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Chef Jesus Finol prepares a steak arepa at Sabe a Zulia, a Venezuelan restaurant in Chicago. Restaurant co-owner Gerardo Abreu volunteered to help feed the first groups of migrants arriving in the city in 2022. He says they figured out how to cook food that migrants want to eat on a budget, but the city has had some challenges doing the same in its shelters.

217 Today: Feeding migrants in Chicago involves balancing nutrition, cost and taste

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