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Fresh and Honest Ingredients
Don and Lisa Benson, the owners of Vinaigrettes, view their passion for cooking as more than a business. They see it as their opportunity to show Christ’s love to everyone they serve. Their mission is not only to give delicious food, made with meticulous attention to every detail in preparation and presentation, but also to run their business as Jesus would. The food is an outstanding value and they guarantee you’ll leave craving more.
Bringing Home Something Good
Each week, Benson’s Vinaigrettes proves their care and concern through their “Into the Streets” non-profit food ministry to the homeless and working poor. From multiple locations throughout Lansing, Michigan, they give over 400 meals every Tuesday night. For over three years Vinaigrettes has walked out Jesus’ command to care for the poor and homeless by providing not only nourishment for their physical bodies but hope for their soul while exampling the indescribable love of Jesus Christ. Caring for our city’s homeless and those who have fallen on hard times with what we do best.
No man, woman, or child should go to bed hungry.
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
1 John 3:17-18
It’s About More Than Food
The Bible states that we are to live by the Spirit of God and bear the fruit of the Spirit, including “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). If we take this seriously and ask ourselves whether we are genuinely experiencing and bearing these “fruit,” We will see that each of us needs to accept the homeless man’s challenge, to make the decision from the depths of our being, to say yes to those in need, and to give consistently of ourselves (a listening ear, a helpful hand, and a compassionate heart). This includes sharing ourselves and God’s compassionate love with not only those who have physical needs but also with those who have spiritual and emotional needs — not only those who are strangers to us, but those who are our colleagues at work, family members, club members, and neighbors. This radical personal transformation of bearing fruit and giving of ourselves (not just our money and our words), is the natural result of answering the call of the homeless man and answering the call of God.
The Benson’s kitchen is open and serving Michigan’s best homemade gourmet cuisine! Take some home today.
Executive Chef Don and Lisa Benson
