California’s Napa Valley is home to some of the world’s finest restaurants. But one of the culinary world’s rising stars left the fancy restaurant scene to become head chef in a Bay Area soup kitchen.
Being able to touch the lives of up to 1,200 people a day appealed to him — so much so that he didn’t want to leave when his one-year commitment expired.
This is a wonderful and uplifting story! I also worked with the multi-barriered and homeless, and found it to be one of the most enriching experiences in my life.