Fork & Spoon operates as Montana's first pay-what-you-can restaurant, built around scratch-made, homegrown cooking using local ingredients whenever possible. Diners are greeted, order a meal, and are asked whether they'd like to contribute — any amount works, and the kitchen sets the menu while guests set the price.
The restaurant runs as a social enterprise: nightly income from paying customers offsets meals for those who can't contribute, while a Catering & Space Rental arm and The Mighty Spork food truck generate additional revenue that gets reinvested into dinner service. Fork & Spoon also employs people facing barriers to work, including those recovering from addiction, homelessness, or incarceration, building restaurant skills as part of the mission.
Beyond dinner service, a take & bake freezer offers pre-portioned items like chocolate chip cookie dough for pickup, and the restaurant takes on catering work alongside its regular seating. Community partners and volunteers help keep the operation running.
The restaurant runs as a social enterprise: nightly income from paying customers offsets meals for those who can't contribute, while a Catering & Space Rental arm and The Mighty Spork food truck generate additional revenue that gets reinvested into dinner service. Fork & Spoon also employs people facing barriers to work, including those recovering from addiction, homelessness, or incarceration, building restaurant skills as part of the mission.
Beyond dinner service, a take & bake freezer offers pre-portioned items like chocolate chip cookie dough for pickup, and the restaurant takes on catering work alongside its regular seating. Community partners and volunteers help keep the operation running.