"The storefront is Community Kitchen, a nonprofit "sliding-scale" restaurant that aims to make high-quality, ethically sourced meals accessible to all New Yorkers, regardless of income. It offers an unusual combination in the city's food scene: a fine-dining experience with no distinction in service or menu based on what diners pay. Community Kitchen opened Sept. 19 inside the Lower Eastside Girls Club, serving dinner Wednesday through Saturday, through Thanksgiving."
"Together, they hope to prove that good food can be both elegant and equitable, and that a sliding-scale model can work in a city where affordability and access are often in conflict. "We wanted to pilot this as proof of concept for ourselves, and for funders," Bittman said. "It's not an easy concept to grasp in the abstract, so we're making it concrete.""
Community Kitchen is a nonprofit sliding-scale restaurant on Seventh Street inside the Lower Eastside Girls Club offering a seven-course fixed menu at three price points—$15, $45 and $125—with identical service and food regardless of payment. The restaurant emphasizes ethically sourced, high-quality ingredients and a fine-dining atmosphere with linen napkins and simple stemware. Founders Mark Bittman and Rae Gomes designed the venture as a pilot to test whether a sliding-scale model can expand equitable access to elegant meals in New York City. Chef Mavis-Jay Sanders prepared dishes like tomato salad with basil vinaigrette, braised lamb with eggplant, house-baked sourdough and roasted plums with almond streusel.
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