An e-mail request for a special dish came in to a restaurant in Baltimore on a Thursday afternoon in March. The sender didn't1 want the food itself. He said that he was writing2his mother who loved the broccoli (西兰花) dish made by the restaurant. He went on to3that she was now in the final stage of lung cancer at her home in Vermont and that he was hoping to4the recipe to make it for her at home.
Steve Oliver, the restaurant's owner, read the5 and quickly replied with a(n) 6. "Thanks for reaching out," he wrote. "We'd like to.7 you in Vermont and make it fresh for her. "
Brandon Jones, the8, was shocked and wrote back, "Do you9that it is Vermont that we're talking about?"
"No problem. You tell us the10and we'll be there," Steve responded.
The day after receiving Brandon's e-mail, Steve11his truck with a cooler filled with Ingredients (食材) and the necessary cooking tools and then12 for Vermont with Ephrem Abebe, the cook.
As soon as they13at the parking lot, they got to work.14the broccoli dish, they made many other special dishes. After15boxing everything up, they knocked on the door.
"Go ahead and answer," Brandon told his mother.
As soon as she16the door, she recognized the smell. When she saw Steve Oliver and Ephrem Abebe, she couldn't17it.
For the past six years, every time Brandon's mother visited Baltimore, the first place she wanted to go was their18. Brandon Jones was19that his mother was able to enjoy her20broccoli with a side order of remarkable kindness one more time.
