Seems to me that this money could be put to better use, almost a "slap in the face" to the homeless ... reality comes in to play for them every day, not "filet of beef." I am not there, nor in their situation, I would like to think I would prefer to tell him where to "stick" his tuna ..... but, "never look a gift horse in the mouth." I really have no idea what that really means, but I have often heard the expression.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Chinese tycoon is feeding hundreds of homeless New Yorkers some fancy food — in Central Park.
The lunch for 250 residents of a Manhattan shelter will be served Wednesday at the Boathouse restaurant.
Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao (gwong-BYOW') is offering them sesame-seed-encrusted tuna, beef filet and berries with creme fraiche. He'll also provide entertainment by singing "We are the World." And he's promised each guest $300.
Chen says he wants to disprove the cliche image of rich Chinese spending money mostly on luxuries.
But his American ambitions surpass philanthropy.
Earlier this year, the 46-year-old businessman wanted to buy The New York Times. Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., said the newspaper was not for sale.
To announce the lunch, Chen placed ads in the Times and The Wall Street Journal.
