Great Plates is based on a model called Family Meals, created by Patrick Mulvaney, owner of the midtown restaurant Mulvaney’s B&L.
Yes I’ve got problems, but I’m not here to talk about my problems, we’re here to talk about solutions,’”
The effort started in March and spread from Mulvaney’s to five other restaurant friends and he’d eventually get a contact with the City to provide meals through Meals on Wheels for seniors.
He first reached out to his friend, Derrell Roberts of the Roberts Family Development Center and soon 200 meals a day were going out to hungry families, many of whom were already dealing with food insecurity before the pandemic put people out of work.
Thirty local restaurants were selected and will be paid to provide three meals a day for 50 people, which amounts to $3,300 a day for each restaurant.
The Great Plates program will bring sustainability for impacted restaurant owners.
