Mildred's Big City Food
Private | |
Industry | Restaurant |
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Founded | Micanopy, Florida (1994) |
Key people | Bert Gill (owner)[1] Russell and Nancy Baum (former co-owners)[2] |
Website | mildredsbigcityfood |
Mildred's Big City Food is a restaurant in Gainesville, Florida.
History
Opened around 1994 as Mildred's Cottage Gourmet in Micanopy, Florida, owners Russell and Nancy Baum relocated the restaurant to Gainesville in 1998.[3] The restaurant is named after the character played by Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce.[4]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the owners of the restaurant worked with local advocacy groups to donate food and deliver meals.[5] Later that year, they distributed over 700 free Thanksgiving meals to local families in need.[1] They also adjusted the restaurant's seating arrangements to account for local indoor dining restrictions.[6]
Restaurant
Mildred's dishes often include regional specialties such as tripletail. Sides include North Florida okra, chestnut, turnip, melon and persimmon.[7] Wine dinners have been offered.[8]
New Deal Cafe
The owners of Mildred's Big City Food also run a casual restaurant in the same building, right next door to Mildred's. Similar to Mildred's, the New Deal Cafe uses locally sourced ingredients, including beef from the
References
- ^ a b "Mildred's Big City Food distributes Thanksgiving meals in Gainesville".
- ^ "A Gainesville eatery responds to customers' suggestions".
- ^ [1] Gainesville Sun - Aug 27, 1999
- ^ Janine Young Sikes [2] Gainesville Sun - Oct 29, 1998
- ^ "SWAG, partners work to ease hunger woes".
- ^ "Facebook post by Mildred's Big City Food on March 19, 2020".
- ^ [Golden Spoon Awards] December 2012 Florida Trend
- ^ [3] Gainesville Sun - Aug 27, 2003
- ^ "About Mildred's Big City Food".
- ^ "New Deal Café - Events in Gainesville".