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Kristen Browning-Blas

Waitress Lori Samson cleans the counter and collects her tips at the Apple Barrel restaurant at Sapp Bros. Truck Stop. Servers at the 24-hour restaurant take turns working the holidays and enjoy the patrons. "You don't have to be all stuffy with the customers. It's kind of like talking to your grandpa," says waitress Diana Owen.

Truck-stop servers treat customers like family

May 6, 2016 at 11:36 p.m.

Truck-stop servers treat customers like family

Valerie Ballast worked at Penn Street Perk after graduating from Urban Peak's STAR program in 2007. She had returned to the program this year before she died Nov. 15.

Her smile was pure light, joy

May 6, 2016 at 11:32 p.m.

Her smile was pure light, joy

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Asian food four ways should please anyone

May 6, 2016 at 11:05 p.m.

Asian food four ways should please anyone

Joni Hunter wands a metal detector over the clothing of a student after lunch at the center. "A lot of people find comfort in food," one student says.

Serving redemption at teen detention center

May 6, 2016 at 10:33 p.m.

Serving redemption at teen detention center

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A most pleasant way to break the food chain

May 7, 2016 at 12:02 a.m.

A most pleasant way to break the food chain

Pie, perfected

May 6, 2016 at 11:20 p.m.

Pie, perfected

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Dealing with kitchen phobias head on

November 3, 2008 at 3:14 p.m.

Dealing with kitchen phobias head on

Gwyneth Paltrow and Mario Batali in "Spain On the Road Again."

Spain rising

May 7, 2016 at 2:35 a.m.

Spain rising

Students at William Roberts Schoolcreate sugar skulls for Dia de los Muertos (above and below). Studentsat Bromwell School also contributed to the project.More than 150 skulls will be on display and on salefor $5 to $20, at Mezcal and Tambien restaurantsthrough Sunday. Proceeds will benefit the arts programsat both schools. "If we can raise $500, that'sa lot of supplies," says project organizer Jerri Theil.

Day of the Dead changes, grows

May 7, 2016 at 3:27 a.m.

Day of the Dead changes, grows

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Sustenance is on tap where beer, food flow

May 7, 2016 at 2:45 a.m.

Sustenance is on tap where beer, food flow