Joined by local dignitaries, individuals and partnering local non-profit organizations, Jon thanked the Kitchen\u2019s \u201cfriends and neighbors\u201d who have assisted in the two-year endeavor to open the permanent location – among them Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna, former Mayor Ed McKenna and the President of the Parker Family Health Center, Dr. Eugene Cheslock.<\/p>\n
The JBJ Soul Kitchen began serving meals in 2009, utilizing two different pilot locations and assessing the patrons\u2019 needs and response to the model, before renovating an old 1,100 square foot auto-body shop as the Kitchen\u2019s new, permanent location.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a time when 1 in 5 households are living at or below the poverty level, and at a time when 1 out of 6 Americans are food insecure, this is a restaurant whose time has come. This is a place based on and built on community \u2013 by and for the community,\u201d said Jon Bon Jovi today.<\/p>\n
Inspired by the old adage, \u201cteach a man to fish,\u201d diners in need who come to the Soul Kitchen are empowered \u2013 they have earned a seat at the table for themselves and their families through volunteer hours at the Kitchen or other local organizations. They are served nutritious culinary dishes by the wait-staff in a lovely restaurant atmosphere with the dignity of having earned their meal. On the other hand, patrons who can afford to dine anywhere are rewarded with not only a delicious meal but with the knowledge that by dining out and leaving the suggested donation, they\u2019ve contributed to their community.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Soul Kitchen\u2019s own organic gardens, natural food is being provided by Whole Foods Market Middletown, in partnership with their vendors, many of whom are from New Jersey and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
By adopting the community kitchen concept, the JBJ Soul Foundation has expanded its efforts – from affordable housing to hunger – as it celebrates its fifth anniversary as a non-profit organization.<\/p>\n
HOURS OF OPERATION:
\nThe JBJ Soul Kitchen is currently open from 5-7 Thursday, Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
Address:
\n207 Monmouth St.
\nRed Bank, NJ 07701
\nReservation line: (732) 842-0900
\nLearn more: www.jbjsoulkitchen.org<\/p>\n
To watch the Live Stream<\/a> from our JBJ Soul Kitchen Press Conference, please visit the Video<\/a> section of our website.<\/p>\n JBJ Soul Kitchen on the Today Show (air date: 10\/21\/2011)<\/p>\n Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN SERVES UP NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR ALL; ACCEPTS BOTH (October 19, 2011 \u2013 Red Bank, NJ) \u2013 Jon Bon Jovi today announced the opening of the JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ to a crowd that overflowed the gardens and parking lot at the \u201ccommunity kitchen,\u201d which redefines how the issue of hunger can be addressed. With no prices on the menu, the Soul Kitchen serves meals to customers who have earned them through volunteer hours. The Soul Kitchen operates as a program of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation and is sustained by cash payment from customers who are able to pay the suggested donation (or even a little more).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28,69,49,8,13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
\nCASH & VOLUNTEER HOURS AS PAYMENT<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n