"Organizations and restaurants dedicated to hiring folks with what would typically be seen as barriers to employment, like refugee status, a criminal record, or a history of addiction or homelessness, are popping up across the country. “Consumers care a lot more about what is going on in the kitchens,” says Kerry Brodie, the founder ofEmma’s Torch, a new Brooklyn restaurant that provides culinary education and job placement for recently resettled refugees. “The types of values that a restaurant supports are in some ways more important than what’s on their menu.”—Hilary Cadigan, associate editorRead the full story here." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff
Photographs by (from left): Emma Fishman; Nick Hagen; Tropico Photo; Louis Tinsley
