Anna Rose is a chef, entrepreneur and food justice advocate.
She works as chef and chief executive officer at Hank and Bean and its offshoot HBRD Studio. She is also the executive director of food equity and justice nonprofit Farm2People.
HANK AND BEAN | HBRD STUDIO
In 2017, Anna Rose co-founded Hank and Bean with Chef Henry Fischer. Hank and Bean is a multifaceted food design and production studio, offering Los Angeles full service dining experiences, small and large format events, and private chef services. As HBRD Studio, Hank and Bean extends its expertise into the consulting and food research and development space with a focus on Food & Beverage and Health & Wellness CPG Development as well as Foodservice Consulting.
Anna Rose brings 10 years of FOH experience and a successive 10 years as a private and event chef and a culinary entrepreneur in LA, Manhattan and the Hamptons. Anna Rose also brings a narrative and narrative research focus to Hank and Bean. Meantime, Fischer’s Michelin establishment and global industrial expertise elevate the scope of Hank and Bean.
Artful culinary collaborations have been hosted or produced by the ICA San Diego, The Rockefeller Foundation (Virtual), the Sunview Diner (NYC), SwissNex (SF), and UCLA IoES. Hank and Bean is featured in "Broken Bread: Future" (S1:Ep3 Tastemade TV, PBS SoCal) with Roy Choi and also in "Just Jen: Feeling Adventurous" (S2:Ep7 Tastemade TV). A fun interview on the edible world of slime - inspired by Hank and Bean’s novel culinary work with Sunset Marine Lab’s moon jellyfish - was featured on “Big Picture Science: A Twist of Slime” (SETI Institute).
Hank and Bean is available for food and event design, catering and food styling. HBRD Studio is available for consulting and research and development services.
Portrait by Robyn Von Swank © 2023 Hank and Bean
Food Photography by Paul Salveson © 2023 Hank and Bean
Food Photography by Paul Salveson © 2023 Hank and Bean
Food Photography by Paul Salveson © 2023 Hank and Bean
FARM2PEOPLE
Anna Rose, along with Henry Fischer, Eric Holdener and a group of dedicated volunteers, co-founded LA based food justice non-profit Farm2People in 2020. F2P expands access to local, regeneratively grown food straight from local farms. Farm2People promotes equity through nutrition. F2P is part of a collaboratively empowered community seeking solutions to the harmful industrialized food supply chain. Farm2People’s regenerative mission is to support eco-conscious farmers, local to Southern California with a wholesale dollar amount for their surplus produce. Next, Farm2People works with a robust network of partners to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to food insecure individuals and families in LA and Orange County for free. To date, Farm2People has supported more than 50 independent farms and provided more than 600,000 lbs of fresh produce to food seekers in and around LA at no cost.
Please learn more about Farm2People and consider becoming a supporting member of the F2P Community!