Dine Out to Support Food Service Workers

This October, restaurants across the United States are joining together to raise funds for food service workers in crisis. We are proud to partner with the establishments shown on the map below to raise funds in support of food service workers who face an unexpected crisis such as an illness, injury, home disaster, or death of an immediate family member.

Find a Participating Restaurant Near You

Type in a city, state or zip code in the search box to see the nearest participating locations.

Many restaurants are raising funds throughout the month of October (orange pins). Some restaurants are holding one-day fundraising events, dinners or parties (yellow pins).

Get Your Local Restaurant Involved! 

Don’t see your favorite restaurants on the map? There is still time to get involved. Share this form [link out to form] and invite them to raise critical funds.  

Share Your Gratitude on Social

Be sure to tag us (@GivingKitchen on all platforms) with #DiningWithGratitude whenever you post on social media so we can reshare your posts and show you some love!


Chefs and GK staff at a fundraising event

About Giving Kitchen

Giving Kitchen, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit, helps food service workers when they face an illness, injury, death, or house disaster.

The food service industry gives back to the communities in which they serve, Giving Kitchen responds to the need to help food and beverage service workers when they need it the most.

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Participate in Dining With Gratitude

During the month of October, we invite food service operators and suppliers nationally to pledge to raise vital awareness and critical funds for Giving Kitchen’s mission to support food service workers in crisis.

We provide turn-key tools that you can incorporate in each stage of your fundraising promotion or to showcase your sponsorship of the campaign. These include:

  • Planning tools to help you create an easy and effective fundraiser

  • Training for your employees

  • Implementation guides including POP materials, scripts and more

  • Gratitude communication assets to drive diner support and employee engagement

We’re excited to provide educational materials that will help you empower your team! We want to make sure that food service workers know that Giving Kitchen can help them if they, a teammate, or another food service worker in the community should face an unanticipated crisis.

Together, we are Giving Kitchen. We help food service workers.

 

Become a sponsor of this campaign:

Contact Shelley Vincent, Corporate Relations Manager

Multi-unit operator and franchisee participation:

Contact Sheila Bennett, Development Director — National Campaigns


 
Giving Kitchen enables operators to make an immediate, positive impact on the single most valuable part of the restaurant industry: Its People.
— Brandon Coleman III, Chief Executive Officer, Cotton Patch Cafe
Brandon Coleman III
 

Thank You to our 2024 Dining With Gratitude Advisory Board

 
 

Thank You to our 2024 Dining With Gratitude Committee

  • Jamie Hyder, Actor and GK Board Member

  • Bo Kamensky, Deloitte

  • Lauren Kuzminsky, Main Sail Hotels

  • Nikke Landa, Think Wits

  • Dennis Malcolm Bryan, Ale Sharpton, Allways Open Creative Solutions, LLC

  • Ellen Peacock, Marketing & Partnerships Strategist

  • Alex Perry, Vestige Restaurant

  • Shawn Walchef, Cali BBQ Media

  • Christopher Aiken, Inspiration Kitchens

  • Nathan Amick, US Foods

  • Ryan Bee, US Foods

  • Katie Bishop, Yalla PR and GK GA CEC Member

  • Chris Chamberlain, Food Writer

  • Sam Corley IV, Foodies of Nashville

  • John Dingfelder, Vice Kitchen

  • Seth Herman, Bev Strategy

  • Anita Hsu, Lazy Betty, Sweet Auburn BBQ, Gezzo's

 

Thank You to our 2024 Dining With Gratitude Sponsors