FOOD (New York City restaurant)

FOOD
Restaurant information
EstablishedOctober 1971 (1971-10)
Closed{late 1980s}
Previous owner(s)Carol Goodden, Tina Girouard, Gordon Matta-Clark
Food typehome-cooked, artisanal
CityNew York City
StateNew York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′35″N 74°00′07″W / 40.7265097°N 74.0019006°W / 40.7265097; -74.0019006

FOOD was an artist-run restaurant in SoHo, Manhattan, New York. FOOD was founded by artists Carol Goodden, Tina Girouard and Gordon Matta-Clark. FOOD was considered one of the first important restaurants in SoHo. Other individuals who were involved with FOOD included Suzanne Harris and Rachel Lew. FOOD was a place where artists in SoHo, especially those who were later involved in Avalanche magazine and the Anarchitecture group, could meet and enjoy food together. FOOD was considered to be both a business and an artistic "intervention in an urban setting." It has also been called a "landmark that still resonates in the history and mythology of SoHo in the 1970s."