Austin, Texas · In the food business since 2012

I've built kitchens, stocked shelves and run the room.

Now I help food businesses do the same. I'm Max Kunik, and every food & hospitality business needs a wingman.

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Since 2012

Working in Austin food

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5 kitchens

Wingman Kitchens, founded 2019, across Texas

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120+

Food businesses cooking in Wingman kitchens

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6 years

Jaime's Spanish Village, on Central Market and Whole Foods shelves

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9 years

Co-founder, Taster's Table Club

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2025

Shared Kitchen of the Year, Wingman Kitchens

Two ways in.

Pick the ticket that matches your problem.

Ticket 01Consulting

Build or fix the business

For people opening a kitchen, launching a product, or finding the right home for a food concept. Practical help from someone who has done it.

  • Commercial and shared kitchen projects
  • Kitchen management for property owners
  • Food and CPG brands, kitchen to shelf
  • Concept placement for bars, venues and landlords
Start with a free 30-minute call
Ticket 02Events

Your events, handled

I run the event side of Austin bars and restaurants: private events in your space, and off-site catering when your kitchen goes on the road. From the first inquiry to the last guest out, you keep doing what you do; I handle the rest.

  • Event inquiries, proposals and booking
  • Private events in your space
  • Off-site catering, when your team cooks at parties and events
  • Staffing and day-of logistics
  • Full event planning, by request
“I hand Max our events and get my evenings back. Inquiries, proposals, staffing, the day-of chaos: he handles all of it, and our guests always leave happy.”
Matt Wolski, Owner, Parlor & Yard
Hand off your events

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About Max

Fourteen years on the working side of Austin food.

I've worked with the Austin Food & Wine Alliance, run delivery operations at Favor, spent six years running Jaime's Spanish Village salsas and queso, co-founded Taster's Table Club, opened Wingman Kitchens in 2019, and today run events for Austin bars and restaurants. Foodie Wingman is where I put all of that to work for you. And if I don't have the answer, I'll find someone who does.

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