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| Actor Sisters Bella and Dani Thorn serve the Thanksgiving meal to guests at the Los Angeles Mission November 27, 2013 - photo courtsey of the Los Angeles Mission |
Los Angeles, California - The homeless on Skid Row were treated to a special Thanksgiving meal courtesy of the Los Angeles Mission, sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, and prepared by a group of LA's top chefs (led by Chef MichaelVoltaggio, chef/owner of ink.,) and Chris Cormier's Mission's kitchen staff.
At the midday event, thousands enjoyed a unique dining experience of newly created gourmet recipes served up by celebrities and local political leaders.
The Los Angeles Mission welcomed their Skid Row neighbors to a celebration of Thanksgiving with friends and supporters who have a heart for helping people in need.
"We'll serve more than half a million nutritious meals this year, none more important than the Thanksgiving meal," said Herb Smith, President of the Los Angeles Mission. "That's why we are so pleased that Chef Voltaggio has worked closely with his handpicked team of top chefs to create this unique meal. The Mission's own kitchen staff has worked around the clock to implement this very special meal. The message to our guests is 'you are special, you are valuable and we care about you.'
"It is more than a meal,'' says Smith. "This feast provides us with the opportunity to grow everyday
connections into relationships. These relationships are vitally necessary to help many of the homeless go ahead and decide to join our life-changing program to rehabilitate and to restore their lives."
“The creative process for me was to figure out how to cook a hot and delicious meal for over 3500 guests,” said Chef Voltaggio. “I enjoyed cooking with all of these incredible chefs, and with the amazing Mission staff. We were excited to put together a hearty, nutritious meal from turkey through pumpkin pie and everything in between. It’s truly a blessing to share this part of ourselves with so many people."
The Mission was started as a soup kitchen for depression era men in 1936 --- 77 years ago. The men who
