The former president of the SMU Initiatives for Social Enterprise club Ms Jessie Choo first came up with the scheme to chope lunches for the needy. She had chanced upon an article about the United States version of the movement - in which cups of coffee are reserved for the poor. The 23-year-old undergraduate then shared her plan with Blisse Restaurant owner Christine Low. "We wanted to offer something more substantial than coffee," said Ms Choo. "And instead of just giving food, we also wanted to give people the 'cafe experience'."  The restaurant in Jalan Besar plans to let diners reserve lunches for the underprivileged without the cynicism that has hit the original Chope Food for the Needy movement. Instead of picking who to give the free lunch to, restaurant owner Ms Low wants to leave the choice to partner charities and organisations.