Fort Defiance
The beloved restaurant in Red Hook, Brooklyn, has a bright future as a grocery and general store
Last Funded May 2021
$108,242
raised from 107 investors
Highlights
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🏙 Establish the new permanent home of Fort Defiance, a Red Hook, Brooklyn institution since 2009
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👨🍳 Team with combined 40 years of experience as chefs and restauranteurs
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📰 Consistently praised by press,
including the New York Times, Bon
Appétit, New York Magazine, etc
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📈 Revenues have increased every year of
business pre-COVID
Our Founder
Owner
St. John Frizell is an award-winning writer, bartender, and restauranteur. He opened Fort Defiance in 2009, and is opening Gage & Tollner (with partners Ben Schneider and Sohui Kim) in 2021.
We believe a grocery can be a valuable member of its community.