Our rescues, Rosie and Titan. Rosie is a Humane Society alumni. Photo by Cass Bradley/Bluesky Photo Artists

You know we’re passionate about food here at UP, but something else Jon and I care equally about is animal rescue. Tuesday, Sept. 10 brings an event that combines both of those things: the city-wide Humane Society fundraiser Restaurants for Rescues. This is the fundraiser’s second year.

We adopted Rosie from The Humane Society four and a half years ago, so you can guess I’ll be dining out in her honor (and maybe even bringing home a doggy bag for Rosie and Titan). When we brought her home, she was scared of everything, heart worm positive, and a skeleton. Today, she’s a happy, healthy, loyal, loving member of our family. She inspired us to start fostering, which is how we ended up with Titan, our foster fail. We’ve successfully fostered about a dozen dogs since.

Restaurants for Rescues is taking place across the city. Participating restaurants,  bars, and breweries have agreed to donate at least 10 percent of their proceeds from Sept. 10 to animal rescue. Here are the establishments taking part:

300 East
Birdsong Brewing Co.
Bistro La Bon
Bonterra Dining & Wine Room
Brewers at 4001 Yancey
Cantina 1511
Capishe
Comet Grill
Dandelion Market
DeSano Pizzeria
The Flying Biscuit Cafe
The Gin Mill
Heist Brewery
Hoppin’
JJ’s Red Hots
The Local Scoop
Lucky Dog Bark & Brew
Lucky Lou’s Tavern
Menchie’s Northcrest
Old Stone Steakhouse
Piedmont Social House
Pilot Brewing
The Portrait Gallery
Queen City Q
Rosemont
RuRu’s Tacos + Tequila
The Rusty Bucket
South 21 Jr.
Suarez Bakery
Sweet Lew’s BBQ
Two Scoop’s Creamery
The Wooden Vine
WP Kitchen + Bar
Zen Fusion

Our ideal day would include baked goods from Suarez for breakfast, lunch at Capishe, Two Scoops for an afternoon snack, dinner at 300 East, and a drink with the pups a Lucky Dog. Adopt, don’t shop! —Kristen Wile