Arrington: Restaurant Industry Shift Is Driven by Rejection of Toxic Kitchen Culture
Nyesha Arrington · Comfort Food, Climate, and the Future of Our Plates · Aug 3, 2023 · at 32:01
Chef Nyesha Arrington speaks on an a16z Cultural Leadership Fund panel about reforming culture and raising mental health awareness in professional kitchens.
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“I think the food space in general, it's, we're kind of like talks, it's, we're tired of the toxic culture, right? I think we've lost too many great minds. I think that we have not paid attention to mental health and all of the darker side of the restaurant business, you know, for so long, and I think that this next generation, we, and in my generation, our generation, we're doing something about it now, you know, and you know, having gone through that, I've been in both sides, seen it, lived it, and now, you know, want to celebrate all the beautiful things that, why we get into the food space, right?”
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