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Vines and Pours

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Vines and Pours, a wine bar that's for your everyday wine drinker. Where family and friends can enjoy a glass with a small snack, not break the bank and not be lectured on why you only taste grapes and not dark chocolate and cherry's.  

I have decided to take the dive and open my own restaurant. After years of working for many great companies, restaurants,  and mentors I have decided to give business ownership a shot. Some of you might say, why now, why right after quarantine? To you I say what better time to show off the abilities I've learned throughout the years from Starbucks, Luna Grill, The Halal Guys Socal, Hillstone Restaurant Group and lastly US Foods. What a great time to use all I've learned to delight guests with hospitably and happiness, in a time that's very needed. 

The funds will be used to cover opening, build out, and administrative costs. The funds will be covering my wife, Danielle and I's, contribution to the business while we look for investors to cover the rest. We have a space in Fort Lauderdale we're interested in and are working out partnerships with our Future Neighborhood 

Ideally we would like to have the restaurant open by September 2020 so we can be up and running by Florida's 2020 Holiday season. 

The donations given will fund a dream I've had for many years, a dream of using food and restaurants to inspire people and communities. I'm sure many of you have heard of my restaurant ideas before and the donations will help these ideas become a reality. I've been training my skills for many years to start my own restaurant, but too often I've been afraid to take the jump. Your donation will be the confidence I need to turn that fear into excitement that I can do this.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our future restaurant Vines and Pours and I hope you pour you a glass in beautiful Fort Lauderdale. 

Marc Giarratano
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Donations 

  • Cameron Kosbab
    • $300
    • 4 yrs
  • Andy and Sally Shore
    • $500
    • 5 yrs
  • Jeremy Berkus
    • $500
    • 5 yrs
  • Russ Beck
    • $500
    • 5 yrs
  • Justin Shore
    • $100
    • 5 yrs
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Marc Giarratano
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Fort Lauderdale, FL

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