This project proposes the design of an immigration center that emphasizes the power of food as a cultural medium through which immigrants might strengthen their individual and collective identity, while meaningfully connecting with their neighborhood and beyond. A traditional community center program is abandoned for one oriented around qualities of "kitchen-ness"—that is, the various infrastructures and elements that support the cooking and sharing of food. Two distinct zones are created; a closed mass which protects from the high volume traffic of the street and offers more private and supportive programs, and a contrasting field condition in which the vibrant activity of a kitchen, dining hall, and market is on full display.