Pastiche Modern Eatery

From the onset of our restaurant, Pastiche Modern Eatery, my wife and I, have had a strong, personal commitment of being involved and helping out as much as possible in our Tucson community. From volunteering at a local homeless shelter, to planning city-wide fundraising events for different groups, to having underprivileged kids tour, dine and lea... rn at Pastiche, to donating food to AIDS outreach patients, to volunteering at our kid's schools, to donating countless gift certificates, food and staff for charity events, our commitment is genuine and ongoing. However, not unlike other restaurants, our resources are limited and we cannot say "yes" to everyone requesting a cash or gift certificate donation. Nine years ago we decided that we had to come up with a "plan". As a result, Pastiche Modern Eatery has conducted a unique and very popular charitable contributions campaign in Tucson called "Philanthropy with Phlavor". Through the "Philanthropy with Phlavor" program, Pastiche's patrons aid us in deciding who receives the majority of Pastiche's charitable dollars. Twice each year, throughout the months of June and October, our guests not only enjoy an outstanding meal but also have the opportunity to choose their favorite nonprofit organization to receive a donation from Pastiche. We are very pleased that this highly successful program has donated over $80,000 to so many of our community's worthy nonprofits. The program is simple: each time a customer dines at Pastiche, orders Take-Out food, makes a purchase at the Pastiche Wine Shop, or buys Pastiche gift certificates during the months of June and October, our staff invites them to choose one of 40 nonprofit organizations to receive 5% of their check amount (before tax, gratuity, or discounts). After organizing and researching the thousands of responses from our guests, Pastiche sends out the checks to our community's hardworking and extremely valuable nonprofits. "Philanthropy with Phlavor" has really caught on in Tucson and grows more and more popular with ...Read More