From Captain Stuart Green:

On a blustery January night, twenty guests joined us for the MESH cafe. The first course, classic Tuscan minestrone soup, was prepared by the gang from STOM. Lynne Kurzweil, assisted by Melissa Elbaum, cooked the rest — mouth-watering maple-crusted chicken legs, sumptuous farm-raised baked sweet potatoes, creamy salade de chou (cole slaw), and for dessert, madeleines and other curated cookies and locally-sourced (ie, Shop Rite) fruit salad.

Our guests were happy to be out of the cold, enjoying fellowship and a healthy meal served up by super teens Siona, Matt, and Rachel. Susan Rosenblatt did triple duty helping prepare, serve, and clean up. We were all ably assisted by MESH staffers Adrienne and Joseph. Another strong performance by Shomrei MESH.

To help out with MESH,  go to: shomrei.org/volunteer