Missouri grandma served free breakfasts; health officials demanded a permit

For Kite, breakfasts were about so much more than food. She said that the people who visit her house are an extension of her family and that she didn’t want to stop providing for them. In a small Missouri town, where mornings can sometimes feel more quiet than the rest of the world, one grandmother made her kitchen an unlikely meeting place. It began as a simple act of cooking breakfast for a few familiar faces, but has evolved into a beloved local tradition, bringing neighbors together over coffee, homemade food and conversation. But a letter from county health officials several months into the tradition cast doubt on the future of those breakfasts. Kathy Kite, a Harrisburg, Mo., grandmother, has been serving neighbors free breakfasts since May, Fox News Digital reported. The town has fewer than 300 people and what started as a meal for a few people quickly morphed into a regular community event.Kite's concept was born from an experience at the local gas station where she works. The station stopped serving breakfast after the COVID-19 pandemic, she said, but regulars kept asking about breakfast. Kite didn’t want the tradition to die out, so she invited some of them over to her hou...