Detroit • Food • Wellness • Community
More Than Food. This Is The Kitchen.
The Kitchen by Cooking With Que is a health-forward Detroit restaurant and culinary space built around one belief: eat to live.
Founded by Chef Quiana “Que” Rice, The Kitchen brings together plant-forward dining, cooking experiences, catering, private events and community wellness under one roof in Detroit.
Our Mission
Helping Detroit eat better, gather better and live better.
The Kitchen started with a simple mission: teach people how to eat to live.
What that looks like today is bigger than a restaurant. The Kitchen is a place where Detroit comes to eat, celebrate, learn, connect and experience food differently.
We serve food that puts flavor first while making room for plant-forward choices, healthy living and different ways of eating. We host cooking classes, private events, catering experiences and community gatherings designed to bring people together.
“Eat to live” doesn't mean giving up the food you love. It means learning how good taking care of yourself can taste.
One Kitchen • Many Experiences
Come eat. Come learn. Come celebrate.
Eat
Fresh, health-forward food with bold flavor for vegans, pescatarians, meat eaters and everyone sharing the table.
Explore the MenuLearn
Hands-on cooking experiences designed to help people learn, laugh and build confidence around food.
View Cooking ClassesCelebrate
A Detroit event space for birthdays, showers, corporate gatherings, private dinners and meaningful celebrations.
View Private EventsGather
Catering and culinary experiences made for groups with different tastes, preferences and dietary needs.
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Rooted in Detroit
A Detroit kitchen built for community.
The Kitchen is proudly rooted on Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
This city shapes the way we think about hospitality: welcoming people in, feeding them well and creating space for connection.
Whether you're joining us for food, a cooking class, a private event, catering or a community experience, the goal is the same — make you feel good while you're here and even better when you leave.
Come hungry. Leave full — mind, body and soul.
Meet Our Founder
Chef Quiana “Que” Rice
Chef • Wellness Advocate • Entrepreneur
Quiana “Que” Rice is the founder and force behind The Kitchen by Cooking With Que.
What began as her personal journey with food and wellness grew into a mission to help other people think differently about how they eat, gather and take care of themselves.
Que built The Kitchen to prove that healthy living doesn't have to feel restrictive, boring or disconnected from culture and community.
Her approach is simple: food should taste good, feel good and bring people together.
Helping people live better, longer and more joyfully — one meal, one conversation and one community at a time.
Healthy food is only part of the story.
The Kitchen by Cooking With Que brings restaurant dining, wellness, education, catering and hospitality together in one Detroit destination.
That means you can stop in for something delicious, learn how to cook, plan an event, feed your team or celebrate one of life's biggest moments in the same place.
However you experience The Kitchen, the goal is to send you home nourished, connected and already thinking about when you're coming back.
Experience The Kitchen
Detroit eats better here.
Come eat with us, learn something new, host something unforgettable or bring The Kitchen experience to your next gathering.