2010 Good Neighbor Award - National Restaurant Association for work by Chef Pierre – Timing is everything. Pierre Romain, long time executive chef at the Allendale Bar & Grill, started a humanitarian organization in the fall of 2009 to assist the disadvantaged in his native Haiti.

When the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the island nation in January, the Allendale and its sister concept the Mahwah Bar & Grill, immediately began raising money for the foundation.

The restaurant's owners, Craig and Chris Kunisch, threw a fundraising dinner. Servers donated their tips for the night and volunteered their time. Employees helped spread the word to customers.

The restaurants raised $150,000, which the Rose Foundation used to fill a cargo trailer with clothing, tents and other supplies that were sent to Haiti. The customers response was humbling, Craig Kunisch said.

They told the owners and employees "with all the thing your restaurants have done for us, it is a pleasure to help you and your chefs."

NorthJersey.com - College student Casey Reilly of Ridgewood beat the tight summer job market by applying early and often. She's now a hostess at the Allendale Bar and Grill.

Casey Reilly was hard at work on a recent afternoon, cheerily greeting happy-hour patrons and escorting diners to their tables at an Allendale restaurant.

Reilly, a 19-year-old Ridgewood resident and college sophomore, has a reason to smile: She's beaten the odds by landing a summer job in what is shaping up to be the toughest seasonal employment She's beaten the odds by landing a summer job in what is shaping up to be the toughest seasonal employment climate for teenagers in decades.

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NorthJersey.com - Local chef's foundation aiding Haiti earthquake relief effort Allendale Bar & Grill (AB&G) chef Pierre Romain was getting ready for work when he got the phone call. Something had happened in his native Haiti.

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