consumers cooperative founded 1994 1994 headquarters greenbelt maryland united states key people general manager currently vacant bar manager amethyst dwyer restaurant manager karim kmaiha board of directors michael hartman president 1 nancy melandry secretary 2 frank gervasi treasurer 1 tom leamond terri acton audit committee 3 dorian winterfeld 4 mike stark 3 tom jones arts coordinator meg haney friends of new deal caf arts fondca board of directors barbara simon president chris logan treasurer michael smallwood member leeann irwin member peter may vice president talia kowitt member products restaurant coffee house and music venue website newdealcafe.com the new deal cafe is a restaurant and community coffee house in the historic roosevelt center of greenbelt maryland . it is a rare example of a restaurant operated as a consumers cooperative 5 as it is owned by over 200 member patrons . 6 the cafe which has a small beer wine bar in the back room features almost daily performances by regional musicians 7 and sponsors several outdoor music festivals each year including the crazy quilt festival and the greenbelt blues festival . the cafe walls are decorated with art by local artists which is changed bi monthly . the arts and entertainment activities are supported by the friends of new deal caf arts fondca a separate tax exempt 501 c 3 organization . the new deal cafe won wtop s top 10 2012 best music venue in the dc region . 8 the cafe menu focuses on lebanese cuisine and includes a variety of vegetarian and meat items . 9 the cafe is a commonly cited example of a community living room or third place part of the third place movement . its name comes from franklin delano roosevelt s new deal which was responsible for the cafe s home in roosevelt center and the founding of greenbelt . 10 history edit the new deal cafe was founded by a group of greenbelt residents in 1995 . 11 in november 2004 over 600 people attended an open house to support the project . 12 from 1995 to 2000 the cafe operated as a part time coffeehouse in the greenbelt community center . in april 2000 the cafe obtained a lease and opened its current full time retail space which was doubled its size in 2005 with expansion into an adjacent space . 13 for several years it struggled without a kitchen on the premises and debt increased . 14 15 however in june 2008 the cafe built a kitchen as part of a 4 month renovation using volunteer and professional contract labor 16 and began a partnership with chef karim kmaiha and his wife maria almeida to operate the restaurant . 17 18 references edit wikimedia commons has media related to new deal cafe . a b board meeting minutes april 25 2011 re elected to board may 20 2012 and may 4 2014 pdf . new deal cafe . retrieved 2013 08 07 . annual meeting minutes elected to board may 4 2014 board of directors meeting elected secretary may 12 2014 pdf . new deal cafe . retrieved 2013 08 07 . a b annual meeting minutes elected to audit committee may 19 2013 pdf . new deal cafe . retrieved 2013 08 07 . annual meeting minutes elected to audit committee may 4 2014 pdf . new deal cafe . retrieved 2013 08 07 . knepper cathy d. 2001 greenbelt maryland a living legacy of the new deal baltimore maryland jhu press p. 218 isbn 0 8018 6490 9 new deal cafe members area . new deal cafe . retrieved 2007 09 07 . halpern sue may june 2002 new deal city mother jones retrieved 2007 07 07 basch michelle new deal cafe wins wtop s top 10 for best music venue retrieved 7 march 2013 new deal cafe lunch and dinner menu . new deal cafe . retrieved 2007 07 07 . riley denise 2000 08 17 good eats the new deal cafe in greenbelt the washington post holmes tamara e. 2003 11 27 new deal cafe a community affair maryland gazette a short history of the new deal cafe . retrieved august 11 2010 . new deal cafe business plan . new deal cafe . october 10 2007 . retrieved 2007 07 07 . ngbea marcus 2007 11 01 new deal caf makes cuts to stay open maryland gazette hopkinson natalie 2001 06 14 co op cafe is struggling to survive the washington post mcgill natalie 2008 04 10 . renovations bring hope for new start at greenbelt cafe . maryland gazette . retrieved 2010 08 11 . tousignant kristi 2008 06 19 new deal caf hires culinary expert maryland gazette woods bay 2008 06 26 the new chef karim kmaiha is the new deal s new deal pdf greenbelt news review pp. 1 10 external links edit new deal cafe website coordinates 39 0 10.12 n 76 52 35.51 w 39.0028111 n 76.8765306 w 39.0028111 ; 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