Raleigh’s Place at the Table featured on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ left with a gift
The founder of Raleigh’s A Place at the Table is serving up kindness and compassion this week, not just locally but on national TV.
On Thursday, A Place at the Table, a non-profit restaurant, and founder Maggie Kane was featured on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” as part of a recurring segments on “good neighbors” around the country.
The appearance came as the restaurant celebrated its fifth birthday and reaffirmed its goal of serving the under-served.
A Place at the Table gives diners a variety of options to get a meal. The restaurant runs on a “pay what you can” model, hoping to serve diners a good meal, no matter how much money they have.
Customers have the option to pay the suggested price, pay at least $3 for a meal, pay it forward and cover someone else’s meal or volunteer an hour of their time in exchange for their meal.
“I’m most excited that viewers all over the world will get an authentic slice of the Table and Raleigh we all know and love — a real behind-the-scenes peek at the goodness that brings good food and community to life,” Kane said in an email.
Clarkson asked Kane about the restaurant’s origins and got a live tour via WRAL.
After highlighting the work the restaurant does, Clarkson informed Kane that A Place at the Table would receive $10,000.
A Place at the Table is at 300 W. Hargett St. and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations can be made at tableraleigh.org.
This story was originally published January 11, 2023 at 5:42 PM.