From the Fork the Fire website:
There’s nothing like the power of food to bring everyone together. That’s why over 80 restaurants will rise up in force to help Heidi’s and Blackbird - two Twin City restaurants that lost everything recently during a tragic fire in south Minneapolis.
Heidi's and Blackbird were terrific neighborhood restaurants, well loved and respected within the community and outside of it (Heidi's Chef Stewart Woodman was recently named a semifinalist for a James Beard Foundation Award). The loss of those restaurants is already felt, and will continue to be as time goes on.
If there's a silver lining here -- and I realize that it's a small one -- it's the fact that the Twin Cities restaurant community has pulled together in a very short time to create what they're calling "Fork the Fire [...] the largest display of solidarity ever on one day." (Hey, they're restaurant owners, not marketers). More than 50 restaurants in town are donating a portion of their proceeds from the entire day of March 14 (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) to the owners of Heidi's and Blackbird in order to help with their enormous expenses related to the fire and loss of business. Here's where we come in:
In true community fashion, Simple, Good, and Tasty is asking you to consider joining us -- and/or each other -- for a meal on March 14. Please take a look at the list of participating restaurants, choose a spot, and leave a comment that tells the rest of us where you'll be. If you see a person, time, or restaurant that works for you, you can use the comments section to coordinate plans or just show up. My family and I will be at Brasa on Grand Avenue in St. Paul for lunch at noon. Wanna come?
Here's the list of participating restaurants:
2021 | (612) 253-3410 | www.wolfgangpuck.com |
112 Eatery | (612) 343-7696 | www.112eatery.com |
7 the Steakhouse & Sushi Ultralounge | (612) 238-7770 | www.7steakhouse.com |
Al Vento | (612) 724-3009 | www.alventorestaurant.com |
Amici Pizza and Bistro | (612) 781-5711 | www.amiciusa.com |
Bar La Grassa | (612) 333-3837 | www.barlagrassa.com |
Birchwood Café | (612) 722-4474 | www.birchwoodcafe.com |
Black Sheep Pizza | (612) 342-2625 | www.blacksheeppizza.com |
Brasa | (612) 379-3030 | www.brasa.us |
Broders' Pasta Bar | (612) 925-9202 | www.broders.com |
Bull Run Coffee Bar | (952) 285-4242 | www.bullrunroasting.com |
Burger Jones | (612) 746-0800 | www.burgerjones.com |
Café Ena | (612) 824-4441 | www.cafeena.net |
Café Maude | (612) 822-5411 | www.cafemaude.com |
Café Twenty Eight | (612) 926-2800 | www.cafetwentyeight.com |
Chino Latino | (612) 824-7878 | www.chinolatino.com |
Coffee & Tea Limited | (612) 920-6344 | www.coffeeandtealtd.com |
Craftsman | (612) 722-0175 | www.craftsmanrestaurant.com |
Christos | (612) 871-2111 | www.christos.com |
El Meson | (612) 822-8062 | www.elmesonbistro.net |
Fire Lake Grill House | (612) 216-3473 | www.firelakerestaurant.com |
French Meadow Bakery and Café | (612) 870-7855 | www.frenchmeadow.com |
Good Earth-Edina | (952) 925-1001 | www.goodearthmn.com |
Good Earth-Roseville | (651) 636 0956 | www.goodearthmn.com |
Grand Café | (612) 822-8260 | www.grandcafempls.com |
Heartland | (651) 699-3536 | www.heartlandrestaurant.com |
Hell's Kitchen | (612) 332-4700 | www.hellskitcheninc.com |
Herkimer Pub and Brewery | (612) 821-0101 | www.theherkimer.com |
Il Gatto | (612) 822-1688 | www.ilgattominneapolis.com |
La Belle Vie | (612) 874-6440 | www.labellevie.us |
Luci Ancora & Ristorante Luci | (651) 698-6889 | www.ristoranteluci.com |
Lucia's | (612) 823-7125 | www.lucias.com |
Mancini's | (651) 224-7345 | www.mancinis.com |
Manny's Steak House | (612) 215-3700 | www.mannyssteakhouse.com |
Meritage | (651) 222-5670 | www.meritage-stpaul.com |
Mill City Café | (612) 788-6188 | www.millcitycafe.com |
Modern Café | (612) 378-9882 | www.moderncafeminneapolis.com |
Moto-i Brewery Restaurant | (612) 821-6262 | www.moto-i.com |
Muffuletta | (651) 644-9116 | www.muffuletta.com |
Pittsburgh Blue | (763) 416-2663 | www.pittsburghbluesteak.com |
Prima | (612) 827-7376 | www.primamn.com |
Prohibition | (612) 215-3700 | www.whotels.com |
Rainbow Chinese | (612) 870-7084 | www.rainbowrestaurant.com |
Restaurant Alma | (612) 379-4909 | www.restaurantalma.com |
Rinata | (612) 374-8998 | www.rinatarestaurant.com |
Salut Bar American-Edina | (952) 929-3764 | www.salutbaramericain.com |
Salut Bar American-St Paul | (651) 917-2345 | www.salutbaramericain.com |
Sea Change | (612) 225.6499 | www.seachangempls.com |
Sen Yai Sen Lek | (612) 781-3046 | www.senyai-senlek.com |
SpoonRiver | (612) 436-2236 | www.spoonriverrestaurant.com |
Strip Club | (651) 793-6247 | www.domeats.com |
The Citizen Café | (612) 729-1122 | www.thecitizencafe.com |
The Living Room Bar | (612) 215-3799 | www.whotels.com |
Turtle Bread Co | (612) 455-2552 | www.turtlebread.com |
Victor's 1959 Cafe | (612) 827-8948 | www.victors1959cafe.com |
Victory 44 | (612) 588-2228 | www.victory-44.com |
Zahtar-Eden Prairie | (952) 829-8484 | www.zahtarbyfhima.com |
Zahtar-Mpls | (612) 752-9595 | www.zahtarbyfhima.com |
Other Fork the Fire options for March 14 include:
- Eating at Mission American Kitchen between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, where chefs from D'Amico Kitchen, The Dakota, Vincent's, Edina Grill, Cave Vin, Pierre's Bistro, and more will be serving great meals for $30 at the door. (Call 612.339.1000 for information.)
- Heading over to Cafe 28, where Blackbird's chef-owner Chris Stevens will be cooking a fixed price $25 meal. (Call 612.926.2800 for information.)
Hope to see you on March 14! (More info at http://www.forkthefire.org/)
Lee Zukor is the founder of Simple, Good, and Tasty. Email him at lee@simplegoodandtasty.com.