Former publishing executive Anthony Caraccio seeks to fill hearts and bellies this holiday season by hosting the Organic Soup Kitchen’s Christmas Dinner Show. The all-day event, taking place at the Veterans Memorial Building on December 25, will feature wholesome food, festive entertainment, and good company.
Although Caraccio traded in his business suit for an apron in early September of this year, he attributes his philosophy of healthy living to his career with Healing Retreats and Spa Magazine. “I formed my own beliefs about how people should live,” he said. “I know how healthful organic food is for you. Just because people are homeless and in the streets doesn’t mean that they should compromise the food they feed themselves or their children.”
His mission to help those in need began following a meditation, when he awoke one morning a 3 a.m. “Given the fact of the way the economy is and how I love to cook, I thought ‘That’s it, an organic soup kitchen,'” he explained to me over the phone, as he baked calzones for an Organic Soup Kitchen staff meeting.