Legal Eats teaches culinary entrepreneurs to stay within the law.

By Rachel Trachten | Photos by Pat Mazzera 

Pat Michaels is an energy analyst planning a second career as a dessert chef. She makes a fabulous rum cake in high demand among her family and friends, and once she retires, she hopes to turn her gourmet hobby into a business. Michaels is among 30 entrepreneurs who recently attended Legal Eats, a low-cost workshop in downtown Oakland that teaches the basics of starting a food business. Legal Eats is a collaboration among the Sustainable Economies Law Center, the East Bay Community Law Center, and Berkeley... Read the full article here.