Host and Chef Michael Matarazzo interviews Chefs, industry professionals, and mental health experts to bring light to the inner workings of professional kitchens and the Chefs who run them.
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Host and Chef Michael Matarazzo interviews Chefs, industry professionals, and mental health experts to bring light to the inner workings of professional kitchens and the Chefs who run them.
Melinda Dorn is an Industry Peer Support Specialist and Outreach Coordinator for Culinary Hospitality Outreach and Wellness (aka CHOW) a Denver based nonprofit whose mission it is to connect restaurant and hospitality workers with resources to support recovery and mental health. Their goal is to create a community where folks can share successes and struggles in life and at work, hear new ideas, take a pause and reconsider what matters. Prior to her role with CHOW, Melinda worked as a chef for almost 30 years in the US and abroad. In that time, she discovered that what she really loved about the restaurant industry was it's people, so in 2016, she returned to college to study chemical and mental health in foodservice environments from an academic/clinical lens.
CulinaRecovery Website:
https://www.culinarecovery.com
CHOW Website:
https://www.chowco.org
Kitchen Brain Website:
https://www.kitchenbrainx.com
Be Better Culinary Perspectives Website:
https://www.bebettercp.com/coaching
Kitchen Brain Podcast
Host and Chef Michael Matarazzo interviews Chefs, industry professionals, and mental health experts to bring light to the inner workings of professional kitchens and the Chefs who run them.
