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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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We’re REALLY excited to share that we’re soon

We’re REALLY excited to share that we’re soon kicking off RAISE Radio Hour 🔊 — a special conversation series where our directors @jeaniechunn & @mikeyknew join friends from the community to talk all things food, justice, and food justice 🍽⚖️

Our first convo: TOP CHEF TUESDAY featuring the legendary @ninacompton @gg30000 @shotanakajma !!! 🔪🔥 Drop in for stories from the #bravotopchef kitchen and more 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳🗯

Going live on Tues. April 20 @ 3pm PDT / 6pm EDT on Clubhouse! - Join our club: @raisehighroad 📡

Mark your cal and stay tuned for more updates on our new #RAISERadioHour series ⚡️

@nytimes called attention to staffing shortages in

@nytimes called attention to staffing shortages in the industry this weekend, featuring RAISE Member @chefkatiebutton alongside voices from @alldaymia @craftedhospitality @chengdutaste + more 🗣

As biz owners increase capacity for spring / tourism season, @chefkatiebutton is among those who are creating an impactful recruitment experience to set staff up for success while promoting long term equity overall.
Way to go, chef!!👏

In this new stage of our industry’s recovery, there’s so much potential for raising the standard on equity. Not just wage equity, but race and gender equity as well. Together as a community... Let’s keep going 💫

[📸 Alfonso Duran, Elizabeth Lipmann for NYT]

Since yesterday we’ve hosted @reprokhanna at @_s

Since yesterday we’ve hosted @reprokhanna at @_sp2_ in San Jose and @repdingell in Detroit at @misskimannarbor to kick off Server For An Hour -- a new livestream event series joining High Road restaurants and members of Congress in uplifting the restaurant industry and the #RaiseTheWage Act 🍽

Soon we’ll be joined by @repsarajacobs in San Diego at @poncesmxrestaurant! Tune in at 2PM PDT: bit.ly/repjacobs-sfah

Stay tuned as we announce #ServerForAnHour in more cities! ✨

This is a Mason H. @turkeyandthewolf appreciation

This is a Mason H. @turkeyandthewolf appreciation post 🏆

We are *huge* admirers of Mason’s ferocious and innovative spirit. From throwing down award-winning sandwiches & bites @turkeyandthewolf to championing @dukes_mayonnaise — and being the one true IG caption king — his story has been incredible to follow 👑💬

Mason’s bold + fearless ethos is just as powerful in his commitment to showing up for his community — as a chef / owner and as an ally.

Thank you for being in community with us and staying engaged in the work @turkeyandthewolf ❤️🙏

Today we are launching High Road Kitchens relief e

Today we are launching High Road Kitchens relief efforts at the state level New York and Michigan. 💪

▫️MICHIGAN: Ann Arbor • Detroit • Grand Rapids • Northville • Okemos (8 restaurants)

▫️NEW YORK: NYC • Brooklyn • Queens • Jackson Heights • Forest Hills • Astoria (19 restaurants)

Starting this week, meals purchased from these restaurants will help promote fair pay for employees 💰 free community meals for those in need 🥖 and a people-over-profit focus in our local food industries 💪
Swipe for the full reveal of participating restaurants in both states! 🥡 • 📸 @slydedetroit @patabarnyc @makinthai_ny @saffrondetwah @charmsnyc

#HRKNewYork #HRKMichigan #SpendLikeItMatters #PeopleOverProfit

Today in @bostonglobe, @mamalehs’ Rachel Miller

Today in @bostonglobe, @mamalehs’ Rachel Miller Munzer and RAISE co-director @mikeyknew challenge the idea of our industry going back to “normal”. 👏✨

Educating ourselves on equity so we can invest in resources that take care of our people is how we can rebuild our businesses and our communities — for the better.

📸 @mamalehs

No gags or pranks for #AprilFoolsDay here — just

No gags or pranks for #AprilFoolsDay here — just some @newyorkercartoons celebrating the movement and the moments that happen in our kitchens, our dining rooms, with everyone / everything in between 🗯

Hope you’re having a great week!

#RAISEHighRoad #NewYorkerMag #NewYorkerCartoons

Recently, we were so fortunate to share space with

Recently, we were so fortunate to share space with @dominiquecrenn as she shared some of her own inspirations with us for #WomensHistoryMonth. 🦸‍♀️💫 Swipe to see what some of Dominique’s most powerful thoughts and memories of influential women in her life, plus a fun fact about her guilty pleasure food 🍫

RAISE is proud to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth by uplifting women leaders in our industry 💪 Stay tuned as we close out WHM with a special look at the women behind RAISE in our stories throughout the day ❤️⚡️

#WomensHerstory #RHRWomensHerstory #WomensHistoryMonth #RAISEHighRoad #HighRoadRestaurants #DominiqueCrenn #AtelierCrenn #NOLA #EugènieBrazier

There was much to reflect on as an industry and co

There was much to reflect on as an industry and community in March, and undeniably resonant was the anniversary of the #COVID19 pandemic. Collectively, we faced the challenges of preserving our livelihoods, protecting the health of our communities & surviving as an industry - for too many, at the expense of our own businesses.

@hillarydixlercanavan @eater’s recent piece resounds as a rally cry for other options. We echo these thoughts and continue on in our path towards equity that supports the well-being of all in our industry, and our communities. 🙌

Check out @copperandheat’s latest series of podc

Check out @copperandheat’s latest series of podcast episodes focusing on Equity! 🎧 This series discusses privilege + bias + diversity, equity, inclusion and access (DEIA) w/ @chefjennydorsey @etucker0818 @under_the_table_boise @windycityribsandwhiskey ⚖️

Check out epiodes 1 + 2 and mark your calendar for 4/8 when Ep. 3 of Pre-Shift’s Equity series launches as a real time Q+A with @chefjennydorsey via IG Live 📡

We’re honored to receive mentions as @windycityribsandwhiskey’s partner in ongoing efforts to uplift community and promote equity in @chicago. 💪 @copperandheat is a @beardfoundation & IACP Award winning series hosted by @krosuna.

We’re grateful for the work being done by each of the guest speakers featured, and to Copper and Heat for helping make sure these vital stories are being told. ❤️⚡️ #Equity #CopperAndHeat

Today is #EqualPayDay! 👩💰 Equal Pay Day is a

Today is #EqualPayDay! 👩💰 Equal Pay Day is a national day of awareness that represents how far into the year women have to work in order to earn the wages that men were paid in the previous year.

Today and everyday, RAISE remains committed to promoting intersectional equity in the industry — racial equity = gender equity = wage equity. ⚖️

We look forward to catching Gail Somers of @yahsojamaicangrille live on @berniesanders Equal Pay Town Hall tonight. Tune in 👉 8PM EST @ live.berniesanders.com #MindTheGap

#RAISEHighRoad #RAISEHighRoadRestaurants #EqualPayDay2021 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHerstory

We’re so proud of our community of mission-drive

We’re so proud of our community of mission-driven industry leaders and even more honored to be participating in events observing #EqualPayDay2021. Tomorrow, Gail Somers, owner of RAISE Member @yahsojamaicangrille in New Hampshire will be going live and direct with @berniesanders to uplift equity and a full and fair wage for all in our industry.

If you missed out on @onefairwage’s gender justice stream featuring @aaborgen alongside @berniesanders @timesupnow @weareultraviolet, you can catch it on the RAISE Facebook page now: fb.com/raisehighroad

#RAISEHighRoad #HighRoadRestaurants #RaiseTheWage #Keep15In #YahsoJamaicanGrille

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