He's opened a charity restaurant that is pay-what-you-can.
The "Soul Kitchen" opened Oct 19th in Redbank, New Jersey. It's a restaurant where, in exchange for washing a few dishes or cooking a meal or two, you receive a free meal voucher. Jovi himself washes dishes at the restaurant.
"This is not a soup kitchen," he said. "You can come here with the dignity of linens and silver,
and you're served a healthy nutritious meal. This is not burgers and fries."
At the opening, meals included: grilled chicken breasts, grilled salmon with soul seasonings, crusted catfish, sauteed greens and sweet potato mash.
There is also a donation area for those who can afford to pay.
"When I learned that one in six people in this country goes to bed hungry, I thought this was the next phase of the (Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation's) work."
It's refreshing to see someone creating a business not for profit, but to help fellow Americans.
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