Good Food Media Network Publishes Inaugural Good Food 100 Restaurants List
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Good Food Media Network Publishes Inaugural
Good Food 100 Restaurants List
-Rating System Celebrates Impact of Chefs and Restaurants
on Sustainable Food Systems-
DENVER (June 14, 2017) – Good food is more than just taste. Beginning today, it is about the important influence and role restaurants have in supporting sustainable food systems with the release of the first annual Good Food 100 Restaurants List from the Good Food Media Network.
“Consumers are making a concerted effort to be aware of where their food is coming from. Now diners can select where they want to eat not solely based on a critic’s pick, Yelp review or best-of lists, but by which restaurants are actively contributing to the betterment of our food system through sustainable purchasing practices. The Good Food 100 is not only a compilation of these restaurants, it’s a celebration of them,” said Sara Brito, co-founder and president, Good Food Media Network. “Congratulations to all of this year’s participants. We look forward to expanding this list even more and honoring the many wonderful restaurants and food service businesses that are positively impacting every link in the food chain.”
The list is based on self-reported annual food purchasing data, independently verified by NSF Responsible Sourcing. Restaurants are rated with two to six links—symbolizing links in the food chain—based on the percent of total food costs spent to support state, regional and national ‘good food’ producers and purveyors. A corresponding economic assessment conducted by the Business Research Division, Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder measuring the dollar impact locally, regionally and nationally by these restaurants will be available this summer.
Good Food 100 2017 Restaurants List (restaurants listed alphabetically) | |||
Rating | Restaurant | State | Category |
4 Links | 626 On Rood | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | AOC Wine Bar | California | Fine Dining |
2 Links | Appaloosa Grill | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Bar Melusine | Washington | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Basta | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Beast + Bottle | Colorado | Fine Dining |
3 Links | Bistro Vendome | Colorado | Casual Dining |
3 Links | Block & Larder | Colorado | Fine Dining |
5 Links | Border Grill | Nevada | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Border Grill Downtown | California | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Border Grill Forum Shops | Nevada | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Boulder Valley School District | Colorado | Food Service |
5 Links | Bouquet Restaurant | Kentucky | Fine Dining |
5 Links | Cochon Restaurant | Louisiana | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Colterra Food and Wine | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Cookshop | New York | Casual Dining |
3 Links | Coperta | Colorado | Fine Dining |
4 Links | Crested Butte's Personal Chefs | Colorado | Catering |
5 Links | Decca | Kentucky | Fine Dining |
4 Links | Euclid Hall Bar and Kitchen | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | EVOO | Massachusetts | Fine Dining |
5 Links | FIG | South Carolina | Fine Dining |
6 Links | FIG Catering | Illinois | Catering |
6 Links | Five & Ten | Georgia | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Fooducopia | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Frasca Food and Wine | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Fresh Thymes Eatery | Colorado | Fast Casual |
6 Links | Frontera Grill | Illinois | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Fruition Restaurant | Colorado | Fine Dining |
5 Links | Gjelina | California | Casual Dining |
5 Links | Gjusta | California | Fast Casual |
6 Links | Gramercy Tavern | New York | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Grand Central Bakery | Oregon | Fast Casual |
6 Links | Heirloom Restaurant | North Carolina | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Hell's Backbone Grill | Utah | Fine Dining |
4 Links | Hotel Vermont | Vermont | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Indigenous | Florida | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Julia's Kitchen | Colorado | Fast Casual |
3 Links | K Restaurant | Florida | Fine Dining |
5 Links | Kitchen Table | Nebraska | Fast Casual |
6 Links | Knox Mason | Tennessee | Casual Dining |
5 Links | Lantern Restaurant | North Carolina | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Local Roots Restaurant | Virginia | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Lucques | California | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Manhattan Beach Post | California | Casual Dining |
4 Links | Mattison's | Florida | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Mercantile Dining & Provision | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Miller Union | Georgia | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Mulvaney's B&L | California | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Next Door American Eatery | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Nostrana | Oregon | Fine Dining |
5 Links | Old Major Restaurant | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Patagonia Cafe | California | Food Service |
5 Links | Pike Brewing Company | Washington | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Reserve Wine and Food | Michigan | Fine Dining |
4 Links | Rioja | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | River and Woods | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Sabio on Main | California | Fine Dining |
5 Links | SALT | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Sazza | Colorado | Fast Casual |
2 Links | Smith College Dining | Massachusetts | Food Service |
5 Links | Snooze an A.M. Eatery : Colorado | Colorado | Casual Dining |
5 Links | Snooze an A.M. Eatery : Arizona | Arizona | Casual Dining |
5 Links | Snooze an A.M. Eatery : California | California | Casual Dining |
4 Links | Snooze an A.M. Eatery : Texas | Texas | Casual Dining |
5 Links | Spice Kitchen + Bar / Spice Catering Co. | Ohio | Fine Dining |
4 Links | Tables | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | Tavern | California | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Tender Greens | California | Fast Casual |
5 Links | The Durham Hotel | North Carolina | Fine Dining |
6 Links | The Greenhouse Tavern | Ohio | Casual Dining |
6 Links | The Grey Plume | Nebraska | Fine Dining |
5 Links | The Grove Cafe & Market | New Mexico | Fast Casual |
6 Links | The Kitchen American Bistro (Colorado) | Colorado | Fine Dining |
6 Links | The Kitchen Bistros (Illinois) | Illinois | Fine Dining |
6 Links | The Kitchen Bistros (Tennessee) | Tennessee | Fine Dining |
6 Links | The Market Place Restaurant | North Carolina | Fine Dining |
5 Links | The Ordinary | South Carolina | Fine Dining |
6 Links | The Perennial | California | Fine Dining |
6 Links | The Regional | Colorado | Fast Casual |
6 Links | The Root Cafe | Arkansas | Fast Casual |
5 Links | The Way Back | Colorado | Fine Dining |
3 Links | Trentina | Ohio | Fine Dining |
3 Links | University of Colorado Boulder | Colorado | Food Service |
5 Links | Untitled Restaurant | New York | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Wild Standard | Colorado | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Wrecking Bar Brewpub | Georgia | Casual Dining |
6 Links | Zazu Kitchen + Farm | California | Casual Dining |
Nearly 90 restaurants from 25 states participated in the national pilot survey. To learn more about the Good Food 100 and all the restaurants, visit the Good Food 100 website. The Good Food 100 is made possible through the generous support of its partners: Biological Capital, Niman Ranch, Sea to Table and Wüsthof.
Methodology: Restaurants were segmented into five groups based on their respective level of good food purchases as a percentage of overall food purchases. The top cohort reporting good food purchases earned six rings—meaning that they reported the greatest percentage of good food purchases among the participating restaurants. The next cohort earned five rings and so on. Restaurants earning two rings reported some good food purchases. Those who participated but reported no good food purchases were designated as a “2017 participant”.
About Good Food 100
The Good Food 100 Restaurants™ is an annual list of restaurants that educates eaters and celebrates restaurants for being transparent with their purchasing practices. Carefully curated based on the quantitative measurement of chefs’ sourcing data, the Good Food 100 spotlights those that are building a better food system. The Good Food 100 is produced and published by the Good Food Media Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating eaters by cultivating a conversation and community around the people and businesses changing the food system for good. For more information, please visitwww.goodfood100restaurants.org
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