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.”

“Sprouts unites a versatile group of people who are actively working to make every class, program, and child’s experience better… TechSoup is proud to support Sprouts in achieving its mission.”

“Sprouts stands out for allowing children into the kitchens of working, professional chefs.”

To have an organization like Sprouts, that can really start you at the bottom of the ladder, but get you step-by-step an opportunity of working in different restaurants... it was not easy for [these youth] before. So, it can go only one way: up from now on.

“I can’t think of a better way to invest in everyone’s future, than by investing in the training of youth to become the thoughtful leaders and productive workers of tomorrow.”

I am so supportive of their Chef Training program, which works to bring youth into our restaurants and organic farms, one youth, one restaurant, and one farm at a time.