"What's important about cooking is that it looks in two directions. It looks to nature...and then on the other side, it connects us to community...It's exactly the sort of healing we need right now."

The Chef Training program teaches them accountability, it teaches them responsibility and it gives them a real skill that they can lean on throughout their life.

Being a chef is a responsibility. It is the responsibility of transferring information from one generation to another.

“The Sprouts mission is pretty simple, yet aims for robust results… [Sprouts Chef Training] strives to teach Bay Area kids and teens from all social and economic backgrounds not just how to cook, but also how to cook with hands-on guidance from real chefs, using honest ingredients and in real restaurants as much as possible.”

Of Sprouts’ 2022 Benefit Gala at Mister Jiu’s: “Some of the Bay Area’s most notable culinary luminaries lent their star power to help nonprofit Sprouts Chef Training reach its fundraising goals at its March 13 gala… The event was both a celebration of San Francisco’s vibrant culinary scene as well as the inspiring graduates of the Sprouts Chef Training Program.”

"By funding a career tonight, you’re forging a brighter future not just for the individual your donation goes to, but for all of us."