Mamata Reddy went to the grocery store last week and bought ingredients for home-style recipes in bulk: mac and cheese, garlic-roasted broccoli and brownies. She then cooked 40 meals and prepared to distribute...

When Mamata Reddy started thinking about opening her own kitchen, she knew she wanted its name to reflect how children cook. “One of the things that’s a lot of fun is how crazy the kids get in the...