- BenSmokin BBQ will serve free Thanksgiving meals Thursday after a community-backed viral TikTok announcement.
- Pit Master Bernard Mendoza says a spiritual calling and his father’s influence inspired the large giveaway.
- Local donors provided food, equipment and support as the Tower District restaurant prepares to feed hundreds.
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A Fresno barbecue restaurant that usually counts on Thanksgiving to boost sales is taking a different approach this year.
Bernard Mendoza, co-owner and pitmaster at BenSmokin BBQ in Fresno’s Tower District, said he felt a calling to feed people…