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A Bittersweet Call to Action
Chefs and restaurateurs, there’s something you
can do to help the tsunami relief efforts in South Asia.
Participate in Sweet Relief, a growing nation-wide coalition
of restaurants that are raising money for the tsunami
victims by donating a percentage of all dessert sales
at lunch and dinner in January and/or February to CARE,
a humanitarian agency fighting poverty around the world.
CARE (www.care.org) has had a long-standing presence
in the areas affected and, as a result, has been able
to quickly mobilize and distribute food and water to
victims immediately after the tragedy. Sweet Relief’s
donations will go towards clean water to reduce threat
of illness, shelter materials, basic medical supplies,
food and cooking supplies. CARE will also continue their
work in the area for years staying on to help rebuild
communities and livelihoods.
To contribute, restaurants are asked to send a check
with their tax deductible donation at the end of the
month made payable to CARE. Indicate “Tsunami
Relief” in the memo space. Checks should be mailed
to the following address:
CARE – Sweet Relief
- Attn: Patricia Price
- 650 First Avenue
- 2nd Floor
- New York, NY 10016
- Tel: 212-686-3110
- Fax: 212-683-1099
- For more information contact:
So far there are 36 restaurants participating in New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas – and
the number keeps growing. Restaurants can elect to participate
for January only or to continue the effort in February.
They can also elect to donate more or less than the
suggested 25%. For more information on participating
restaurants go to www.sweetrelief.us.
PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
as of January 10, 2005
New York City
- Acqua 718 Amsterdam Ave. (212)222-2752
- Aix 2398 Broadway (212) 874-7400
- Alfredo of Rome 4 W. 49th St. (212) 397-0100
- Bella Luna 584 Columbus Ave. (212) 877-2267
- Bello Sguardo 410 Amsterdam Ave. (212) 873-6252
- Bettola 412 Amsterdam Ave. (212) 787-1660
- Bistro Musee 24 E 80th Street (212) 249-6500
- BLT Steak 106 East 57th Street, (212)-752-7470
- Calle Ocho 446 Columbus Ave. (212) 873-5025
- Django 480 Lexington Ave. (212) 871-6600
- Duvet 45 West 21 Street, ( 212)989.2121
- Isola 485 Columbus Ave.(212) 362-7400
- Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse 23 Vanderbilt
Ave., (212)655.2300
- Nolita House 47 E. Houston St. (212) 625-1712
- Nonna 520 Columbus Ave. (212) 579-3194
- Pasha 70 W. 71st Street (212) 579-8751
- Payard Bistro 1032 Lexington Ave. (212)717-5252
- Petrossian 182 W. 58th Street. (212) 245-2214
- Rain 1059 Third Ave. (212) 223-3669
- Rain 100 W. 82nd Street (212) 501-0776
- Rare Bar & Grill 303 Lexington Ave in the Shelburne
- Hotel (212) 481-1999.
- Steakhouse at Monkey Bar Hotel Elysee, 60 East 54
Street, (212) 838.2600
- Strip House 13 East 12th Street, ( 212)328.0000
- The Biltmore Room 290 8th Ave. (212) 807-0111
- Tocqueville 15 East 15th Street (212) 647-1515
- Trio 167 East 33rd Street (212) 685-1001
- Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse 39-40 Bell Blvd, Bayside,
- Queens
- Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse 440 9th Ave., Manhattan
(212) 244-0005
- Villa Berulia 107 East 34th St. (212) 689-1970
Outside New York
- Americas 1800 Post Oak, Houston (713) 961-1492
- Artista 800 Bagby St, Hobby Center Performing Arts,
Houston (212) 278-4782
- Bistro St.Tropez 2400 Market Street, Philadelphia
(215) 569-9269
- Strip House at Hotel Westminster 550 W. Mount Pleasant
Avenue, Livingston NJ,(973)548-0550
- Strip House at the Park Shops1200 McKinney Street,
Houston (713) 659-6000
- Wheatleigh Hawthorne Rd., Lenox, MA (413) 637-0610
- Zula Capitol at Main, Houston (713) 227-7052
In addition, Open Table will donate
$0.40 per reservation made in relation to Sweet Relief.
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