Question
- where in Chiclayo can you get a generous slice of delicious German chocolate
cake and a mug (yes, I said a mug) of
good strong coffee with free refills for 3 soles ($1.08) and at the same time help to teach a trade to kids and keep them
off the streets? The answer is La Casona De La Abuelita…a recently opened
restaurant located in the Boulevard shopping mall patio.
Bill
Lipman and his wife Beatrice (not in the photo) are the driving forces behind the restaurant and a
bakery located in Pimentel that produces the restaurant’s products. We’ve known
them for several years and though we’ve not visited their bakery (the ovens
fire up at 5:00am…I don’t do 5:00am) we know that Bill has been unwavering in
his mission to help the poor by teaching a trade. And not only a trade, but by
working at the bakery the kids also learn about business and responsibility.
Bill doesn’t do free handouts. I suspect he is a kind but stern taskmaster and
these kids work for anything they get.
Proceeds
from restaurant sales are used to support the bakery operation. There is a lot
more information available on Face book.
Here’s
a suggestion…if you plan on eating at one of the restaurants in the Real Plaza
mall; KFC, Pardos, Rustica, Pizza Hut, McDonalds or the recently opened
Chili’s, save some room for coffee and dessert. Starbucks is close to these
restaurants. Don’t go there. La Casona De La Abuelita is just two blocks away
and the pastry and coffee are ten…no, make that twenty times better than
Starbucks. We guarantee you’ll enjoy it, and you’ll be doing some kids, your
taste buds and wallet a favor. Bon Appètit!
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