Restaurant industry workers–chefs and line cooks, servers, bar tenders, dishwashers and other back-of-the-house essential workers–are notoriously less protected by worker benefits such as sick leave and health insurance. When financial hardships caused by illness or injury strike, Apron, Inc., a non -profit focused on helping restaurant workers in need, steps in. Tuesday, Jan 27 diners can help by patronizing Dine Around for Apron at any of the more than 40 Louisville-area restaurants that will donate a portion of the day’s profits to Apron.
Founded in 2011, Apron, whose motto is “Helping you out of the weeds,” has given more than $35,000 in grants to independent restaurant employees in need.
In alphabetical order, here are the participating restaurants:
- 60 West
- Anoosh Bistro
- Asiatique
- August Moon
- Basa
- Bistro 1860
- Bristol Bar & Grill (all locations)
- Bourbons Bistro
- Coals Pizza
- Comfy Cow (all locations)
- Corbett’s Restaurant-An American Place
- Doc Crow’s
- Dragon King’s Daughter
- Equus & Jack’s Lounge
- Gary’s On Spring
- Grind
- Harvest
- Irish Rover
- Jack Fry’s
- Lilly’s
- Loop 22
- Louvino
- Manny & Merle’s
- Mark’s Feed Store
- Martini Italian Bistro
- Melting Pot
- New Albanian Brewing Company
- Porcini
- Roux
- Rye
- Science Hill
- Selena’s
- Seviche
- Shady Lane
- St. Charles Exchange
- Theater Square Marketplace
- The Exchange Pub
- Uptown Cafe
- Varanese
- Village Anchor (Sunday, Jan. 25)
- Volare
- Ward 426
