{"id":412,"date":"2015-06-23T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.jonbonjovisoulfoundation.org\/?p=412"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:33:59","slug":"jbj-soul-kitchen-voted-best-celebrity-owned-restaurant-in-10best-readers-choice-travel-award-contest-sponsored-by-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/2015\/06\/23\/jbj-soul-kitchen-voted-best-celebrity-owned-restaurant-in-10best-readers-choice-travel-award-contest-sponsored-by-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"JBJ Soul Kitchen Voted Best Celebrity-Owned Restaurant in 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Award Contest Sponsored by USA TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 4 weeks of voting, the contest closed on Monday, June 8th<\/sup> and the winners were announced that Friday.\u00a0 Chosen by a panel of relevant experts which include a combination of editors from USA TODAY; editors from 10Best.com<\/a>; relevant expert contributors; and sources for both these media and other Gannett properties, JBJ Soul Kitchen was the only non-profit community restaurant in the field of 20 nominees.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of everyone at the JBJ Soul Kitchen I want to extend my thanks to all those who voted.\u00a0 To be the only non-profit recognized and to come out on top is truly an honor\u201d said Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong>. \u00a0\u201cFor our hard working staff and volunteers to be recognized in this way makes this moment even sweeter.\u00a0 We appreciate the support and hope that the mission of Soul Kitchen will encourage others to do something in their community to offer a hand up to those that need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Thank<\/a>\n

As winners by a huge margin, JBJ Soul Kitchen was proud to receive so many votes from its supporters as their unique model has them serving more than just a meal to their diners.\u00a0 Diners are asked to pay a minimum donation for their meal and those that cannot are able to volunteer in exchange for a nutritious 3-course meal.\u00a0 One hour of volunteering earns the diner a gift certificate for themselves and up to 4 family members.\u00a0 If you can pay more than the suggested donation you can do so knowing that you are Paying It Forward by covering the cost of the meals for those who volunteered as payment.<\/p>\n

The nomination panel for each award category is displayed on its associated contest page.\u00a0 All voting is digital and the 10Best Readers\u2019 Choice Award contest is accessible on the 10Best.com<\/a> website.\u00a0Rules allow the public the right to vote online for one nominee per category, per day. \u00a0 Click here<\/a><\/strong> to see the complete voting results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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