Support a small chef. Not these big chains... but support the people who are out there trying to do things right and working hard to do that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are a lot of people who get support from a thriving business.
Chefs are at the end of a long chain of individuals who work hard to feed people. Farmers, beekeepers, bakers, scientists, fishermen, grocers, we are all part of that chain, all food people, all dedicated to feeding the world.
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.
My family has always supported me a thousand percent. My sister once sold her jewelry so I could pay for gas money to get up to New York for a show. And that's amazing. But you get too much of that, you start depending on it.
I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed.
The better the ingredients, the more farmers I can buy from, the closer I feel to the food I want to make that represents what I care about as a chef.
I work hard and support myself.
I got a strength coach. My wife. She gets big chains, and at night she puts them around the refrigerator. They are so strong, I can't break them.
The people who have been helping me in the past continue to support me. Many of them supported my father, and the support isn't just financial.
Supporting actors are the support. You can't make a building without support. You can't buy dinner without support.