Toronto, Ontario, has seen its fair share of films and productions, and it has enough studios and locations for all kinds of shoots and events. A bunch of food entrepreneurs want to advertise their products and need the facilities for the shoot? A filmmaker wants to create a tense drama around a restaurant kitchen environment? Toronto's got a commercial kitchen for all sorts.
Giggster's venues range in style and design from a vintage loft with colorful walls and a minimalist kitchen to a versatile event space and lounge area located in the heart of downtown Toronto and featuring a kitchen space with bar counters and stools. On the other hand, a spacious, bright, and airy California-inspired home with a white-on-white kitchen might be just what you're looking for. Do a photoshoot for the cover of your new cookbook and impress your readers with the aesthetics and vibes.
The Giggster site has a carefully curated list of venues from all over Toronto. Pick the spot that looks the best to you and would suit your needs, and don't hesitate to book it.
Whether you need a functional stove and oven to craft delicacies for your customers or you need to shoot some promotional videos and bring attention to your cooking channel, you'll need a kitchen or at least a cooking studio. Giggster is more than ready to provide you with the best Toronto venues!
Looking to expand your viewership and community? Cook up masterpieces in a multi-set production studio with a small but airy kitchen.
A bohemian tea house is certainly a unique setting for a film or TV show. As with most restaurant kitchens, it's got enough space for a pretty sizable cast and crew.
If it's a private culinary event space where a team of caterers can whip up a four-course meal that you're looking for, we've got you covered.
Do a family photoshoot with a holiday theme at a festive studio. Cozy or glamorous scenes, they're all possible at this venue.
Exceptional Variety & Quality: From a downtown hard loft with lots of natural light and a small kitchen space to a culinary studio made for shooting, Giggster's 986 commercial kitchens in Toronto are sure to grab eyeballs and impress clients!
Hassle-Free Booking: The Giggster site provides all the information that you could possibly need before booking a venue, from how to contact the owners to the kind of facilities on offer. Pick out Toronto venues starting at just $17/hour.
24-Hour Free Cancellation Policy: We want to help you expand your food business without additional stressors. Our cancellation policies allow you to cancel for free within 24 hours of confirmation, provided you've booked the venue at least 48 hours before the event.
Platform Protections: Book a space like Daylight Studio Toronto without any worries, thanks to Giggster's add-on optional protection packages against issues like damages and liabilities.
Whether you're setting up a new food business and trying to gain new customers or you're shooting in a restaurant kitchen, you should choose one of 986 venues from Giggster.
Photo Shoots – Aesthetic Commercial Kitchens. An airy and aesthetically pleasing kitchen set up with small wares like frying pans and pots in the background gives the photographs a lot of character. Attract potential customers to your business with a carefully selected portfolio of shots.
Ghost Kitchen – Catering Businesses. The food business is growing by leaps and bounds, and cloud kitchens and ghost kitchens have really become very popular nowadays. Rent out a place to prepare your food if your kitchen at home is not capable of supporting your business.
Product Launch – Business Growth. Launching a new and innovative kitchen tool, and you want to draw the attention of your business partners and customers alike? A spacious and homely loft with a kitchen area can be used to show off the product to best advantage.
Cooking Show – Sparkling Clean Home Kitchens. Trying to set up a new cooking show online and want to attract a large audience? Aesthetics actually matter just as much as the actual dishes that you produce. A pretty, sunlit kitchen with gleaming counters and work surfaces is sure to draw people in and gain you more viewership.
Film – Vibrant Locations. Filming on location is always a great deal of fun, but it can also be pretty stressful. A TV show or a film revolving around commercial kitchen staff and restaurant kitchens would make for a fascinating watch if you could get an authentic commercial kitchen to shoot at.
Commercial kitchens need certain resources in order to make hiring them worth it. Look into all features and amenities before you rent a space.
What facilities and equipment does it have? From basic kitchen utensils to freezer storage and stainless steel tables, you'll need a ton of equipment to pull off your shoot or cooking session without any hitches.
Is there access to parking? Since a lot of these studios are located high up in buildings, easy elevator access and access to parking are a must. After all, you'll have some pretty heavy filming equipment to carry around, not to mention raw ingredients.
Where is it located? Especially in the case of catering, it's a huge boon if the venue is centrally located and can be easily driven to.
A kitchen rental is great, but before you actually rent out a space, you'll want to take all possible pros and cons into account!
Advantages
Toronto has a very vibrant community of both filmmakers and artists, as well as food producers. If you're doing shoots in these commercial kitchens and studios, you'll be able to get technical support and build a rapport with like-minded people.
There are a number of specialized tools and equipment that kitchen rentals will have that you might not have at home.
A lot of these lofts and studios are located near the downtown area, so everything from markets to camera rental stores is easy to access.
Disadvantages
The city is definitely a hub for shoots, so you'd better inspect and book your venues and event spaces far in advance.
There are a bunch of rules and regulations to take note of. You'll have to get your hands on film permits even if you're making a tiny two-minute music video.
Toronto's winters are harsh and snowy. It's certainly a headache trying to navigate the city with all your equipment during that time.
While picking out a commercial kitchen is one part of planning an event, there are quite a few other things that have to go into planning to make the event or the shoot a true success.
Come Up with a Vision – Knowing what kind of look you're going for and working out a concept for the shoot is one of the first things you need to do as you ready for a film or video. The better you know what you want, the better you can direct the video.
Scout Locations – Discover the pros and cons of each venue by looking up all the details on Giggster and try to schedule a visit to your favorite if possible. Seeing a space in person is much more helpful than all the pictures in the world.
Hire Cast and Crew – Whether you're working with a fully seasoned team of actors or you're shooting a video for a new catering company and need some assistant photographers to help out, hire your cast and crew well in advance of the shoot and communicate to them your needs.
Set Up the Space – Finally, you can get around to the shoot of your life. Think about camera angles and the angle of the sun as you set up the space and try to direct your cast members to make maximum use of the kitchen facilities for the camera.
With locations starting at just $17/hour, try to save money in other ways as well, so your shoot can be affordable.
Choose a date and time carefully.
An afternoon in the middle of the week will be generally more expensive for a shoot than a Sunday afternoon or Friday evening.
Don't buy new equipment.
If the studio or kitchen doesn't come equipped with commercial equipment already, which it should, it would be much better to borrow or rent rather than buy new stuff.
Plan out your shot list.
Take a good look around at the space, make use of the available resources, and plan out your shots carefully so you're not wasting time and money.
Whether you need a proper kitchen with commercial equipment for food entrepreneurs' culinary creations or a cooking studio with great light to take client meetings and shoot indie-style cooking videos, Giggster has the perfect spot for you in Toronto.
