BERKELEY -- Classic American diners make money serving up hearty meals for a fair price but one East Bay establishment has built its business giving away food for free.
It all started a few years ago when Collin Doran, owner of the Homemade Cafe in southwest Berkeley, decided to do something rather unusual in the restaurant business: offer anyone who is hungry a free breakfast, no questions asked.
Collin Doran, owner of the Homemade Cafe in Berkeley, serves free meals to the hungry and homeless.
"The typical Everybody Eats meal is a basic two-eggs breakfast: two eggs cooked however the customer likes it.
To qualify, one merely needs to grab a coupon from the diner bulletin board and find a seat.
Duran's program has become so popular, he's now giving away about 200 meals a month.
"Doing it in a way that is socially responsible and trying to make the world a little better place," he said. »