Free Thanksgiving buffet feeds those in need

News at 6, a San Jose Italian restaurant will open its doors on Thanksgiving to serve anyone in the community who might celebrate the holiday alone and is looking for some good food and fellowship. It's all free and it includes meals for police and firefighters. Fox 5's Doug Evans talked to the family who owns the restaurant and immigrated to the U.S. from Italy. I'm at Borgo Italia, a restaurant on Main Street in San Jose. Owner Chris Folquito and her brother Alex, they both immigrated from Italy to the United States, so they say they know what it's like to be alone for the holidays. So they are opening this beautiful restaurant on Thanksgiving evening, and they're welcoming anyone who is spending Thanksgiving alone to join them and their family here. And if you have your own favorite family dish, they say bring it. So when we first came it was just my mom and myself moving from Italy and we felt a little bit alone on a holiday such as Thanksgiving. We went to a restaurant but it felt very impersonal. So since we opened a restaurant, afterwards we decided let's have people that felt like we did or people that simply cannot afford to have a proper Thanksgiving meal. to come and celebrate with us. No charge, no question asked, just come and celebrate with us. I mean, coming from Italy, for us, community and family, it's amazing, everything's managed. I mean, that's who we are. And unfortunately, sometimes in America, because America is so big, It can happen that you have your family, it's really not because he doesn't like you, it's really from miles and miles away. And everybody starting at six can come in and it's buffet, so it's you serve yourself. We have a lot of food and you can come and have dinner or you can even just come and bring dinner home. But you're welcome to stay and make friendship, enjoy the fellowship and the companionship. They're also serving firefighters and police officers. It's Thanksgiving evening starting at 6 p.m. If you live in the San Jose area, you're welcome to join the Folquitos and their family tradition here at their restaurant, Borgo Italia. They do ask that you call ahead and let them know that you're going to be here and joining them. That number is 770-629-2300. In San Jose, Doug Evans, Fox 5 News.