Attica is starting a soup kitchen for temporary visa holders

Another week, another wave of hospitality heroes heading into battle to save jobs and feed the vulnerable who won't be receiving government support.

Attica chef Ben Shewry will join forces with Good Food writer Dani Valent next week in a free soup program for temporary visa holders left out in the cold.

Shewry says: "70 per cent of our business, and many others, are temporary visa workers; we cannot run without them". The message from government has been to go home, but flight prices and border closures make that impossible for many people.

Attica home-delivery meals from next week will include an option to add a Thai-inspired soup (delivered cold, to be eaten as lunch the next day) for $25, with $5 of that funding a weekly soup program that will be delivered free to workers. Those who want to be involved can register on Tuesday for collection on Thursdays. Valent, meanwhile, will make fortune cookies and fill them with messages of hope. You can order them from April 21.

Another initiative seeks to offer individuals a way through the crisis. Fair Feed is a program designed to give out-of-work chefs an income (and reduce anxiety) while providing meals at a price most can afford. The site lets you select meals created by various chefs, each costing a mere $5-$10. Dishes have so far included chef Daniel Dobra's green kingfish curry and Tori Bicknell's hot cross bun-and-butter pudding. Pick up is from Smoke and Pickles in Elsternwick, or get them delivered.