I woke up this morning thinking about Boston, as I know so many did as well. My sister and some of my closest friends live there, and I spend a good deal of time visiting, as recently as one week ago. Walking along Newbury and Boylston, shopping at Copley or the Pru, eating in great restaurants, enjoying the museums... At first it felt like a frivolous thing to write about where I most recently enjoyed a vegan meal, but then I logged onto twitter and found this great piece by Naomi Kooker for Zagat about the onefundboston.com. Mayor Menino has found a way to engage the spirit of the city, and to do so around food. After all, breaking bread always brings people closer together, so I wanted to share.
Boston is an amazing city with wonderful people and an incredible spirit, not easily broken. If you want to find a way to help, read below to see what you might be able to do if you live nearby, or contact The Greg Hill Foundation to see what you can do from afar.
We've updated our list of restaurants that remain closed in the crime-scene area (the Copley T station will remained closed today until further notice). Meanwhile, those on the periphery that are open include Post 390, Flour Bakery + Cafe and restaurants on Newbury Street.
One way we can all help is by going out to eat: there’s a growing by-the-minute list of restaurants across Greater Boston and beyond that will donate 10% to 25% of their dinnertime sales tonight, April 17, to the victims of the tragedy. The donations will be collected and made through The Greg Hill Foundation, a local nonprofit whose express purpose is to respond to the immediate needs of families touched by tragedy.
“All of the donations will go directly to the families,” said Greg Hill, the longtime on-air personality of WAAF in Boston, in a statement. “There is no red tape, and we can give the donations out immediately.”
There are more than 50 restaurants on the list, including 62 Restaurant & Wine Bar, Bella Luna Restaurant & Milky Way Lounge, Blue on Highland, Bondir, Cafeteria, China Blossom, Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, Grafton Street, Grill 23, Harvest, Olé Mexican Grill, Park Restaurant & Bar, Piattini Wine Café, Post 390, Ristorante Olivio,Russell House Tavern, Salvatore’s Restaurants, Temple Bar, and Tryst Restaurant, and Tuscan Kitchen in Salem, NH. If other restaurants wish to join the effort, they can contact the foundation at:[email protected]. We'll be updating the list throughout the day.
Meanwhile, restaurants in the crime-scene area that remain closed on Wednesday, April 17, until further notice include:
Abe & Louie’s (Boylston Street)
Asana (Boylston Street)
Boloco (Boylston Street location only)
Café 939 (Boylston Street)
City Bar (Boylston Street location only)
Forum (Boylston Street)
L’Espalier (Boylston Street)
Parish Café (Boylston Street only)
Pavement Coffeehouse (all locations)
Pour House (Boylston Street)
Rattlesnake Bar (Boylston Street)
Skipjack’s (Clarendon Street location only)
Solas Irish Pub (Boylston Street)
Tasti D-Lite Boston (Newbury Street location only)
Information from Boston Restaurant Talk was used in this post and updated by Zagat.
In addition, the city of Boston has ordered that food truck sites #1 and #2 stay closed today, however, #3 and #4 are open. These Back Bay locations are @Boylston, @Clarendon, @Stuart Street and @Belvidere.
