Hardy, the owner of Coop Caribbean Fusion Restaurant in Detroit -along with six other local chefs are joining together to feed their Detroit neighbors – many, who are one meal away from going hungry.
“It kind of saddens me a little bit, but this is a time when we have to just jump in and help each other, helping our fellow neighbors,” Hardy said.
It started as a one-time thing during the start of this pandemic, using some unused products and passing out meals.
Hardy says the Horatio Williams Foundation helped get things rolling.
“He opened his doors and let us use his kitchen and said, ‘Just do what you do,'” Hardy said.
And in just 37 days Hardy and his friends cooked and delivered nearly 21,000 meals.
“It’s been really rewarding to do that and be a part of just giving back during this tough time,” Hardy said.
Other restaurants involved were Bangkok 96, Flood’s Bar and Grill, Kuzzo’s Chicken and Waffles along with Blue Star Catering, Green Horn and Dorsey culinary programs.
“We’ve had three of the12 students that we had, every day in the kitchen us helping prepare these meals,” Hardy said.
Hardy says they’ve dropped off meals and meal kits to shelters, fire stations, hospitals, Detroit neighborhoods and even bus stops.
“We’ve been probably plating 50 to 60 meals every day,” he said. “Taking over to the bus stations – anyone we see that needs a meal.”
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Source: Metro Detroit chefs team up serving 21K meals to those in need during pandemic | FOX 2 Detroit
