Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl has proved that he’s a “hero” after volunteering for 24 hours straight at a Los Angeles homeless shelter.
Last week, Grohl volunteered at Hope the Mission’s Trebek Center, preparing a delicious barbecue for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.
Grohl arrived at the shelter around 3 p.m. on February 22, and immediately got to work prepping brisket, pork butt, ribs and more in the kitchen.
“He was prepping the meat, he was cutting it up and he was there until he put it in the smoker,’ said Grace Ancheta, director of Hope the Mission. “The meat didn’t go into the smoker until midnight that night because he’s like, ‘Oh, it has to season and it has to do this.’ He’s definitely a craftsman when it comes to that, and then he spent the night.”
Ancheta said Grohl and his fellow barbecuers even took turns smoking the meat overnight, despite a major winter storm moving through Southern California, dumping hail and rain on the shelter that night.
Finally, after an entire day of cooking, the meals were ready at about 3 p.m. on February 23, just in time for the shelter’s dinner service. Grohl served the guests himself and even took pictures with those who recognized him. But he didn’t do it for the glory, he simply wanted to give back in a meaningful way.
Grohl told the Hope the Mission staff that he finds getting into the barbecue pit “therapeutic.”
“Whenever he comes off of work or anything else, that’s what he wants to do,” Ancheta said. “He wants to cook for people.”
“And by the way — it was amazing,” Ancheta added. “It’s the best barbecue we’ve had.”