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High Road Restaurants, our team members, and our communities have stories to tell. Here is a small sampling of media coverage that highlights these voices.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returns to bartending in support of a $15 minimum wage.

Vox | Jun 1, 2019

The Racist History of Tipping

POLITICO | Jul 17, 2019

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RAISE High Road Restaurants is a national network

RAISE High Road Restaurants is a national network of restaurant owners who are committed to race and gender equity. 🧑‍🍳

We work to find a path forward and create a support system for restaurant leaders to shift towards more equitable practices. By working together, we uplift all in our industry - workers, owners, farmers, delivery drivers, and those in the communities they serve - one restaurant at a time. 🤝

Here’s RAISE Member @mamalehs. ❤️ Is there a restaurant you support that has made a significant shift towards race and gender equity? Let us know in the comments below!

#HighRoadRestaurants #RAISEHighRoad #WagingChange

Chicago! Tomorrow @ashleyeatschicago and @danschic

Chicago! Tomorrow @ashleyeatschicago and @danschicagosbest will be providing free Thanksgiving meals in partnership with @1fairwage_official. ❤️
Times + Locations:

📍11A - 1P: 4900 W Walton St @ashleyeatschicago
📍 4P - 6P: 2523 W 79th St @danschicagosbest

Swipe for Spanish version and share. 🙏✨

Congratulations @repbobbyscott on your re-election

Congratulations @repbobbyscott on your re-election! 🌟 Restaurant workers & employers are grateful to you as our champion for the #RaiseTheWageAct. We give thanks to the workers & professionals who constitute our food service industry and nurture our communities; the best way we show our thanks is by continuing to take action and advocate for their right to a full minimum wage and a more equitable industry! 🙌

We greatly appreciate @repbobbyscott's commitment to a full minimum wage for tipped workers nationwide. 13 Million of us trust him to be our advocate. This exemplary leadership and uncompromising commitment makes an incredible difference. ❤️

#RaiseTheWageAct #CongressmanBobbyScott #OneFairWage #OneFairWageAction #RAISEHighRoad #HighRoadRestaurants #WagingChange

@joebiden said what he said. 👏 As COVID-19 tran

@joebiden said what he said. 👏
As COVID-19 transmission rates have risen nationwide, restaurants who have remained steadfast in the face of immense challenges over the past 8+ months must now brace for a difficult winter.

We find hope in the Biden-Harris’ administration’s promise to address the growing needs of our nation’s essential workers — the ones who have continued tending to our communities in restaurants, hospitals, grocery stores and on delivery routes. We remain engaged and ready to uplift their commitment! ✊

#RAISEHighRoad #HighRoadRestaurants #YesWeDid #WagingChange #OneFairWage

#RAISEHighRoad Member @reem.assil is a multifacete

#RAISEHighRoad Member @reem.assil is a multifaceted leader; she is an entrepreneur, chef, baker, activist, and mom. Through her culinary ventures, she has been exemplary in the growing industry shift towards equitable and sustainable practices. Reem creates opportunity and a clear path to success for marginalized members of her community at @reemscalifornia by paying a full minimum wage and hiring locally. She is also environmentally conscious and takes different approaches to cutting her business’es carbon footprint.

As the ongoing COVID-19 crisis leaves many in her community in need of food, Reem maintains partnerships with @sfnewdeal and @wckitchen to provide as many as 10,000 meals every month. In an interview with @kqed she’s shared, "As a Palestian and as a Syrian, I try to keep the narrative of my people front and center. That’s important for their fight: to be seen and not to be invisibilized. I know the more I can connect the local with the foreign, the more success we’ll have. "

Thank you for your commitment to #HighRoadRestaurants practices, @reem.assil. We’re honored to be in community with you.

[📸 @vice]

Are you an NYC chef or restaurant owner? Adopting

Are you an NYC chef or restaurant owner? Adopting practices to promote racial equity in your business helps elevate BIPOC & female workers who are most at risk for experiencing wage disparities and harassment.

RAISE High Road Restaurants is a national network of chefs and restaurant owners committed to equity.

Learn more about new member enrollment and & download our FREE Equity Training Toolkit now: bit.ly/raise_equity #WagingChange

Are you a Boston-area chef or restaurant owner? Yo

Are you a Boston-area chef or restaurant owner? You may qualify for our High Road Kitchens Relief Fund program. @cityofboston is accepting applications NOW through THIS FRIDAY, November 20th. Hurry now to apply ‼️ Link: bit.ly/hrkbostonapp.

Restaurants in the following neighborhoods may be eligible: Allston • Chinatown • Dorchester • East Boston • Egleston Square (JP/Rox) • Mattapan • Roxbury 📍

RAISE: High Road Restaurants and @boston_mayor + @cityofboston are working together with Boston-area restaurants to retain or rehire staff and foodservice employees who have lost income due to COVID-19. Contact us if you need any assistance. #HighRoadKitchens #RaiseHighRoads #Boston

Big news this weekend! Our High Road Kitchens prog

Big news this weekend! Our High Road Kitchens program has just been announced in Boston. 👏 @cityofboston begins accepting applications THIS MONDAY, November 16th @ 9AM.

The City will work with restaurant owners to retain or rehire their employees or other foodservice employees who have lost employment or been underemployed due to COVID-19. City officials will also be providing webinars via Zoom on Monday to answer questions.

Thank you @boston_mayor, for your commitment to providing assistance to Boston’s restaurant industry during these difficult times. We look forward to helping promote opportunity with Boston chefs & restaurant owners while encouraging those in the industry to move towards more equitable practices. We appreciate @bostonglobe’s coverage!

For #HighRoadKitchens Boston application: bit.ly/hrkbostonapp [link in bio].

Last week, Andrea Borgen [@aaborgen], #RAISEHighRo

Last week, Andrea Borgen [@aaborgen], #RAISEHighRoad member and owner of @barcitola, sat down with @joshkopel for @fullcomppodcast to discuss equity & sustainability in the industry, as well as to vocalize thoughts on the unanswered needs of LA’s restaurant community. Thank you Andrea for also advocating for a full, minimum wage for restaurant workers!

Full Comp Podcast features new episodes every week to examine the future of the restaurant industry through meaningful conversation with both hospitality professionals and thought leaders from outside the industry, offering a new perspective on an old business. Available online and through your favorite Podcast streaming platforms.

#HighRoadRestaurants #FullCompPodcast #AndreaBorgen #BarcitoLA #JoshKopel #WagingChange #OneFairWage

#RAISEHighRoad member @brandoj owns + runs @mister

#RAISEHighRoad member @brandoj owns + runs @misterjius in SF. Brandon is a Michelin Star Chef & @beardfoundation 2020 Award Nominee 🌟Throughout his career, Brandon has remained driven in researching & connecting his recipes to authentic Chinese cuisine, culture, and advocacy. Mister Jiu’s offerings incorporate high quality, seasonal and local produce with time-honored techniques.

Brandon recently told @eater_sf: "I started to feel a lot of pride in how these dishes broke down a lot of walls in getting people into Chinatown, and how a lot of these dishes were the vessel in getting people to accept the Chinese community.”

Mister Jiu’s home is an iconic 1800's building that housed his favorite restaurants; fond memories of shopping for ingredients with his grandmother in Chinatown where Mister Jiu's is now. Visit @misterjius if & when you’re in SF!

📸 @michelinguide

#RaiseHighRoadRestaurants #CommunityKitchens #EatLocal

This week, #WagingChange was awarded Best Document

This week, #WagingChange was awarded Best Documentary Film at @unitednations’ #UNAFF2020! 👏 Every year, UNAFF honors the world's most impactful documentary film work. We are grateful that the @unitednations recognizes the work being done to abolish the sub-minimum wage and create a more equitable industry NOW. Sending congratulations to @sarujayaraman_ofw and filmmaker Abby Ginzberg. 🙌

#RAISEHighRoad member Michael Shemtov is the owner

#RAISEHighRoad member Michael Shemtov is the owner of several successful #HighRoadRestaurants in Nashville & Charleston. At Butcher & Bee, Michael and his staff provide the community with intimate and adventure dining experiences through seasonal, locally-sourced and eclectic dishes.

Michael and the Butcher & Bee team also organize Pay it Forward Charleston, which provides emergency assistance to Charleston food & beverage members in need due to unforeseen circumstances.
Their mission is to provide grocery-filled bags to food and beverage workers with food insecurities as well as support local farmers. Hit the link in our bio to make a donation! Thanks for your commitment to #HighRoadRestaurants practices, Michael! [📸 interior shots: @nashvilleguru]

#ButcherAndBee #PayItForwardCharleston #NashvilleGuru #ChangeHospitality #HighRoadRestaurants #RaiseTheBar #EatLocal #CookingForCommunity #FeedThePeople

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