Johnny's Bites : Rhonda & John's Dream

Rhonda and John love to cook. Rhonda learned her skills in the kitchen of her mother and believes in the deeply healing nature of food. She believes in the generational gift it bestows and its ability to bring people together. John’s education took a more formal route, and he attended school to learn the nuances and discipline toward being a chef. Their shared food philosophy is simple home cooking with panache.

The kitchen is their sanctuary, a shared passion evident in every dish they serve - from the simplest meal to the most lavish family events. Deciding to turn their shared love into a dream come true, Rhonda and John invested in a small cafeteria nestled in an office building. They decided this would be the first stepping stone in their path to owning their own restaurant. They thought a café that catered to a built in clientele would be an excellent learning experience, allowing them to work in what they loved while saving for their next endeavor.

Unfortunately, the roads to dreams-come-true are sometimes difficult. Due to Covid some of the other businesses’ in the building left and have yet to return. With their patronage diminished, Rhonda and John are now left scrambling to try and keep their dream alive. Their café caters to outside clients, but due to its location it is often difficult to find, keeping it off the radar of a larger audience. They have exhausted their savings on the required financial upkeep in running a small café. Rhonda has taken a second job to supplement their income. Still they believe in the power of making their dream come true. They are trying everything.

Cindy, the couple’s sister, has started a GoFundMe on their behalf, to help raise the $10,000 needed to keep this dream alive. It is the small business that is the lifeblood of this country, the “little guy” striving for something to call their own. And sometimes, because the world is pitched against that “little guy”, it takes a community to create magic from the building blocks of a wish.

Can you help make this dream a sustained reality? “A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles” with our most humble gratitude, we thank you in advance, in helping us achieve our miracle.