annual Roseville Rising Culinary Showcase.

The event featured professionals who participated in the most recent Roseville Rising cohort through the Roseville Venture Lab, including:

•  Banger & Bite (website, social), Malcolm Means
•  Cake Motif (social) Milly Ciochina
•  Chip’s Table (website, social), Chip Baslock
•  Choco De Bon (website, social), Noor Al-Shahwani
•  Hidden Coffee (website, social), Austin Fruci + Juliette Fruci
•  Layer + Ladle (social), Shannon Hall
•  Leomoncello (website, social), Leo López
•  Mimo Bake Studio (website, social), Mirella Oliveira + Monique Torres
•  Pep Pops (website, social), Chelsea Thomas + Jatinder Mann
•  Round Trip Kitchen (website, social), Lorn Randall
•  Shorty’s Hamburger Store (social), Nalin Kuachusri
•  Sugar Statement (website, social), Stephanie Golka

Roseville Rising is a recurring program, in collaboration with the nonprofit Growth Factory, that helps early-stage entrepreneurs innovate and grow their businesses locally, strengthening our economy.

From developing a vision and brand, to navigating the complexities of launching and operating a business, Roseville Rising equips entrepreneurs with the unique skills needed succeed. 

Roseville Rising is a program of the Roseville Venture Lab entrepreneur center. 

Are you interested in participating in a future cohort of Roseville Rising? Sign up and be notified. Upcoming programs will be available for professionals in various industries, including a cohort tailored to high school students. 


Roseville Venture Lab

About Roseville Venture Lab


The Roseville Venture Lab is a public-private partnership between the City of Roseville and community partners to foster the growth of entrepreneurs and small businesses through targeted programs, community partnerships, workforce development and events.

The entrepreneur center is located at 316 Vernon Street, Suite 110 in Downtown Roseville. 

Visit roseville.ca.us/VentureLab to learn more and view upcoming events, including drop-in coworking hours.

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