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In the inaugural episode of Creating the Good with AARP IL, hosts Bob Gallo and Rosanna Márquez sit down with Amy Morton, a restaurateur from Chicago who has seen her world change drastically in the wake of COVID-19.

Amy Morton grew up working alongside her father Arnie Morton, founder of Morton’s Steakhouse. She started her first restaurant, Mirador in Chicago’s Old Town back in the 1990s, and is currently the owner of Found Kitchen and Social House and The Barn Steakhouse in Evanston, as well as Stolp Island Social in Aurora. She is also a long-time supporter of “Connections for the Homeless,” a non-profit group bringing essential services to people facing homelessness and housing insecurity. During this coronavirus pandemic, Amy and the Found team have been cooking breakfast seven days a week for 200 people facing homelessness.

Hear Bob, Rosanna and Amy discuss how her community involvement came to be, what inspires her and how she hopes others can get involved during these uncertain times.