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A husband and wife duo is feeding more than empty stomachs with their donations-only restaurant in small-town Alabama

Thereโ€™s an old saying about expensive restaurants that donโ€™t put prices on the menu.

โ€œIf you have to ask how much things cost, you canโ€™t afford to eat there.โ€

Thereโ€™s a little restaurant in Brewton, Alabama, with no prices on the menu. Because you can pay whatever you can afford. And if you canโ€™t spare a dime, no problem.

Food for the Needy

For the past five years, Drexell & Honeybeeโ€™s has been a shining beacon for those in need who could use a hot meal. The unique restaurant in this small town near the Alabamaโ€“Florida border has taken Southern hospitality to another level, offering traditional lunches three days a week. The customers number more than 100 on an average day. Some pay more than what the meal would normally cost, subsidizing those who canโ€™t afford to leave anything in the donation box except a note of thanks.

It’s the brainchild of Lisa McMillan, a woman who got her inspiration to be a culinary guardian angel in a grocery store checkout line. While waiting behind an older woman who was digging loose change out of her purse, Ms. McMillan discovered that the lady could use a financial helping hand. She started cooking and delivering breakfast to her.

โ€œPretty soon, I had 27 other seniors on my route, bringing eggs, grits, and bacon while stopping at Burger King for 27 cups of coffee,โ€ she said. Five years ago, Ms. McMillan and her husband, Freddie, took things to another level, spending more than six figures to turn an empty liquor store that was a major fixer-upper into a cheerful, welcoming restaurant complete with exposed brick walls and a gorgeous wood ceiling.

Now, it serves good old-fashioned Southern home cooking.

โ€œIโ€™m so happy God blessed me with the revelation. Money is only good when you can help other people,โ€ย Ms. McMillan said.

Kind Hearts, Gentle Hands

The McMillans generally start cooking at about 6 a.m. Mr. McMillan, a retired Marine master sergeant, is busy on this day making apple pies.

โ€œMy grandmother taught me how to cook. By the time I was 12, I could cook anything in the kitchen,โ€ he said.

Mr. McMillan loved his wifeโ€™s original idea when she told him that she wanted to open a restaurant to help the needy. โ€œI saw her motivation and said, ‘Letโ€™s take it on.’ Thereโ€™s great satisfaction in feeding people that really need a helping hand,โ€ he said.

Byย Randy Tatano

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