"While traditionally the quality and price of dishes on a menu go hand in hand, that's not the case with Community Kitchen. Everyone gets the same quality food, the same care in preparation, with no consideration given to what the diner might pay for it. Community Kitchen works on a sliding scale where you are asked to pay what is fair based on your income. They don't police this idea, either."
"In his newsletter The Bittman Project, Mark Bittman said, "I realized that for the first time in fifteen years none of my projects had a deep emotional hold on me." That was where the idea for Community Kitchen began, a restaurant located in the Lower East Side Girls Club in New York's Alphabet City. He teamed up with James Beard Award-winning chef Mavis-Jay Sanders in the kitchen, and chef Jose Andrés is on the board. Employees get paid over $32 an hour."
The restaurant operates in the Lower East Side Girls Club in Alphabet City and delivers seven- to nine-course fine-dining meals made from locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. All diners receive identical dishes and the same care in preparation regardless of what they pay. Patrons choose among three payment tiers—approximately $15 for a subsidized seat, about $45 near the restaurant's cost, or $125 full price—and are asked to pay what feels fair based on income without verification or judgment. Staff receive wages above $32 per hour and the kitchen is led by experienced chefs with notable board support.
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