#HEALTHIERxSPACES
HEALTHIER
x BEGINNINGS
EST. 2021
We started as a dark kitchen with no name during the pandemic. Tucked away in a Cambodian shopfront near Psar Nat, the kitchen was established as a food delivery service for Battambang residents to access healthier food. Over time, the kitchen evolved into a space for friends to exchange stories, explore new flavours and share their favourite meals. It would eventually become the inspiration behind #YourFavouriteFoodMadeHealthier.
OUR FIRST
POP-UP KITCHEN
Breakfast Bar was our first public-facing project beyond the dark kitchen format. It was a collaboration with a beautiful local cocktail bar, which resulted in a creative and exciting menu based on #YourFavouriteHangoverFoodMadeHealthier.
ACTION CREATES MORE ACTION
We joined forces with #MoveForWhat, a free community fitness program led by women fitness coaches with a passion for physical activity that was safe, inclusive and fun. We set up more outdoor group fitness classes and added in health promotion workshops and awareness raising events.
THE EDGE OF SOMETHING NEW
While scouting out locations for our Shared Spaces Initiative, the opportunity to open a fixed venue became available in 2023. We took it on. The new venue would become the launching pad for our pop-up kitchens and events, and an innovative hub for people to redefine #HEALTHIERxSPACES. A few funny renovation stories later and The Fringe was here.
MADE IN BATTAMBANG
Battambang is a rural city in north-western Cambodia with a proud history of art, music and architecture. Known as the agricultural and cultural hub of Cambodia, and commonly referred to as the ‘Rice Bowl’, Battambang is an UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
The Fringe is located past the colourful murals on Street 2.5.