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.

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.

Of Intern Katelyn Neroza: "She was just really enthusiastic to be in a kitchen and taking a step towards her goals, her end goals."

Of Intern Kika Eller: "Kika really blossomed in the kitchen. She would get creative in the kitchen. It was amazing to have Kika. She kept growing and mastering new skills. I can't wait to see what she does with her career."

“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.”

The Sprouts Chef Training Program gives back. I didn’t really have that growing up, so I wanted to make sure that once I had my own place I could do that for somebody.