A Fort Worth diner turned a hacking incident into a positive experience by hosting a one-night-only fancy dinner featuring recipes posted by the hacker. The diner, West Side Cafe, decided to use the unexpected recipes to create a special menu and donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.
When you hear a business has been hacked, it usually spells trouble. When it happened to a diner in Fort Worth, it evolved into something good.All for a one-night-only fancy dinner.
"The faincy dinner, f-a-i-n-c-y," said Gigi Howell, operating partner at Westland Restaurant Group whose portfolio includes West Side Cafe."We had a great Facebook page, and it got hacked. The person who hacked us was kind somehow and posted all these incredible recipes and people were like, 'Hey, we're coming in to get the baked apple or whatever the case was,' and we're like, you know, we're really sorry we don't really serve that here," Howell said.
But then an idea struck. Why not use the hacker's recipes, serve them at a special dinner event, and give a portion of the proceeds to charity?Every morning, NBC 5 Today is dedicated to delivering you positive local stories of people doing good, giving back and making a real change in our community.Howell called on Juan Rodriguez of Magadelena's to lead the team in the kitchen.
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