About Tocabe

At Tocabe, we believe food connects us to our heritage, our community, and each other.

Our fast casual restaurant, Tocabe, an American Indian Eatery, is one of the country’s only American Indian-owned and operated restaurants. Our online commerce site, Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace, connects people to Indigenous ingredients and ready-made meals. In everything we do, we are committed to sourcing ingredients from Native producers and embracing Indigenous traditions alongside contemporary approaches.

Seed to Soul

We are on a mission to nourish people from Seed to Soul. We purchase from Native producers whenever possible to promote food sovereignty, strengthen local economies, and revitalize Indigenous cultures. For every order Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace receives, we donate ingredients or ready-made meals to Native communities around the country. Our goal is to create a sustainable supply chain that makes wholesome, high quality, culturally meaningful food accessible. We are rebuilding the original American food system.

About Ben & Matt

As a young boy, Ben Jacobs, a tribal member of the Osage Nation of northeast Oklahoma, washed dishes and waited tables in his parents trailblazing Denver restaurant, Grayhorse: An American Indian Eatery. Matt Chandra grew up in Santa Cruz, California, in a multigenerational Indian and Italian-American family that prioritized gatherings around home-cooked meals. As undergraduate students at the University of Denver, Ben and Matt bonded over a shared love of food, history, and culture. Their friendship led to a shared a mission to reframe the stories and meanings of Native ingredients by blending traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture, supporting Native food producers and empowering Native communities. They opened Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery, in 2008, and launched Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace in 2021.