- Hi, welcome in.

- How you doing?

- I'm doing well, thank you.

- How are you going to participate today?

You know what?

- Yeah.

- I'm a chef, I cook.

How about the first option?

Can I get in the kitchen?

- Oh, well that would be a whole lot of fun.

You wanna do that right now?

- Yes.

When they asked me how to participate, of course, for me was cooking in the kitchen.

You know, I, this is how I give.

(knives tapping) Chef Kim Brazile, runs the cafe's kitchen.

I get in and there was Kim waiting for me.

- Does that look good, chef?

Or you want me to chop it down some more?

- A little more, but I think it's good.

Good job.

I said, let me show you a pasta that I love that you can cook for your guests here anytime quick when you are, where everything else fails.

Now throw the pasta in there, Okay.

We cooked spaghetti, garlic, and oil, so it cooks and we'll get back now to chopping.

Here, the menu depends on the donated products that they get.

So, what happens in the winter time when they don't have that beautiful spinach or salad.

Kim, throw the garlic in here.

I think the, well, I said little pasta is always good.

Okay, you like a lot of garlic?

- [Kim] I love garlic.

- [Lidia] All right.

I think you can put a few ladles of water.

Yeah, go ahead.

(flames sizzle) - [Kim] Alright.

- [Lidia] Lot more in there.

- [Kim] Lot more?

- [Lidia] Yeah.

- [Kim] All right.

- Let's get the fire going.

And now we can throw in the parsley.

All the parsley in here, chef?

- [Lidia] I like parsley and it's good for you.

- [Kim] Okay, yeah.

That's what we're all about here.

Healthy food.

- [Lidia] There you go.

- Yes.

- There you go.

Absolutely, good.

So the SAME Café offers much more than a meal.

- How often do you actually get a job that you love and you're passionate about?

And I get to connect with my community every day.

It's a good time.

- But you give to your community.

Yes.

This is, this is wonderful.

- Connect and give, yes, chef.

- And food is at the basis.

You give back in whichever way you can.

- Put that hot pan right behind you, chef.

- Right.

You have your, so put little cheese.

You like cheese?

- Oh, I love cheese, chef.

- Okay.

But also it brings people together.

You're accepted in there.

You're part of a team.

Go ahead.

Flip it, flip it.

Also flip it like that.

- [Kim] Oh, Okay.

- [Lidia] Build, builds the cream.

Flip it, Kim.

- She's saying, don't be, don't be scared, chef.

Don't be scared.

- No, no.

Even a little bit of nice.

Go ahead, flip it.

- I'm afraid to splash you, you know?

- No.

- You might never come back and see me again.

- Can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

- [Kim] Exactly.

- You are in the kitchen.

So 10 minutes we're done.

- Right.

- Salute, thanks, Kim.

- Bon appetite, yeah.

- Yeah, bon appetito.

- All right, let's see.

Let's see what chef's cooking with.

- Mm.

- Wow.

That's delicious, chef.

- Right on target.

- Alright.