pizza recipes on family and friends but then covid hit and his beloved grandmother, phyllis, died from the virus. so ben worked through his grief by helping others turning his love of cooking into a cause for kindness he calls good pizza it was just a few pizzas at first. pies from the sky lowered down to friends in an old box from his apartment window. >> all right i'm ready whenever you are. >> reporter: to keep things socially distanced. >> this is good pizza. >> reporter: then a social media influencer gave him a great review >> i had a feeling it was going to get very busy very fast for free >> how many pizzas have you made now? >> i think i've made about 500 pizzas. >> reporter: now anyone who wants one signs up for a lottery on his instagram and each week he chooses 20 at random to get a pie are you charging money for the pizza? >> no, the pizza is always free. >> reporter: a full-time business school student at wharton, ben encourages people to make donations to local charities fighting hunger and homelessness >> for me, it was a chance to make something out of tragedy. to have a purpose every m