Early to Rise

The shared commercial kitchen Christine Nordstrom runs, Rise, provides entrepreneurs more than ovens and sinks.

Rise is also a combination of a co-work space and an incubator, where Nordstrom gives food-based business owners and entrepreneurs advice on everything from permits to product lines. The advice sometimes mimics a top chef-like TV show — with a dose of straight talk, not cushy compliments.

Nordstrom has experience to share from running businesses such as Sift Bakehouse and Five-O Donut Co. in downtown Sarasota. With a title of “creative opportunity enabler” on her LinkedIn page, Nordstrom's kitchen career dates back to 2000, when she graduated from noted hospitality school Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island with a degree in culinary business management.