Dine Out, Eat Tomatoes, Help the Hungry

, FEAST Magazine and 36 local restaurants are partnering for a delicious restaurant campaign throughout the entire month of July. Participating restaurants have each created a special tomato-themed dish to feature on their menu, and each time the dish is sold during this month-long campaign, Operation Food Search will receive a share of the proceeds to help feed the area hungry. 

“The creativity and generosity of our restaurant community is amazing,” says Sunny L. Schaefer, executive director of Operation Food Search. “With the explosion of tomatoes climbing the vine in July, we are celebrating the peak of their flavor with FEAST and area restaurants as they highlight the key ingredient of the Operation Food Search logo – the Tomato! We invite the community to join us to in celebrating this month of tomato goodness for people in need of basic, daily sustenance.”    

Operation Food Search

Operation Food Search was established in 1981 to address the growing problem of hunger and has since become the largest distributor of free food in the bi-state area. The organization distributes more than two million pounds of food and household items to 250 community partner agencies which in turn feed 150,000 poor people each month, nearly one-third of whom are children. For every dollar donated by individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations, OFS provides $22 worth of food and nutrition services to support the hungry. To learn more about Operation Food Search, visit www.OperationFoodSearch.org. 

Participating Restaurants

• Acero — Tomato Salad with Fresh Cheese, Sprouts, Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper
• Anthony's Bar — Tomatoes and Baby Greens with a Pancetta-Cabernet Vinaigrette
• — Seared Market Fish
• Atlas — Tomato Tart
• — Crab-Stuffed Tomato
• BC's Kitchen — Heirloom Tomato Caprese
• Big Sky Cafe — Local Poached Tomato
• — Fried Green Tomatoes
• Blondie's Coffee & Wine Bar — Margarita Flatbread with Salami
• The Boathouse — Creamy Tomato Carbonara
• — Tomato Basil Sorbet
• — Heirloom Tomato Caprese
• Cielo — Gnocchi Pomodorissimo
• Clark Street Grill — Lime Salt Seared Sea Scallops with Roasted Corn & Tomato Relish
• Coastal Bar and Bistro — Tomato Shrimp Napoleon
• The Crossing — Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp Salsa
• Eleven Eleven Mississippi — Chicken Caprese
• Feasting Fox — Huhnerschnitzel Caprese
• Five Bistro — Local Heirloom Tomato Salad
• Grbic Restaurant — Grbic Salad
• The Grill at the  — Heirloom Tomato and Mozzarella, Basil Pesto
• Handlebar — Gazpacho
• Herbie's Vintage 72 — Caprese Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes, Mozzarella, Fresh Herbs and a White Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Home Wine Kitchen — Tomato Terrine
• Joanie's Pizza — Pizza Margherita
• Liluma — Marinated Local Tomatoes and Farm Fresh Mozzerella
• LoRusso's Cucina — Cioppino
• PW Pizza — Margherita Pizza
• — Baked Shrimp in Herbed Tomato Sauce with Feta
• Sidney Street Cafe — Summer Tomato Salad
• Square One Brewery and Distillery — Greek Tomato Salad
• Sqwires — Tomato Panzanella Salad and Gazpacho
•  — Panzanella Salad
• Vin de Set — Tomato and Eggplant Napoleon
•  — Tomato Frittata