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"  An estimated 50 million Americans are considered &amp;quot;food insecure,&amp;quot; meaning their access to food is inconsistent, and with climbing gas prices driving up the cost of food, there is fear that this already large number of hungry could rise further. Proving that he&amp;#039;s not satisfied with &amp;quot;All talk, no action,&amp;quot; singer Jon Bon Jovi is taking a stance against the nation&amp;#039;s hunger; later this spring his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation will open Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ. More from Delish: Pump Value Out of Your Kitchen As Gas Prices Continue to Climb The menu for the &amp;quot;community restaurant&amp;quot; will list a rotating assortment of dishes prepared with locally grown produce, but missing from the bill of fare will be prices. Soul Kitchen will be &amp;quot;pay what you can,&amp;quot; with a suggested donation of $10. Those who can afford the suggested amount or more will cover the costs of those who cannot; those who cannot pay with money will also be invited to volunteer in exchange for their meals. Slashfood reports that diners will be encouraged to sit at large communal tables, further building on the community spirit of the restaurant. According to the Denver Post, the pay-what-you-can restaurant trend began slowly in 2003, with Salt Lake City&amp;#039;s One World Caf\u00E9. Today there are around 10 such restaurants in the country, three of which are in Denver. One national chain, Panera, opened its third pay-what-you&amp;#039;re-able caf\u00E9, called Panera Cares, in Portland, Oregon, in January. Approximately 60 percent of customers at Panera&amp;#039;s charitable restaurants pay the suggested amount, the chain&amp;#039;s spokeswoman Kate Antonacci told Marketplace. Between 15 percent to 20 percent pay more, with the rest paying less or nothing at all. More from Delish: Panera Bread Honor System &amp;quot;You feel really guilty if you go in and say, &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m going to pay a buck for it,&amp;#039; and you can really afford it&amp;quot; at the suggested donation price,&amp;quot; Joe Pawlak, vice president of Technomic, a Chicago-based food industry consulting and research firm, told Marketplace. So what do you think is Soul Caf\u00E9, and other restaurants like it a good way to serve the hungry? We want to hear your thoughts. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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