Miami janitor quietly feeds thousands, and love’s the reason
By The Associated Press - | Mar 10, 2021
Doramise Moreau covers shredded malanga that will be served with baked fish to those that need a meal at Notre Dame d Haiti Catholic Church, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Miami. Moreau is a part-time janitor at a technical school. She spends most of her time shopping for ingredients and helping to cook meals for 1,000 to 1,500 people a week since the pandemic began. Moreau received a new car for her community service. She was nominated by the pastor at the church. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
MIAMI (AP) Doramise Moreau toils long past midnight in her tiny kitchen every Friday boiling lemon peels, crushing fragrant garlic and onion into a spice blend she rubs onto chicken and turkey, cooking the dried beans that accompany the yellow rice she’ll deliver to a Miami church.