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That's the story at Refettorio Gastromotiva β a tale that could be replicated in the coming months at 11 new "social gastronomy hubs" being created this year by one of the founders. | That's the story at Refettorio Gastromotiva β a tale that could be replicated in the coming months at 11 new "social gastronomy hubs" being created this year by one of the founders. | ||
The refettorio, which means dining hall in Italian and equates to the Latin word for recuperate and restore, began as a collaboration between renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura (founder of Food for Soul), Brazilian chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz, and journalist Ale Forbes. Launched just before the Olympic Games in 2016, the restaurant was built around the idea of taking leftover food from the Olympic village, where 18,000 athletes, coaches and officials were being fed, and converting what would have been food waste into gourmet meals for the poor. | The refettorio, which means dining hall in Italian and equates to the Latin word for recuperate and restore, began as a collaboration between renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura (founder of Food for Soul), Brazilian chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz, and journalist Ale Forbes. Launched just before the Olympic Games in 2016, the restaurant was built around the idea of taking leftover food from the Olympic village, where 18,000 athletes, coaches and officials were being fed, and converting what would have been food waste into gourmet meals for the poor. | ||
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"Food has this unique power to connect us all, and the table is that magic field where we can look to each other, eye level, no matter our backgrounds, and allow the magic of dialogue to happen," said Mariana Vilhena, Gastromotiva's communication and marketing director. "Social gastronomy is all about this." | "Food has this unique power to connect us all, and the table is that magic field where we can look to each other, eye level, no matter our backgrounds, and allow the magic of dialogue to happen," said Mariana Vilhena, Gastromotiva's communication and marketing director. "Social gastronomy is all about this." | ||
This movement focuses on using food and gastronomy to improve nutrition education, eliminate food waste, address social inequality and create jobs. | This movement focuses on using food and gastronomy to improve nutrition education, eliminate food waste, address social inequality and create jobs. |