Restaurant Owners Make 6-Hour Trip to Cook Favorite Dish for Cancer-Stricken Customer

Restaurant Owners Make 6-Hour Trip to Cook Favorite Dish for Cancer-Stricken Customer
Ekiben co-founders Steve Chu and Ephrem Abebe were one of the winners of the 46th Annual Mayor's Business Recognition Awards, 2020. Courtesy of Ekiben
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When two Baltimore, Maryland, restaurant owners learned that a longtime customer was dying of lung cancer, they proved that truly amazing customer service comes straight from the heart.

Six hours away in Vermont, one of Asian-fusion restaurant Ekiben’s most enthusiastic customers wanted nothing more than to taste their crispy tempura broccoli one last time.