Superior Motors: Community Restaurant & Farm Ecosystem
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A direct appeal to fund an inventive and inclusionary restaurant within a very deserving and special community. #SuperiorMotors
Backers: 2026
Average Pledge Per Backer: $153
Funded: $310,225 of $250,000
Dates: Dec 4th -> Jan 6th (34 days)
Project By: Kevin Sousa
Backers: 2026
Average Pledge Per Backer: $153
Funded: $310,225 of $250,000
Dates: Dec 4th -> Jan 6th (34 days)
Project By: Kevin Sousa
$310,225
current pledge level
Last Updated: January 7 @ 00:01 -0500 GMT
124%
of goal
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Latest News
Pittsburgh's Kevin Sousa on His Record-Breaking Kickstarter and New Restaurant
February 4th - via: eater.com
PITTSBURGH, PA - Last month, Pittsburgh chef and 2012 JBFA semifinalist Kevin Sousa attracted national attention for his Kickstarter campaign that the Pittsburgh City Paper confirmed was the site's "most-funded restaurant project to date." (Read More)
Pa. restaurant reaches Kickstarter goal
January 9th - via: ydr.com
BRADDOCK, PA - Superior Motors is off and running. Around 6 a.m. Monday, a good 18 hours before its official 11:59 p.m. deadline, chef Kevin Sousa's Kickstarter campaign to create a community restaurant in Braddock hit its fundraising goal of $250,000. And the money keeps coming in from across the country. (Read More)
The Beginning 
January 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Sousa reaches Kickstarter goal for new Braddock restaurant
January 6th - via: bizjournals.com
PITTSBURGH, PA - In what may go down as one of the region's most celebrated crowd-funding campaigns, Salt of the Earth operator Kevin Sousa reached his Kickstarter goal of raising $250,000 late Sunday to establish a new restaurant and "farm ecosystem" to be called Superior Motors in Braddock. (Read More)
Incredible!
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
$250,000 I witnessed something truly amazing last night and it is still sinking in. The people of this great city and beyond collectively decided that this idea should happen. I don't understand how it happened the way it did, it was a spectacle to... (Read More)
This Is Crazy
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Yinz Made Me Cry
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
$225,000 This has been one of the most exciting and emotionally draining twelve hours of my life. Never in my wildest dreams could I have dreamt up the chain of events that has led the campaign in this direction. A grass roots, social media push far... (Read More)
Speechless
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
$210,000 and climbing This is absolutely incredible, you are all amazing. Today has forever changed me. Thank you! (Read More)
I Believe
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We have steamrolled over $200,000!!! I now believe that anything is possible. The excitement in the room today at the Gratitude Party was bordering on celebratory. People came out on a Sunday to show their support and excitement for this project. I... (Read More)
1001
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody, we just hit 1000 pledges! Thanks you! thank you! thank you! (Read More)
Overwhelming Support
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
No matter how this ends up, we could not be more humbled by the outpouring of support that we have received. In the last two hours our total has risen at an awesome rate. All of the credit goes to our backers and to those who continue to promote the... (Read More)
Challenge Grant Announced!
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are humbled and proud to announce the support of Rob Stephany of The Heinz Endowments who has graciously committed $40,000 towards the job training facet of Superior Motors if we are able to reach our fundraising goal of $250,000. Therefore, if... (Read More)
600
December 30th - via: kickstarter.com
More than six hundred people have had enough faith in us and this idea that they have taken it upon themselves to pledge their hard earned money. Thanks again and let's keep moving forward! (Read More)
The Halfway Point
December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We have made it to $125,000. We couldn't have made it this far without the support of nearly 600 backers. We have one more week to do whatever we can to give this project the momentum needed to move forward after January 6th. A heartfelt thank you... (Read More)
Gratitude Party
December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Well folks this is it, the home stretch. We have a little more than one week to make it to our goal. We cannot thank everyone enough for the support you have shown us. Regardless of the outcome, we are having a get together to celebrate the people... (Read More)
Merry Christmas!
December 24th - via: kickstarter.com
I'd like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas. Thank you for the continued support of this special project. (Read More)
Thank You!
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
It was great meeting everyone on Saturday. We had a great turnout on a less than stellar weather day. We have two weeks left in our campaign and still have a long way to go. The momentum is strong and the backers are passionate. Please tell a friend... (Read More)
Superior Motors Meet and Greet
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are 100% on for today! Despite the less than ideal weather we will be thrilled to meet with you and discuss the future site of Superior Motors. Stop by between 1:00 - 5:00 for a sneak peek at what we're up to. (Read More)
Superior Motors Meet
and Greet Reminder
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Open to the public, please stop by and say hello. Tomorrow 12/21, 1:00 - 5:00 1215 Braddock Avenue, rear entrance (Mayor Fetterman's home) Cooking demo/samples around 1:30 Tours of the facilities and farm (Read More)
Kombu Cured Beef
December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We have been playing around with different techniques for quick-curing smaller cuts of protein. Fish cured between layers of ham works well and creates beautiful textures. Along the same lines we wanted to use a salted ocean product to "cure" red... (Read More)
Pickled, Poached, Roasted and Raw
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This is an example of a dish using ingredients that are available to us nearly year round. beet, carrot, potato, cabbage, caraway, mustard (Read More)
More Possibilities
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We are currently seeking the advice of experienced small scale wildfowl farmers in hopes of raising squab and pheasant on site. The dish below was produced using nearly 100% locally procured product. squab...gooseberries, elderberries, ground... (Read More)
Elysian Fields Lamb
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
confit of chicken of the woods, eggplant, braised pine nuts, sumac, koseret, wild herbs (Read More)
Foraging
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the years I have been lucky enough to work with and learn from some of the regions foremost authorities on foraging and wild edibles. Seasonal foraging is easily one of the most enjoyable aspects of our prep routines. Every cook that passes... (Read More)
Trout First Course
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
trout...miso cured, raw and roe, sake, lemon, barrel aged fish sauce, daikon (Read More)
Food Inspirations
December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The menu at Superior Motors will be seasonally driven and dependent on the products available to us in their prime. In the coming days I will be posting images of dishes, some of which I have served in the past and some of which are still in... (Read More)
Superior Motors Ecosystem Meet and Greet
December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We are hosting a meet and greet at the future site of Superior Motors. This event is open to the public and free. Mayor Fetterman will be opening his home to the public and Chef Sousa will be doing cooking demos in his kitchen. Guests will be able to... (Read More)
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