Former executive chief Jeff Ansorge found the answer to personal problems in a soup kitchen. Along w

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus001696 (VOICE OVER) NO ONE WILL BE MAKING RESERVATIONS AT THIS SOUP KITCHEN FOR THANKSGIVING ... BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA. (SOUNDBITE: Capt. John Joyner - Salvation Army:) "It's not your old-fashioned soup kitchen where you get a bowl of soup and a piece of bread and are sent on your way. He makes phenomenal meals that you would pay quite a bit of money to go to a restaurant and have." (VOICE OVER) SEVERAL YEARS AGO JEFF ANSORGE WAS LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE. HE'D BEEN EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THIS FIVE STAR RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. BUT SOMEHOW, THAT WASN'T ENOUGH. (UPSOUND: "Welcome") HE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE DEPRESSION AND IN THE MIDST OF A DIVORCE. (SOUNDBITE: JEFF ANSORGE, Soup Kitchen Chef:) "I was just under 80,000 dollar base salary, plus bonus quarterly and stock options. So, I left a very lucrative, high-paying job and I took a huge, massive pay cut" (VOICE OVER) SEEKING FULFILLMENT AS A PERSON, HE TOOK A JOB WITH THE SALVATION ARMY COOKING MEALS FOR LOW INCOME CLIENTS AND THE HOMELESS. WITH HIS EDUCATION AS AN EXECUTIVE CHEF, ANSORGE CREATES A MORE ROBUST MENU WITH LIMITED FOOD OPTIONS. REGARDLESS OF THE CLIENTELE, THERE IS ONE ELEMENT IN ALL HIS COOKING. (SOUNDBITE: JEFF ANSORGE, Soup Kitchen Chef) "I think, through just showing, you know, putting time, effort and love into food, and the work that I do, I think it spills over into the dining room to the clients that come here." (VOICE OVER) USING FEWER PROCESSED FOODS ALSO MEANS THE KITCHEN IS SAVING MONEY. BY BRINGING A CHEF'S CREATIVITY TO DONATED AND REDUCED PRICE FOOD, THE MAN WHO ONCE CRAFTED $45 ENTREES HAS REDUCED THE SALVATION ARMY'S LUNCH COST TO 38 CENTS A PLATE. (SOUNDBITE: DONNIE RICHARDSON, Guest): "On one 1 to 10, I give him an 8 and a half, yep." ANSORGE CREDITS HIS FAITH AS A MAIN INGREDIENT IN EVERYTHING HE DOES. TOM RITCHIE, ASSOCIATED PRESS. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/01e8fc58b506767cecd90f14727ce19e Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork