but collin duran own are of the cafe may be the only restaurateur that made a business out of giving away foo for free. >> here we go >> it all started a few years ago when collin decided to do something unusual in the restaurant business. offering anyone who is famished a free breakfast. >> if you are hungry and you need food we will feed you. >> reporter: when the pandemic hit the need grew so much he decided to make it official. calling it the everybody eats prm.to do is grab one of the coupons on his bulletin board and sit down. th only payment required is a than you. >> the typical everybody eats meal is our two egg breakfast. two eggs cooked how they like it, home fries and toast. >> reporter: neighborhood resident has been relying on food assistant programs to get by. being able to eat free of charge at the cafe, she says, has been a god sent. >> i have to budget. fixed income or i have to find people that, you know can help out wit little things financially. >> reporter: paying customers

t coin duran, the owner of the homemade cafe in southwest berkeley, may be the only restaurant owner whose made a business of giving away food for free. it all started a few years ago, when collin to do something rather unusual in the restaurant business. offering anyone who's famished, a free breakfast. >> if you're hungry and need food, we'll feed you. >> reporter: when the pandemic hit, the need grew so much, collin decide to make it official, calling it the everybody eats program. all you have to do is grab one of the coupons on his bulletin board and sit down. the only payment required is a thank you. >> the typical everybody eats meet is our basic two-egg breakfast. two eggs cooked however the customer likes it. they get a side of delicious home fries and toast. >> reporter: a neighborhood resident, samantha has been relying on food assistance programs to get by. being able to eat free of charge at the cafe, she says, had been a god send. >> i have a budget, fixed income. i have to find the people that can help out with little things financially. >> reporter: paying customers to sttouches me right o their here. it just touches me in my heart. >> reporter: collin's program