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    20Jan2010

    NY Restaurants Do Their Part for Haiti

    DateWednesday, January 20, 2010 at 08:11AM

    Restaurants all over town are doing their part to help raise money for Haiti's relief funds. Here are some of the events  you can participate in:

    On Sunday, January 24th, L'ecole, at The French Culinary Institute, will be donating 100% of brunch proceeds (11:30am-2pm) including waiters tips to The Red Cross Haitian Relief

     

    In wake of the Haiti earthquake tragedy, Kampuchea Restaurant, The Norry at Kampuchea and Num Pang Sandwich Shop will be donating to UNICEF to support their relief work in Haiti. 100% of all UNICEF's donations will be used to save children's lives. On Saturday, January 23rd and Sunday, January 24th, Kampuchea and The Norry at Kampuchea (78 Rivington St., New York, NY   10002; 212-529-3901) will donate 20% sales. Num Pang Sandwich Shop (21 East 12th St., New York, NY 10003; 212-255-3271) will donate 25% of their sales from these two days as well.

    The Astor Center is hosting a wine tasting event with proceeds going to the Earthquate Relief fund.

     

    “Dine Out For Haiti” (www.dineout4haiti.org; www.dineoutforhaiti.org): The following restaurants will be participating in this project and will be donating 10 percent of their sales on Sunday, Jan. 24, to aid organizations:

    • Anella (222 Franklin St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn 11222; 718-389-8100)
    • Cookshop (156 10th Ave., New York, NY 10011; 212-924-4440)
    • Delicatessen (54 Prince St., New York, NY 10012; 212-226-0211)
    • Five Points (31 Great Jones St., New York, NY 10012; 212-253-5700)
    • Hundred Acres (38 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012; 212-475-7500)Kefi (505 Columbus Ave., New York, NY 10024; 212-873-0200)
    • The Mermaid Inn (96 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003; 212-674-5870; 568 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10024; 212-799-7400)
    • The Mermaid Oyster Bar (79 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012; 212-260-0100)
    • Motorino (349 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003; 319 Graham Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211)
    United Nations World Food Program. The following restaurants will be donating 10 percent of their sales on Monday, Jan. 25, to this aid organization:
    • Alto (520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-308-1099)
    • Convivio (45 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017; 212-599-5045)
    • Marea (240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019; 212-582-5100)

    one sixtyblue (1400 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60607; 312-850-0303). Starting Monday, Jan. 18, and running through Sunday, Jan. 24, the restaurant is offering diners the option to add $1 to their checks to benefit Heartland Alliance’s Haitian relief efforts.

    Sprinkles Cupcakes (various locations; http://www.sprinkles.com). The company raised $20,000 for the Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund on Saturday, Jan. 16, by allocating 100 percent of proceeds from all red velvet cupcakes sold at its five stores to charity.
     
    STARR Restaurants (various locations; http://www.starr-restaurant.com). 10 percent of gross sales from all meals purchased on Monday, Jan. 25, at the company’s restaurants in Atlantic City, New York City and Philadelphia will be donated to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
     
    BLT Steak LA (8720 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069; 310 360-1950): $10 from every bottle of wine purchased at the restaurant from now until the end of January will be donated to Haiti relief funds.
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      Response: Linkup: NYC Restaurants Do Their Part for Haiti
      by Einat at BeHappyNYC on January 20, 2010
      On my Google Reader I subscribe to many, many blogs, one of which is http://www.agirlwhoeats.com. In her most recent post she mentions a slew of NYC restaurants donating 10% of their sales from 1/24.

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