COLUMBUS, MS – Courtesy of WCBI

Helen’s Kitchen and Catering, located on 7th Avenue North & 15th St, is preparing to hold a grand re-opening later this year. 86-year-old Proprietess Helen Jones-Karriem shares her secret to good ol’ soul food cooking: “The love of people. . . I don’t get in there and warm up stuff and order stuff from the truck. I cook. Do you know this morning, we got up and prepared everything that had been cooked? Cook, we’ve been cooking.”

Her business was one of those affected by the tornadoes in 2019, but she hasn’t let that slow her down. She has done all she can to keep on cooking for and giving to the community.

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