The right ingredients deliver holiday meals
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By KATHY STEVENS
kstevens@njherald.com
NEWTON -- After 25 years of serving free meals, the Manna House community soup kitchen was tired.
It's pizza oven doors wouldn't close. One lacked spring in the hinges, making for what could be an interesting, or even slightly dangerous, cooking experience. The floor was soft underfoot. The island counter needed repair.
At the start of this month, renovation work began on the kitchen. But that's not really the story.
The story is about people pitching in so Manna House would be able to serve its 25th Thanksgiving Day meal to about 60 expected guests; and about people stepping up so more than 80 homebound Meals on Wheels clients will be delivered a holiday meal and a smile from a visitor on Thursday, a tradition that almost didn't happen this year.
"Since the day we have opened our doors, this community has always been anxious to help," said Linda Zwart, president
Source: New Jersey Herald
Chef Roy Choi of Kogi Truck Teams Up with LG Appliances
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Roy Choi has been a long-time supporter of RootDown LA , a non-profit organization that addresses health related issues such as obesity urban communities. Through its programs the organization encourages high school students to “eat their veggies,” while providing educational experiences and skills necessary to build healthier food communities .
Chef Choi believes that “today’s youth needs resources and programs that let them explore their creativity and express their emotions.” Using his leverage to team up with LG Kitchen Appliances he was able to get LG to donate 3 full kitchen suites that includes its newest Super-Capacity French-Door Refrigerator; its touch activated 30-inch Electric Induction Cooktop, and one of the largest ovens in the industry, the Built-In Double Wall Oven.
Source: FOODBEAST