Volunteers who pitched in during the 2015 Memorial Day Flood have partnered to create a permanent emergency-response kitchen in Wimberley that will aid those in need.

Jay Bachman, a Wimberley resident who pitched in following the flood event, will serve as the managing chef of the Mercy Chefs’ Wimberley location. The kitchen will help feed Texans impacted by natural disasters across the state.

“It’s an honor for a chef. What we do is we bring people together. The biggest thing t...