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NEWS ABOUT: soup kitchen

soup kitchen stories: 7 news summaries

 Chef Brings 
 Gourmet Food 
 to Homeless 

Rising culinary star left posh restaurant for rescue mission

Aug 18, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - At California’s Bay Area Rescue Mission, the homeless dine on grilled artichokes with garlic sherry vinaigrette or vegetable soup with creme fraiche, thanks to the culinary talents of Tim Hammack. The chef left a renowned French bistro to cook at the rescue mission. “I was cooking for very... More »

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food • chef • homeless • soup kitchen • homeless shelter • rescue mission • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Millions of Americans had lost their homes long before subprime crisis plunged the nation into economic peril. Recognizing the plight of the homeless, The Nation offers 10 tips for street survival:
  • Try to relieve passersby of their misconceptions without internalizing their cruel remarks. "Let go of your pride—
... More »

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homeless • soup kitchen • homeless shelter • recession depression

 First Lady Pushes Fresh Food 

From White House to food banks, Michelle Obama advocates nutrition

Mar 11, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Michelle Obama served lunch to the homeless last week in Washington, she didn't just praise the soup kitchen; she praised the menu. "We can provide this kind of healthy food for communities across the country," the first lady said of the mushroom risotto and apple-carrot muffins at... More »

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organic food • Michelle Obama • White House • soup kitchen • first lady • organic wine • locally grown food

 Pet Soup Kitchens 
 Open in Germany 

Group wants to keep unemployed, elderly from having to give up animals

Dec 27, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Fearing that recession will force people to give up animals they can no longer afford to feed, a German group has opened pet soup kitchens around the country, AFP reports. A pet welfare association relies on donations from individuals and corporations; the newly unemployed are among those taking advantage, as... More »

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pets • Germany • charity • soup kitchen

(Newser) - The poor and homeless in Milan will get a pricey treat this holiday season, the BBC reports. Officials will distribute 88 pounds of beluga caviar seized from smugglers to the city’s shelters and soup kitchens. The sturgeon roe, confiscated in November en route from Poland, is valued at around... More »

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Italy • homeless • shelter • poor • Milan • sturgeon • contraband • smuggler • soup kitchen • beluga caviar • Caspian Sea

Bow WOW! Berlin Opens
Soup Kitchen for Dogs

New leash on life for pets of struggling humans

Nov 2, 08 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Things are apparently woof all over—so Berliners have now opened a soup kitchen for dogs. Businesses have donated pet food and funds so that hounds belonging to homeless people and the unemployed can chow down. Organizers shrug off criticism that their efforts would be put to better use serving... More »

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Berlin • homeless • soup kitchen • Man's best friend • dog • financial crisis

Still a Believer in Faith-Based Solutions

Bush's former faith
czar has hopes set
on Dems this time

Oct 13, 07 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Economist catches up with John DiIulio, the Democrat who was Bush's “faith czar” for just 7 months in his first term, to re-examine the viability of what the magazine calls "compassionate centrism." With "faith-based" now unfortunately associated more with political zeal—faith-based wars, faith-based science—... More »

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Bush administration • separation of church and state • faith based initiatives • John DiIulio • soup kitchen

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