Next up, Staplehouse and The Giving Kitchen! Last week we started to leak out that
we are moving forward with the restaurant...we are now happy to relay to all of
you that you have heard correctly. Monday evening the 15th, we gathered a group of 100 Staplehouse friends and
family to share the news, show a documentary that we have been working on since
diagnosis and explain the new direction of Staplehouse
as it relates to our foundation.
Staplehouse is the flagship to The GivingKitchen whereafter year end distributions have been made, the remaining
profits will roll into the foundation. The Giving Kitchen is a 501c3 status pending entity that
exists to help provide Atlanta's restaurant and hospitality employees financial
relief from medical or other unanticipated hardships.
After experiencing the amazing love and support the city of Atlanta has shown for Ryan, it is now our mission to give back. Since the Team Hidi event put on for Ryan we have attended and spoken at several functions put on for members of our restaurant and hospitality family and made donations to ease their burden. We hope to evolve the program over time and dive into other ways that the restaurant community can improve the overall quality of life for Atlantans.
There are so many events and Industry nights happening all
over the city that are donating partial proceeds for The Giving Kitchen. We hope that you continue to check out
our Team Hidi events page to partake!
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| Event - April 26th - May 5th |
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| Industry Night - Monday, April 29th |
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| Industry Night - Every Monday in May & June |
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| BBQ for TGK - Saturday, May 11th |
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| Event - Sunday, May 19th |
We are also thrilled to announce the rest of the team! Ryan Smith (Executive chef of Empire State South) and Kara Hidinger (GM of Abattoir) will round out our daily operations while Ryan Turner, Chris Hall and Todd Mussman of Muss & Turner’s/Local Three will act as consulting partners. We couldn't be more excited about the potential of both the restaurant and the foundation under the guidance of this team.
Fundraising to build Staplehouse is currently underway. We have put organized an Indiegogo campaign to help us raise the money we
will need to make this dream come true.
Donations can be made in any increment, including $100 for a limited
edition founder T-shirt and bumper sticker, all the way up to $15,000 for your
name engraved on a plaque and mounted on the best seat in the house – The
Chef’s Table! We are heading into
a lease on a space that will house both the restaurant and the foundation. Ironically it happens to be the very
first space we looked at almost 4 years ago. A cozy
two story brick building in the Old 4th Ward with a private courtyard
and an open floor plan that invites friends to feel a part of the experience.
The spirit of this neighborhood and its development into an entertainment and
multicultural hub only strengthens our joy to be a part of it.
The food and drink menu will be ever changing based on the
bounty of our dear friends (the hardest working people we know), farmers,
ranchers, cheese mongers and fishers. We will be sourcing and working closely
with them to develop a menu that is innovative, comforting and always true to
the season. A menu designed for
sharing, allowing you to enjoy several different completions of how the kitchen
and bar are feeling that day.
We will be back with more as things develop and as always,
thank you all for your amazing support!
