{"id":10130,"date":"2021-09-24T15:40:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T15:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/?p=10130"},"modified":"2022-01-18T20:50:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:50:50","slug":"drexell-honeybees-black-owned-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/drexell-honeybees-black-owned-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Drexell &#038; Honeybee\u2019s Black-Owned Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Everybody Eats, No Questions Asked at This Donations-Only Black-Owned Restaurant owners Freddie and Lisa Thomas-McMillan display classic Southern hospitality. With their business philosophy, \u201cFeed the Need,\u201d they operate on a donation-based system without turning anyone away reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/alabama-restaurant-has-no-prices-and-feeds-anyone\/?fbclid=IwAR1L55O19Kc29nTFQ5YPdCXn1xyb7cGzW_Q_veuiOIbuqCFTpuS7RnoBWDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/alabama-restaurant-has-no-prices-and-feeds-anyone\/?fbclid%3DIwAR1L55O19Kc29nTFQ5YPdCXn1xyb7cGzW_Q_veuiOIbuqCFTpuS7RnoBWDM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpdnVt1dBOFTyI4OMRWaOSwLOa_g\">Good News Network<\/a>.<\/h1>\n<p>Guests from all walks of life can come in and enjoy southern cuisine served family style. After their meal, tucked in the corner of the mom and pop soul food establishment, is a donation box where guests can leave a donation that fits their needs. These donations go right back into running the restaurant meaning the owners get virtually no profit, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbusiness.com\/2020\/08\/drexell-honeybees-black-owned-family-style-restaurant-alabama-no-prices-feeds-hungry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.blackbusiness.com\/2020\/08\/drexell-honeybees-black-owned-family-style-restaurant-alabama-no-prices-feeds-hungry.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1gEh4t6RB8Ir5xWvomIn68giQIg\">Black Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a video by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref=external&amp;v=593186721573912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref%3Dexternal%26v%3D593186721573912&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGr_yiA83Vrjs6ToT0IQJvD1mAgQg\">It\u2019s a Southern Thing<\/a>, Lisa explains that she learned the lesson of giving back to others as a young girl which has carried on into her adult life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any suggested prices, everybody gets treated the same,\u201d she said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=593186721573912&amp;extid=7ZfemaXlC8bsftJh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v%3D593186721573912%26extid%3D7ZfemaXlC8bsftJh&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZ7aQfamWG_0xTIpuMar6isbN56w\">in the video<\/a>. \u201cIf you go to the box and don\u2019t have one red cent\u2014 no one will ever know. And we won\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=593186721573912&amp;extid=7ZfemaXlC8bsftJh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v%3D593186721573912%26extid%3D7ZfemaXlC8bsftJh&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZ7aQfamWG_0xTIpuMar6isbN56w\">says<\/a> they don\u2019t ask for work in exchange for food but they do accept volunteers. These volunteers work with them in the kitchen, take out the trash, \u00a0sweep floors\u2014 and as of recently\u2014 donate protective equipment and gear for the restaurant to stay open amid new COVID-19 regulations.<\/p>\n<p>They opened for a month in June as carryout only but closed due to \u201ca shortage of volunteers\u201d and the risk of exposing themselves to the virus, according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/foodyescashno\/posts\/2428422437457288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/foodyescashno\/posts\/2428422437457288&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPv8t965ejUojpb2Z1MCUlTNqQqw\"> post on their Facebook page. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In July, they returned to Facebook and put out a call for supplies to build a safety barrier so they would be able to reopen. Within hours, thanks to the community they serve, they are reopen for business.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Drexell &amp; Honeybee\u2019s visit their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drexellandhoneybees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.drexellandhoneybees.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1632325077949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFW8NNF3T_9Y-JLK5svX9Q3AXremg\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody Eats, No Questions Asked at This Donations-Only Black-Owned Restaurant owners Freddie and Lisa Thomas-McMillan display classic Southern hospitality. With their business philosophy, \u201cFeed the Need,\u201d they operate on a donation-based system without turning anyone away reports Good News Network. 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