Quote

Community through food is my mission; it is what I do.

I'm going to work on food culture and help food become fun and part of peoples' lives again. The traditional restaurant is more commercial-oriented. But I want community through food.

Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.

For centuries, soup kitchens have been a way for local communities to offer a way of support, both nutritional and emotional to their less lucky neighbors.

In 2010, I created World Central Kitchen as a way to try and help find solutions to many of the food issues we face.

We want our communities to know what real food is.

To know a community is to know its food.

Kitchens are for conversation. They're not just for cooking; they're for conversations.

As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me, but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.

Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat, and why.