Detroit chef earns recognition for feeding those in need amid COVID pandemic
‘If I see someone happy, it makes me happy,’
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The coronavirus pandemic changed his world in ways he couldn’t imagine.
March 13, 2021:
In March 2020, on Friday the 13th, COVID took away Jones’ catering business and cooking classes.
“I lost a years worth of income overnight and I was in a panic,” Jones said. “I needed to do something.”
Despite his own hardship, Jones focused on those who couldn’t put food on the table. In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, restaurants had tons of food, but no guests to serve.