Caritas Village fills bellies and nourishes community
Caritas Village chef Spencer McMillin hurries through the kitchen, preparing orders as tables quickly fill up for lunch. The nonprofit Binghampton restaurant is known for delicious and affordable farm-to-table meals, which are offered free to anyone in need. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
The chicken tostada is one of many popular items on Caritas Village's menu. The nonprofit café serves a full menu Monday through Friday, and everything except its plate lunch on Saturday. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Veteran restaurateur Mac Edwards stepped in last year as executive director of Caritas Village, a nonprofit community center in Binghampton with a café at its heart. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Caritas Village offers a variety of homestyle meals at reasonable prices. The plate lunch changes daily, though with some consistency: Catfish is always served on Fridays, and pork usually on Mondays. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
The nonprofit Caritas Village, under the leadership of executive director Mac Edwards, provides affordable, homestyle meals daily in Binghampton. Chef Spencer McMillin prepares daily plate lunches that are free to those in need. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Mac Edwards is leading Caritas Village and has brought recipes from his former restaurants with him to the community center in Binghampton.
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Caritas Village Mac Edwards Spencer McMillinJennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
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