Yum-O! Emmy-winning chefista Rachael Ray will serve up an early free Thanksgiving dinner to an Ohio community slammed by job losses, The Associated Press has learned.

The talk show host and culinary impressario is offering residents of Wilmington, Ohio a free dinner at the local convention center on Nov. 8. The City of Wilmington, tucked away in southwest Ohio, has lost thousands of jobs due to the pullout of delivery company DHL Express. A message to Wilmington on Rachael’s website Friday says while her show can’t fix the economy, she plans to do her part to ease these tough economic times through food.

Residents who want tickets to the Rachael’s Thanksgiving Giveaway must sign up online and will have to show ID proving they live in the Wilmington zip code.