This marks the 27th annual Empty Bowls Dinner to raise awareness of the roughly 1 in 7 people in our region who are struggling to keep food on the table. These numbers are predicted to rise due to ongoing inflation and the end of extra emergency food stamp this month.
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest will co-host Empty Bowls on Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Rodef Shalom in Oakland. All proceeds from this simple but delicious meal of soup and bread will be used to reduce hunger in our region.
Get your tickets here!
You’ll get to eat some delicious soup cooked up by some of Pittsburgh’s great chefs. Dozens of Pittsburgh restaurants and caterers are providing several hundred gallons of soup, which will be served up with yummy Breadworks rolls. There will also be cookies from Giant Eagle and delicious Millie’s Homemade ice cream!
A wide variety of soups will be offered at the event, from Feijoda (Brazilian black bean stew) to Tinola (Filipino chicken broth) to Italian Wedding. We encourage you to try many delicious options from our generous partners; you may go through the line more than once during your seating time.
New to the event this year are:
Casa Brasil
Cinderlands Warehouse
Everyday’s a Sunday
The Abbey on Butler Street
The Porch at Siena
Three different seating times will maximize the space among guests. Check below for the list of soups available at each seating.
All proceeds will jointly benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest.
Join us at the event on Sunday, March 26!
Seating 1: 1:00pm – 3:00pm **Seating 1 is SOLD OUT!**
Seating 2: 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Seating 3: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Advance price tickets are $25 ($30 at the door). No tickets are needed for children under 3.
Advance price tickets will be available online until Saturday, Mar. 25 at midnight.
After that, purchase tickets at the door of the event.
The Soups
Veg = Vegetarian | V = Vegan | GF = Gluten-Free
| SEATING 1 (1:00-3:00pm) | ||
| Donor | Soup | Veg/V/GF? |
| Allegro Hearth Bakery | Moroccan Chickpea Stew | V |
| Andora Restaurant | Tomato Basil Bisque | |
| Butterjoint | Mushroom | Veg |
| CCAC Culinary | Italian Sausage with Chicpeaks | GF |
| Eat’n Park | Chicken Noodle | |
| Eleven | Sweet Potato & Apple Curry | V |
| Everyday’s a Sunday | White Bean & Kale | V/GF |
| Fig and Ash | Spicy Tomato | GF |
| Hyeholde | Sherry Bisque | GF |
| Salvatores’s Events and Catering | Wedding | |
| Soba | Thai Corn Chowder | GF |
| The Abbey on Butler | “Stone” | GF |
| The Duquesne Club | Cream of Broccoli with Tomato & Cheese | |
| SEATING 2 (3:30-5:30pm) | ||
| Donor | Soup | Veg/V/GF |
| Alta Via | Tomato Bisque | Veg |
| Apteka | Red Lentil & Kale | V/GF |
| CCAC Culinary | Potoato & Corn Chowder | Veg/GF |
| Casa Brasil | Canja – Chicken & Rice Soup | GF |
| Cinderlands Warehouse | Three Bean | |
| Mad Mex | Chickpea Chili | V/GF |
| Piccolo Forno | Pasta e Fagioli | V/GF |
| The Cafe at The Frick | Potato Leek | Veg |
| The Porch at Siena | Wedding | |
| SEATING 3 (6:00-8:00pm) | ||
| Donor | Soup | Veg/V/GF? |
| Bar Marco | White Bean Minestrone | Veg/GF |
| Cafe Raymond | Wedding | |
| Casbah | Cauliflower Puree with Honeycrisp Apple | Veg/GF |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | Peasant | |
| Kaya | Feijoda (Bean Stew) | V/GF |
| Lola’s Eatery | Tinola (Filipino Chicken Broth Soup) | GF |
| Square Cafe | White Bean Chili | V |
| Talia | Tuscan Sausage | |
| Wahlburgers | Chili | |
| To-Go | ||
| Donor | Soup | Veg/V/GF? |
| Bistro-to-Go | Chicken & Wild Rice | GF |
| Black Radish Kitchen | Carrot Ginger | V/GF |
| Dagny’s Eatery | Roasted Red Pepper Gouda | |
| DiAnoia’s Eatery | Lentil & Pancetta | GF |
| East End Food Co-op | Mushroom Barley | V |
| La Palapa | Tortilla | |
| Levia Trattoria | White Bean & Artichoke | Veg |
| Metz Culinary Management | Chicken Tortilla | GF |
| Shady Side Academy | Cream of Lentil | Veg/GF |
| Toscana Brick Oven | Wedding | |
| Wholey’s | Lobster Bisque | |
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