When I was an auditor with BDO, something I always desired was to bring our resources to positively benefit the underserved. (I suppose this was really a desire of mine before being an auditor.) Back then, I had organized a volunteer event for us accountants to get off our asses and enjoy new company at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick, NJ. They’re a local non-profit that is dedicated to ending the cycle of poverty.
This year, as an independent owner and operator of 2nd Rule, I got to return to Elijah’s Promise on Thanksgiving morning. I certainly wasn’t independent in serving the hundreds of guests who came that day for brunch! Sue, my best friend, and Yasmeena, my former barista co-worker joined me in bringing delicious cappuccinos and lattes out to everyone. It was also the first day that 2nd Rule got to make espresso drinks from its beautiful La Spaziale espresso machine! This thing pulls espresso like no other and there was no better event than this to debut the beast.
Thank you Chef Curtis and Drew McClendon for having us alongside you!
