Allegheny Eats, a meal set service, is launched to assist restaurant staff, farmers and producers
Your next takeout order can help local restaurants, restaurant workers, farmers and producers affected by the Covid crisis.
Allegheny Eats, a home meal set, launches January 11th and includes a free meal for restaurant workers.
The food is prepared by four regional companies: Bae Bae’s Kitchen, Black Radish Kitchen, Casa Brasil and The Vandal. The opening dishes, which change seasonally, are only offered through Allegheny Eats. They feed two each and can be ordered online.
“Now consumers have an opportunity to say thank you directly to our industrial workers and to relieve some of the burden that this crisis has placed unduly on their shoulders – while also boosting our restaurants and helping to build the food chain for our local farmers to secure, ”he tells Joylette Portlock, Ph.D., executive director of Sustainable Pittsburgh, the non-profit leading the project.
Image courtesy Allegheny Eats.
At least 30 percent of Allegheny Eats ingredients come from local farmers and producers such as Bitter Ends Garden, Churchview Farm, Jubilee Hilltop Ranch, MADE by Scratch & Co., and Tiny Seed Farm.
Prices vary depending on the restaurant or meal. All meal sets purchased can be picked up, with the exception of those ordered through the black radish kitchen, which only offers delivery. The meal sets must be purchased by Tuesday of each week for collection (or, in the case of black radish, for delivery) on Thursday of the same week.
A portion of the revenue goes back into the program to fund free meals for restaurant employees.
Employees who do not need to provide proof of employment can order their free meal on Thursday with pickup or delivery the following Wednesday. Volunteers interested in becoming a delivery driver can email Allegheny Eats’ delivery partner, 412 Food Rescue.
Allegheny Eats is funded by a Richard King Mellon Foundation grant for Economic Impact and Recreation. Partners include CRAFT at Chatham University, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, Black Radish Kitchen, Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid, 412 Food Rescue, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, the City of Pittsburgh, and other local organizations of the food system.
The organizers hope to add more restaurants and farms to the program. Program sponsorship is also available. To learn more, email Allegheny Eats.
Tortellini from black radish cuisine. Photo courtesy Allegheny Eats.
“Ultimately, it’s about feeding people,” says Kate Romane, head chef / owner of the black radish. “Food businesses cannot survive without the continued support and networking of the entire community. This program is helping our chefs prepare food for you and our staff who have become unemployed due to the pandemic. This industry has no safety net for our hourly and tipped employees. This program will help further raise awareness and feed our patrons and our community. “
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