‘They’re here cooking to serve their neighbor’: Flowery Branch coffee shop owner makes meals for hurricane victims in Florida - Gainesville Times

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‘They’re here cooking to serve their neighbor’: Flowery Branch coffee shop owner makes meals for hurricane victims in Florida

Kevin Tomlinson, owner of Whole Being Cafe in Flowery Branch, drove to Fort Myers to help cook meals for victims of Hurricane Ian. Tomlinson, wearing a gray hat, is seen cooking Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 with Thomas Yeager, director of culinary for Mercy Chefs.

Kevin Tomlinson, owner of Whole Being Cafe in Flowery Branch, drove to Fort Myers to help cook meals for victims of Hurricane Ian. Tomlinson, wearing a gray hat, is seen cooking Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 with Thomas Yeager, director of culinary for Mercy Chefs.

Kevin Tomlinson sounded surprisingly upbeat for a man whose hometown has just been flattened by one of the meanest hurricanes in the history of the United States.