Jan 2, 2022  |  by Faygie Holt

For many, it was their first time meeting a Jew.

Within four hours of a deadly tornado hitting the town of Mayfield, Kentucky in December, Micah Seavers’ family-owned restaurant, Southern Red’s Barbecue, was preparing meals for the emergency workers who were streaming in to help. It was about 2:30am.

By daylight, they were handing out meals to friends and neighbors who had lost everything. In the days that followed they made it their job to feed everyone who needed a meal, even delivering dinners in the dark as electricity was out for miles.

Red’s Southern Barbecue has served some 80,000 meals since the tornadoes hit.

By some estimates, Red’s Southern Barbecue has served some 80,000 meals since the tornadoes hit. Normally, they serve about 2,500 people a week; a number that includes catering clients.