Local Entrepreneur Pitches Board Game Food Hall Concept
Bloomington entrepreneur Colleen Stidle presented her business concept "Hearts and Spades" during a recent community presentation, outlining plans for a board game food hall designed to promote screen-free, intergenerational connection.
The proposed venue would feature classic games integrated into the dining experience, with long wooden tables etched with familiar game designs like checkers and backgammon. Stidle envisions a space where chess clubs could meet after school and families could gather for games like cribbage across generations.
The food hall concept would collaborate with six different restaurants offering distinct cuisines, with priority given to underrepresented chefs in Bloomington. Stidle said this approach aligns with the city's vision that diversity strengthens the community.
Stidle described the venue as filling a gap in the local entertainment market, noting that most existing game spots either lack food options, offer limited menus, or operate out of breweries with single food trucks.
Stidle announced she will pitch Hearts and Spades as a top 10 finalist in the Hatch business competition on August 6, encouraging community members to attend and vote for her concept.
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Hearts and Spades Business Proposal Pitch
Colleen Stidle introduced 'Hearts and Spades,' a concept for a board game food hall designed for playful, screen-free social interaction. She described a unique atmosphere with classic games, curated food, and a plan to collaborate with six different restaurants, prioritizing underrepresented chefs in Bloomington to align with the city's vision for diversity and community strengthening. She also mentioned an upcoming pitch event for Hatch on August 6.
Hearts and Spades will be a board game food hall meant for playful screen-free connection across generations.
Priority will go to underrepresented chefs in Bloomington to continue to align with the city's vision that when diversity is embraced, the community is strengthened.
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[0:00] Hi, I'm Colleen Stidle and I give you in
[0:03] Bloomington Hearts and Spades for
[0:05] classic games, curated food, and
[0:08] childhood feels. Hearts and Spades will
[0:10] be a board game food hall meant for
[0:13] playful screen-free connection across
[0:16] generations. In today's world, most game
[0:19] spots don't have food, maybe have a
[0:22] limited menu, or operate out of a
[0:24] brewery with a single lone food truck.
[0:26] That's where Hearts and Spades comes in.
[0:28] Imagine
[0:30] long wooden tables etched in familiar
[0:33] designs like checkers and back gammon
[0:36] laid out in lines where murals pop and
[0:39] oversized dice hang above you. Where
[0:42] ordering food means asking for the
[0:44] settler sliders or the draw to.
[0:48] This will be a place where maybe chess
[0:51] clubs meet after school and millennials
[0:53] like myself play cribage with parents
[0:55] still thriving in their 70s. In terms of
[0:58] the food, I hope to collaborate with six
[1:00] different restaurants to offer distinct
[1:02] cuisines. Priority will go to
[1:05] underrepresented chefs in Bloomington to
[1:08] continue to align with the city's vision
[1:09] that when diversity is embraced, the
[1:12] community is strengthened. I believe we
[1:15] deserve to know more than the feeling of
[1:17] a smooth glass screen. We deserve to
[1:20] know the feeling of tactile scrabble
[1:22] tile in hand and even the shuffle of a
[1:26] deck of cards. On August 6, I will be
[1:29] pitching in the top 10 for Hatch. Come
[1:32] vote for me and let's get the dice
[1:34] rolling.
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