A free Thanksgiving feast in New Orleans

As our nation celebrates Thanksgiving tomorrow, families across the country will be eating heartily. But for many others, tomorrow is just another day in which they scrounge for food. Russell Smith, a contractor from Detroit who now lives in New Orleans, is looking to change that for New Orleans residents. He is partnering with a restaurant called Dixie Gyro to serve a day full of free Thanksgiving feasts, according to The Times-Picayune:

'God spoke to me and said, 'Sow a seed,'' Smith said. 'He told him to feed his people, and he directed me to the restaurant. He said, 'I'm going to take you where you need to go.' I had never seen this woman [Fortuna Assouline, the cafe's owner] in this kitchen in this building before.'

When he met Assouline and told her why he had come to Dixie Gyro, 'she looked at me like I was crazy,' Smith said. 'But when I explained, she said she wanted to do the same thing.'

Dixie Gyro is located at 110 Carondelet St. They will be serving free Thanksgiving meals to anyone tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.