Project FARE

Whether you’re a Coeur d’Alene local or just visiting town for the weekend, there are several food trucks in the city that go above and beyond.

Check out contributor Annie Zasadny’s top three picks at projectfare.org/farmstories/cda-food-trucks

Levi Vixie worked for many restaurants on the Palouse as a bartender and waiter since he was a young adult. He once thought he’d be a career server, until recently, when he took some time off and traveled overseas. He’s now working for a data analysis company.

It’s a big shift away from an industry he once thought he would be in for a long time – he’d even explored the idea of opening his own restaurant. The business model he was looking at was a co-op or profit-sharing restaurant, where the risk of ownership and profits is spread among all workers, not just the owners.

“Usually when someone starts a restaurant, there are one or two people who are taking all the risk and getting the majority of the profit,” Vixie said. “Some of us want to be empowered to be an owner.”

Read more about Idahoans’ experiences that have led them to leave the restaurant industry, from the views of both workers and employers at projectfare.org/farmstories/great-resignation-idaho