Food has the power to create opportunity...to create communities for people to belong. That’s exactly what emmastorchfood embodies - empowering refugees with culinary skills to build meaningful careers and brighter futures. I’m so proud to share that through my Longer Tables Fund, we’re supporting the next chapter of Emma’s Torch with their expansion to beautiful new home in Silver Spring…and serving as a lead partner as they grow across the DC region, bringing opportunity to even more of our new neighbors…even helping to offer training and jobs with my joseandresgroup restaurants. Today, we should all reflect on what longer tables means to us, and how organizations like Emma’s Torch…and the brave men and women in its program…make our communities and our country stronger. See my full conversation with founder Kerry Brodie, teaching chef Justin Edwards, and recent graduates Clara and Mamaissata from the training program at the Substack link in my bio. #LongerTables