Sustainability · Philadelphia · Since 1997

Good food
thoughtfully.

For nearly 30 years, we’ve believed that good food starts with thoughtful choices — about what we buy, who we buy from, how we use what comes through our kitchens, and what happens afterward.

Restaurants are part of a much larger food system, one that requires significant resources at every step, from growing and producing food to transporting, preparing, serving, and ultimately disposing of it. We know the choices we make within that system have an impact.

29
Years of local sourcing
100+
Family farms via LFF
9
Concepts, one philosophy
EPA
Feed It Onward partner
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High Street Hospitality Group — local sourcing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Slow Food Snail of Approval EPA Feed It Onward Partner

“A restaurant should leave its region better than it found it.”

— Ellen Yin, Founder & Owner

Our Approach

Three habits,
every kitchen,
every day.

We don’t chase certifications. We focus on what matters: where our food comes from, how we use it, and how we can do better.

01 — Minimize Upstream Waste

Buy what we’ll use.
Use what we buy.

We think about waste before an ingredient ever reaches the kitchen — purchasing thoughtfully, planning carefully, and finding value in what might otherwise be overlooked

02 — Support a Local Food Economy

Relationships older
than most restaurants.

Our first farm partnership dates to 1997 and is now in its second generation. We pay producers fairly and keep them on the menu year after year.

03 — Thoughtful Menu Design

Whole animal.
Whole grain.
Whole harvest.

Heirloom grains milled in Doylestown become bread at High Street and pasta at Fork. Trim becomes stock, stock becomes sauce.

Who We Buy From

Our Menus Start Close to Home

Much of what anchors our menu comes from within a morning’s drive. These aren’t relationships built around a trend or a label. They’re partnerships that have grown alongside our restaurants and continue to shape the way we cook

55 miles
Green Meadow Farm
Gap, PA · Since 1997

Our longest farming relationship. Glenn Brendle's son Ian now supplies thoughtfully raised meats and seasonal produce from Lancaster County.

65 miles
Lancaster Farm Fresh
Lancaster, PA · 20+ years

A cooperative of more than 100 certified organic family farms — vegetables, cheese, dairy, and grains.

30 miles
Castle Valley Mill
Doylestown, PA

One of Pennsylvania's oldest working grist mills, stone-grinding heirloom grains for our breads and fresh pasta.

40 miles
Campo Rosso
Gilbertsville, PA

Italian heirloom peppers, beans, and specialty produce grown in Pennsylvania soil.

35 miles
R.L. Irwin
Kennett Square, PA

Cultivated and foraged mushrooms from the mushroom capital of the world.

45 miles
Sweet Amalia Oysters
Newfield, NJ

Delaware Bay oysters — clean, briny, and a fixture on the raw bar.

75 miles
Green Walk Trout Hatchery
Bangor, PA

Spring-fed freshwater trout raised in the mountains of Northampton County.

65 miles
Passenger Coffee
Lancaster, PA

A specialty roaster with a deep commitment to sustainable sourcing.

0 miles
Felt + Fat
Philadelphia, PA

The ceramics studio that handcrafts the plates our food is served on.

40 miles
Harvest Drop
Windsor, NJ

Regional distributor connecting us with farms like Great Meadow, Blue Moon Acres, and Eagle Road.

60 miles
Cape Habor Shellfish
Galloway, NJ

South Jersey source for shellfish from regional farms.

4 miles
Third Wheel Cheese Co.
West Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Cheese specialists sourcing directly from artisan cheesemakers and dairy farmers across the Northeast.

Distances are approximate driving miles from Old City.

Partnership

Feed It Onward

High Street Hospitality Group is a partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Feed It Onward campaign, a national effort highlighting the work being done across the food system to reduce food waste.

View the FIO Partnership →
EPA Feed It Onward
National food waste reduction partner
Slow Food
Snail of Approval
James Beard Foundation
Outstanding Restaurateur 2023

Taste It for Yourself

The best way to understand
our sourcing is at the table.

Every concept in the group cooks from the same relationships. Pick a room, and the farms come with it.

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Private Events

Farm-to-table sourcing
for your occasion.

Our private dining menus draw from the same producers that stock our kitchens every day. Seasonal, local, and built around what’s best right now.

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