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Homegirl Cafe Offers 'Platos' by Ex-Gang Members With Hope
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of US News and World Report/Associated Press
Posted: July 22nd, 2018
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/...
Homegirl Cafe, a Los Angeles breakfast and lunch spot with a Latino twist, offers a unique dining experience prepared by former gang members. The popular cafe in the city's Chinatown allows visitors to relish carefully crafted meals while getting inspired by former inmates who willingly retell their stories about seeking a better life. The cafe is an offshoot of the Homeboy Industries social enterprises founded by Jesuit priest Greg Boyle to give former gang members job training and social services. Trainees learn all aspects of culinary arts while developing new social prowess that gives visitors a tender encounter. Plates like chilaquiles fresh crisp tortilla chips tossed with warm tomatillo salsa, egg, crema fresca, and queso cotija are made from ingredients that come straight from urban farms.
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