The Forge Food Hall is scheduled to be part of a new development called Midtown at Coalition off Santa Fe Drive in Fayetteville. A new Kusinera spot will start serving Filipino dishes at The Forge Food Hall in 2026. The deal, signed September 23, puts the eatery in the growing Midtown at Coalition area on Santa Fe Drive. "I wanted to be closer to the military base for those who are taking their lunch," said Nanette Thomas, according to The Fayetteville Observer. So now I want to do my dream, my own dream, for myself, which is to cook for everybody and to open a restaurant,” Thomas said to BizFayetteville.