Ep. 17 - Chef Brandon Chrostowski, James Beard and Oscar Nominated. One of the NYTimes Places that Changed the World

On this episode we are grateful to have Brandon Chrostowski. Brandon envisioned and established in 2007, EDWINS, whose mission is to give formerly incarcerated individuals a foundation in the hospitality industry while providing a support network necessary for successful re-entry into the workforce. Brandon is a classically trained chef and sommelier, who honed his skills at fine dining establishments in Paris, New York, and Chicago, including Lucas Carton, Chanterelle, Picholine, Le Cirque and Charlie Trotter's. Brandon has won numerous local and national awards over the last 17 years, including IFMA's 2020 Silver Plate Award, inclusion in CNN's 2016 Heroes, and a 2021 Manhattan Institute's Civil Society Fellow. EDWINs was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Knife Skills" in 2018. And Brandon was a finalist in 2023 for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur.  Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for Edwins at https://edwinsrestaurant.org This Podcast is a production of Sante Strategies, LLC. Sante translated is - Health Means Everything. This is the company I have started to begin this health and longevity journey, focused on food. Disclaimer: We are sharing our experiences on this Podcast. Please be sure to consult a medical professional. Segment Notes: Breakfast 2:25 The Home Pantry 3:05 - Simple, Clean, Lean, Healthy Edwins Start 6:20 - Plan to Prisons to Restaurant Edwins Results 7:40 - Graduation to 95% Employment Rate, Edwins Foundation: Housing, Child Care Provided Health & Wellness Program 10:25 A way of life – believe in it - All funded by Edwins Chronic Disease 14:30 - Do Something to Change it Prison Training 16:00 - Men's, Juvenile – 100K Tablet Users - Tomorrow Can Be Better The Edwin's Program 18:32  - 75 Graduates per Year - Come from all over the Country Travel Where the Need Is 19:15 - The Power of Food - Cleveland IS a Global City How to Create 23:30  - Start with a Plan then Make it Happen - Figure out What works in your neighborhood, City The World is Imperfect and Its OK 25:50 - So Give Back How to Manage a Busy Day 29:35  Recipe: Pasta 6 Ways 32:20