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chef, activist, and the founder of Studio ATAO
But then pandemic restrictions rendered in-person events impossible.
(In the midst of the pandemic,Asian in Americacontinued, but as a virtual cook-along event.)
Well+Good:What initially inspired you to launch and ultimately rebrand Studio ATAO?
I asked myself, Okay, what is the problem we want to solve with Studio ATAO?
What research do we need around that?
Who do we interview?
How do we write toolkits around it?
How do we get those things implemented?
And then they have theexactsame system at their own organizations.
chef, activist, and the founder of Studio ATAO
No one likes to hear it, but that is the reality.
Jenny Dorsey, Studio ATAO founder
Theres also the [unjust] working conditions of the FBH industry.
There are plenty of people willing to do that, but therehas tobe some giveback.
Honestly, these demands arent that insane.
According to your research, how has gentrification impacted the restaurant business?
JD:There are too many restaurants in America.
So everyones competing for the same resources; we have too much supply.
And that supply needs workers, and thoseworkers are being displaced because of gentrification.
Instead, Im going to blame it on the fact that people dont want to work anymore.
Which is simply not true.
W+G:Theres clearly a lot of work to be done within the industry to creative positive change.
How does Studio ATAO define success in terms of equity and striking positive change?
And that feels really good.
W+G:Whats next on the horizon for Studio ATAO and you?
We have a lot of things going on, and hopefully, some new things debuting very soon.
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