illustrated by @drawmatthewdraw

Without the unending support of our communities, these last 2+ (very challenging) months may have broken us. Thanks to you all, and one kickass team working around the clock, we are somehow still here. There are no adequate words to express our gratitude, but we want you to know that we will continue to be here for you, as you all have for us.

Our dining areas will remain closed at this time, but we are still open for take out and delivery. Our goal is for each guest who enjoys Frothy to feel comfortable and confident in their experience.

As a small business, a family, and members of our community, we want to be part of the solution and do our part to provide and sustain jobs during this pandemic. Like you, we want Frothy to survive and thrive, and we want to serve you in the safest way possible.

We are creating our own timeline for opening our dining areas based on the responsibility to provide for the unique needs of our staff, guests and neighborhoods.

We are working diligently to make thoughtful changes to our operations and service in order to begin opening our dining areas in some capacity, but we are just not ready yet. As you can imagine, there are so many adjustments to be made, so please stay tuned for updates.

Thank you for your continued support, your patience, and your kindness to us and to each other. #frothylove

Let us know if you have any questions by emailing frothycares@frothymonkey.com.

ATTN: Neighbors! We are testing a new neighborhood delivery option for you.

Introducing Neighborhood Delivery for 12South, Nations, DWTN Franklin, Southside Chattanooga + East Nashville + DWTN Nashville

Order delivery (food, drinks, and groceries) on the Toast Takeout app or here for breakfast and lunch Monday – Friday.*

• Contactless delivery by Frothy staff
• Flat $3 delivery fee (no additional surcharges.)
• 100% of your purchase will support our business
• 100% of your gratuity will go to our staff 

We hope that this new approach to delivery will allow us to schedule more staff, and eliminate the middleman to maintain our high standards of quality and service. 

Thank you for sticking with us as we continue to innovate to find the best balance of safety, convenience, quality, and sustainability. #frothylove

Let us know what you think!

*hours may change. Delivery is still available through UberEats and Postmates from 7am – 8pm daily.

Frothy Monkey to reopen in Downtown Nashville with meals, drinks, and groceries for take out and delivery

Opening day is Sunday, May 17th at 7am

After being closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be reopening the Downtown Frothy (235 5th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37219) for take out and delivery *THIS SUNDAY* May 17th at 7am for curbside brunch service. Hours will be 7am – 8pm every day with online ordering. Breakfast will be available until 5pm and dinner starts at 4pm. Beyond regular menu items and to-go drinks, essentials such as groceries and prepared foods will also be available.

“Our priority is to serve Avenue of the Arts and the surrounding neighborhood in the safest way possible, and the residents of downtown are our focus,” said Amber Mauldin, the General Manager of the 5th Ave location. “We hope to take advantage of this slower time to connect with our neighbors.”

Downtown Nashville is one of six Tennessee neighborhoods that Frothy serves. On Sunday, March 15th we quietly opened their much anticipated East Nashville location in Lockeland Springs for take out only in the midst of tornado recovery and pandemic shutdowns. “That was definitely the most unique restaurant opening we’ve ever done,” said Jennifer Sheets co-owner and Creative Director. “But, we were surrounded by need and we were able to provide a resource for meals, coffee, groceries, and a daily dose of happiness for our neighbors.” 

We hope that reopening on Avenue of the Arts will provide the same there as well. We look forward to seeing you!

illustrated by Alicia Binkley of M.I.D. Goods

Here for You Through + Through

Due to the unexpected announcement from Nashville’s Mayor about entering phase one of the plan to reopen the city, we wanted to reaffirm our decision to keep dining areas at all locations closed until we feel it is safe for staff and guests to gather in them. We will remain OPEN for curbside pickup and delivery.

In addition to that, we have several exciting things to announce!
• Beginning today (Friday 05.08) we will be expanding our hours at all open locations (12South, Nations, East, Franklin, and Chattanooga) to 7am – 8pm seven days a week.
• East Nashville now has a full line of beer, wine, and cocktails!
• We are launching our Spring / Summer menu including seasonal drinks
• We will be re-opening our Downtown Nashville location very soon (more on that later)

We will continue to innovate to stay relevant in an effort to employ more staff, and continue to offer the best quality experience possible. As we closely monitor the situation we will be carefully considering factors including the unique needs of our staff, our guests, our operations, and the recommendations of health organizations. Our goal is to invest our resources in sustainable practices as we add staff and begin the process of reopening fully and there is not an exact timeline.

Thank you for your support. We will continue to take every precaution to provide the safest possible service for our guests and work environment for our staff. We hope that you continue to enjoy Frothy Monkey with confidence. Let us know if you have any questions by emailing frothycares@frothymonkey.com.

(“Here for You Through + Through” illustration by our friend, the lovely and talented Alicia Binkley of M.I.D Goods in Nashville, TN)

Celebrate mom with a bouquet or brunch package available for curbside pickup in Nashville and Franklin!

Want to bring home everything you need for breakfast for the family? Is serving cookies or biscuits fresh out of the oven what you need? Looking for a sweet treat that is ready to eat? If so, we have options for you that include Food, Drinks, and Flowers by @petalsandfields. 

We have a flower only option here! See brunch packages below.

Place your order for a Mother’s Day bouquet or brunch package by Thursday, May 7th at 12pm. Orders will be available to pick up on Saturday 4pm – 7pm and Sunday 7am – noon

Breakfast in bed  $72

Bring home everything you need for breakfast for the family!

• Breakfast Casserole to take home and bake. Choose from: Spinach + Feta / Sausage + Cheddar / French Toast Casserole
• 1 dozen monkey dollar pancakes for the kids (served with syrup)
• Mixed fruit to share
• Flowers (small bouquet from Petals & Fields)
• Mimosas (for 2)

Add ons:

+ Upgrade to a large bouquet from Petals & Fields
+ Bacon or sausage
+ Pitcher of mimosas

This package is also available without mimosas for $60
Each breakfast casserole is 12 ½” x 10”

Baked with Love (cookies or biscuits)  $52

Serve cookies or biscuits fresh out of the oven! No mixing required 😉

• Choice of 1 dozen cookies or 8 biscuits (served frozen to bake at home)
• Bag of whole bean coffee (12South or Brunch)
• Flowers (small bouquet from Petals & Fields)

Add ons:

+ Change your coffee to Bloom Blend whole bean coffee (12oz bag)
+ Upgrade to a large bouquet from Petals & Fields
+ Mimosas

Sweetheart $58

Looking for a sweet treat that is ready to eat?

• 6 assorted cupcakes
• Bag of whole bean coffee (12South or Brunch)
• Flowers (small bouquet from Petals & Fields)

Add ons:

+ Change your coffee to Bloom Blend whole bean coffee (12oz bag)
+ Upgrade to a large bouquet from Petals & Fields
+ Mimosas

How to order a Frothy Monkey Mother’s Day package:

1) Visit frothymonkey.com/mothersday2020 for available options

2) Determine your pickup day (Saturday or Sunday) and location (Nashville or Franklin). Orders must be placed by Thursday, May 7th at noon.

3) Choose your package from our 3 options

4) Choose your upgrades

5) Visit frothymonkey.com/shop/ to submit your order and pay online.

6) Pickup at your predetermined Frothy location on your chosen pickup day (Saturday 4pm – 7pm or Sunday 7am – noon) 

Please email shop@frothymonkey.com with questions.

We’re baking up pies for Easter!
Blueberry + Apple + Buttermilk + Pecan
9″ Pies

HOW TO *PRE-ORDER* A PIE
• Go to frothycheer.com
• Pick a flavor(s)
• Choose your curbside pick up day (Sat or Sun) + location (Nashville or Franklin)
• Pay online
• Let us do the work!

Easter orders are due Thursday, 4/9 by 2pm for pick up on Saturday 4/11 or Sunday 4/12.

Please email pies@frothymonkeybakery.com with questions or special requests.

#frothylove #happyeaster #pie #bakerybyfrothymonkey

Tennessee Action for Hospitality Announces A Fund For Us 

In partnership with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, the recently-formed coalition has founded an assistance fund providing relief to individuals in need

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (April 3, 2020)—Tennessee Action for Hospitality is a state-wide coalition of independent restaurant owners, hourly workers, and chefs that recently formed as a response to the crisis the hospitality industry is facing due to the public health and safety threat of COVID-19. In an effort to support hospitality professionals who plan to continue their career in Tennessee when the crisis is over, Tennessee Action for Hospitality has partnered with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) to create A Fund for Us, a fund that will provide swift relief to those who have lost their job, or seen a dramatic decrease in hours worked. 

Through A Fund for Us, grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to individuals who meet the criteria, as resources are available. CFMT will administer the fund on behalf of the coalition, following a two-part application process: 

1. Qualifying small businesses must meet the following criteria:
   • Based in Tennessee, with an operating business license as of March 1, 2020. 
   • Offers an experience centered upon enjoyment of high quality food and/or beverage, with an emphasis on restaurant service, employing both full-time front- and back-of-house workers. 
   • The owner(s) of the establishment work full-time for their restaurant(s), bar(s), caterer(s), or restaurant group. 
   • The owner(s) of the establishment were instrumental in the creation of their business, and are free from outside control by way of majority ownership–not publicly traded, a franchise, or chain. 
2. Individual employees can then apply for grants, based on the following criteria:
   • Currently or most previously employed by a pre-qualified independent restaurant, caterer, or bar (as defined before). 
   • Someone who plans on re-entering the hospitality industry at the end of this public health crisis.
   • Someone for whom hospitality pay is at least 80% of their income.
   • Someone who had worked for their most recent employer a minimum of six months. 
   • No limit on household members. 
   • Individuals who make under $85,000 annually

While there are many worthwhile funds through national organizations, A Fund for Us sets itself apart by specifically serving individuals from the hospitality sector in the state of Tennessee. 

Restaurants can register by visiting https://cfmt.formstack.com/forms/tnaction4hospitality_business

Consumer donations will open online next week.  Individual applications will open online starting April 13.

The importance placed specifically on employees of independent restaurants and bars is to preserve what cannot be replaced—establishments that create culture—by providing assistance to those professionals who may not qualify for other need-based funds, but who cannot meet their financial obligations by unemployment alone. Anyone who considers themselves a part of the independent hospitality industry is welcome to apply—from caterers and banquet workers to bartenders, servers, restaurant managers, line cooks, dishwashers, and more—and CFMT will choose those who are the best fit for funding based on need. 

Tennessee Action for Hospitality chose to partner with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for a number of reasons, starting with the fact that it has a state-wide network. CFMT will act as an impartial third party that can administer A Fund for Us fairly and according to the coalition’s criteria. Both qualifying and non-qualifying applicants will receive guidance from the foundation’s Employee Assistance team regarding other available resources. 

“Our friends in the hospitality industry are an integral piece to making Nashville thrive and are woven into the fabric of this community,” says Ellen Lehman, president of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. “We collectively have to do everything we can to help the independent restaurateurs, bartenders, dishwashers, managers, cooks, and servers as they weather this terrible economic storm with us. Together, we are Nashville. Together, we are Tennessee.”

A Fund for Us was initiated through generous contributions from Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery and Cool Springs Wines & Spirits. Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, a statewide trade association of Tennessee wine and spirits distributors (including Athens Distributing Company, Best Brands Incorporated, Beverage Control Inc, Empire Distributors Inc,  Knoxville Beverage, Lipman Brothers, Triple C Distributing, and West Tennessee Crown Distributing Co.) has pledged to match all consumer donations up to $200,000. Individual donations will be accepted online starting next week. 

“It has been an unprecedented few weeks as our community faces historic challenges,” says Bret Moore, President and CEO of Cool Springs Wine. “Amid the stress and uncertainty, we want to support those in our industry who are profoundly affected by this crisis. We invite our fellow retailers, distributors, and suppliers to join us in this relief effort for workers in the on-premise industry.”

Charlie Nelson, President of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, says, “The hospitality industry represents the cultural heartbeat of Tennessee, comprised of individuals who work tirelessly so we can all enjoy the company of our friends and family over a meal. This community has supported me and my business from day one, and without these amazing individuals, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

“The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee are encouraged to see this important fund generate much needed help to our hospitality partners.  Now more than ever we must band together and stand with our local businesses during these difficult times,” says Ryan Haynes, Executive Director of Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee. 

Those interested in making a corporate contribution to A Fund for Us should reach out to Marcia Masulla, who leads fundraising for Tennessee Action for Hospitality, or mail checks (payable to TN Action for Hospitality Fund) to the address below:

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

P.O. Box 440225

Nashville, Tennessee 37244

Marcia Masulla: marcia@roarnashville.com

Julia Sullivan, co-owner and chef of Henrietta Red and The Party Line, has been a voice for the coalition since its formation. She says, “Food and beverage service in Tennessee is an important piece of a supply chain that supports not only restaurant professionals, but hundreds of ancillary services from florists, to distillers, to meatpackers.  This is one thing we can do that will help – we can raise funds for ourselves, to help our employees through this, to reopen our businesses so they (and you) have a place to come home to. We can weave a safety net so that next time a tornado hits, next time we close to stop the spread of a disease, next time the planet rears up to make us all sit down, we have a life raft that we built. Together.”

Sean Brock, a James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author and Nashville restaurateur adds, “The hospitality industry and the people that make it so special are suffering more than words can describe. So many people have asked how they can help. Tennessee Action for Hospitality provides a meaningful way to contribute to people who need it the most right now. Our people need help as quickly as possible and a donation will make a big difference in someone’s life.” 

Kahlil Arnold, owner and chef of Nashville’s beloved Arnold’s Country Kitchen has been an advocate for the group since its inception. “When I think of the restaurant business, I think of family.  Not just the families we serve, but the family within the four walls of our restaurant. From the couple who came in to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on one of the last days we had the dining room open to our staff who have been with us for decades, who are still here now trying to keep the restaurant from disappearing. It’s times like these I remember I’m lucky to have three families: my customers, my employees, and those I love at home. I appreciate all of my customers who have reached out and offered support to not just me but everyone in the restaurant community – because of you, we have a fighting chance to keep these families alive.”

On March 18, 2020, Tennessee Action for Hospitality drafted a letter to Governor Bill Lee, stating the importance of providing aid to the restaurant industry, and invited the public to join them by sending their own letter and personal note to Tennessee state legislators through the group’s online form. Two weeks in, the form has been completed more than 3,800 times, with each legislator receiving an individual email per form. While still in progress, a handful of requests from the letter were quickly met or addressed. 

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About Tennessee Action for Hospitality:

Tennessee Action for Hospitality is a coalition of independent restaurant owners, hourly workers, and chefs working together to connect Tennessee hospitality workers as a united front to expedite the protection, relief, and welfare of and for hospitality workers at a local, state, and federal level. Tennessee Action for Hospitality supports the national efforts of the Independent Restaurant Coalition. Since its inception, the coalition has used its platform to share up-to-date resources and news for local business owners and workers, as well as helping the community on the ground by organizing free produce markets with the help of Creation Gardens for those in need. For more information, please visit www.tnactionforhospitality.com. To contact the group directly, please email actionforhospitality@gmail.com. 

About The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The Community Foundation exists to promote and facilitate giving in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee and beyond. It does this by accepting gifts of any size from anyone at any time and by empowering individuals, families, companies, nonprofits, and communities to respond to needs and opportunities that matter. The Community Foundation works with people who have great hearts, whether or not they have great wealth, to craft solutions that reflect their intentions and goals. The Community Foundation has distributed $1 billion in grants since its inception 29 years ago in 1991. For more information, call 615-321-4939.