Social Entrepreneuring At Its Most Delicious

Every day I am reminded how important community is, for everyone. Besides the static community, the folks that help define your neighborhood or social groups, the folks that we visually or socially regard as being “like me”, there is the fluid community. The folks that could be pinch hitters or extended acquaintances, from one or six degrees of separation, but who contribute in almost seamless ways to your life. The community of give and take, of sharing resources, of supporting and being supported, in an invisible web rather than a tangible lifeline.

On Saturday I went to have dinner at Mission Street Foods, the innovative restaurant that happens twice a week in the Mission. Every night they donate the restaurant profits to a non profit, and on Saturday St. Anthony’s was the appreciative recipient.

The food was delicious – I had a broccoli rabe and avocado rice bowl that was sublime, and velvety mushroom dumplings in a vegan broth that had the elegance and simplicity of a perfect pearl. I had never met Anthony or Karen before, but hungrily stabbing a piece of brocolli rabe with my fork, I felt really appreciative of their vision. A handful of folks I know had dinner there to support St. Anthony’s. When we conferred later, we all agreed how good it felt to support a place that was making an effort to support food related non-profits while serving fantastic food.

These are the times to pool our resources, strengthen our connections, and support the folks we feel like are making a difference. Mission Street Food made that really easy.