NYC Chef Preparing Enormous Thanksgiving Dinner for Occupy Wall Street Protestors

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NYC Chef Preparing Enormous Thanksgiving Dinner for Occupy Wall Street Protestors

As the Occupy Wall Street protests continue, undeterred by their eviction this week from Zuccotti Park, one New York chef is showing his thanks for the protestors by preparing all of them a large Thanksgiving dinner.

Eric Smith told the New York Daily News that this week he has started to prepare the organic meal, including 150 turkeys, 400 pounds of potatoes, and mounds of stuffing and cranberry sauce.

“We have a great Thanksgiving dinner planned for all the occupiers… We hope on Thanksgiving we can bring solace to all these people… Get together. Give everyone an inspirational boost. These people need a chance to rejoice. It’s been a rough two months.”

Smith is going to try and gather the 1000+ crowd of protestors for dinner at Woodstock, because “they need a chance to get away from the noise of the city.”

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http://www.mediaite.com/online/nyc-chef-preparing-enormous-thanksgiving-dinner-for-occupy-wall-street-protestors/


Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll :)

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Beautiful news, happy thanksgiving to you as well!

[virgogal]

2. I hope he does something for the homeless too.

[PoliticAverse]

3. I wonder how many peope will be down there on Thanksgiving Day. n/t

[Dover]

5. Probably lots after they hear this! I'm sure they all feel like family to one another

Quite an extended global family!

[The Genealogist]

4. I'm glad he is doing that!

I'm sure he will lose a few customers by supporting the movement like that, but I'll bet he gains more than he loses from supporters.

I remember once, when I was in college and doing an informational table on National Coming Out Day. It was pretty rough, as I didn't go to a particularly progressive-minded school. I got called "fag" and such, and it was an emotional experience anyway. I went to get lunch, handed my hand-written order to the clerk, and when I got to the end of the line to pay, I was told, "this is already paid for." I cried tears of gratitude such that I could hardly eat. After I was done eating, my resolve was fortified for the rest of the day. This gesture by Eric Smith reminds me much of that day.

[Prometheus Bound]

6. At first glance I thought I saw "New York Police Chief preparing...".

And I thought, smart move on his part.