INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin

Episode 140 November 15, 2021 01:12:41
INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin
RESTAURANT STRATEGY
INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin

Nov 15 2021 | 01:12:41

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#140 - INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin

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Yannick Benjamin is a 25-year veteran of the industry, having working in some of the most illustrious dining rooms in Manhattan. And guess what, more than half that time was spent doing it in a wheelchair. He's recently opened his own restaurant, Contento, in New York's East Harlem neighborhood. In this conversation we talk about the accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, and the journey he took to become a restaurant owner. Learn all about his nonprofit, Wheeling Forward, and a gym he founded for the disabled community called The Axis Project. 

IMPORTANT LINKS: 

Contento - https://www.contentonyc.com
Wheeling Forward - https://wheelingforward.org
The Axis Project - https://www.axisproject.org
La Grenouillehttps://la-grenouille.com
Lutècehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutèce_(restaurant)
Le Cirquehttp://lecirque.com
Danielhttps://www.danielnyc.com
Ritz Carlton CPShttps://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/new-york/central-park
The University Clubhttps://www.universityclubny.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&PageId=394513&ssid=316785&vnf=1

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