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    Turning Montreal’s restaurants into a soup kitchen network for those in need

    Share Your Plate’s a new initiative addressing food accessibility by putting local restaurants’ meals in the hands of those that need them most.

    By The MainNovember 10, 2023 - Read time: 4 min
    Turning Montreal’s restaurants into a soup kitchen network for those in needNatacha Guiragossian of @natachaeats (centre), with Alessandro Rea and Michael Grande of @mangiabeneboys, who've started the new initiative to donate to Racine Croisée. | Photograph: Scott Usheroff (@cravingcurator)

    If you have it or not, what are you going to do if you have an audience and an iota of influence?

    When it comes to influencers, their social media spaces can be places we’ll sooner see images of someone enjoying their own life than helping others in need—but that doesn’t mean they aren’t looking for ways to help.

    “I don't want my account to be just another food account,” Natacha Guiragossian of @natachaeats says. “I want to make a difference in my community and city and give back.”

    “When you've got a way to reach a large group of people, (you’ve) a responsibility to shine a light on things that need attention and inspire others in a positive way, starting this chain reaction where we all can make a real difference together,” adds Michael Grande, who runs @mangiabeneboys with Alessandro Rea.

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