Ben and Ali Koenig opened Heritage Eats in Napa’s Bel Aire Plaza in 2015, a restaurant which serves “globally-inspired, fast-fine food.” Little did they know that they would face some daunting hurdles these past five years, such as the 2017 Napa wildfires and the current COVID-19 pandemic.Their commitment in face of great challenges is to “keep community spirit up and families fed in the face of uncertainty.”
During 2019’s Kincade Fire, Phat Salads & Wraps closed the food truck to the public, spending a week serving complimentary meals to first-responders and evacuees at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, It was during this time that chef and owner, Tim Bailey, coined the phrase, “Comfort Food for Uncomfortable Times.”
I love Heritage Eats! Ben and Ali do so much for our community 🙂
As does Phat Salads & Wraps! I recommend giving them a try, too, if you haven’t yet!
I have and they are great. I just have personal experience with Heritage Eats 🙂 They done a lot of fundraisers for things I am involved in.
Awesome. Phat Salads is donating salads once a week to the Boys & Girls Club of Napa County (available on their website), and the chef in tomorrow’s Cinco de Mayo story does, too. That is why I like discovering and writing about these kinds of food purveyors.
There are a lot here in Napa that do. It’s a pretty generous community overall.
I agree. I’ve learned so much these past six months about our food community.