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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Addressing mental health and substance abuse issues is usually put on the backburner in the culinary world.
Seeing friends and family suffer from issues in the kitchen and behind the bar inspired Chef Tristin Rogers to take action. His first thought was to connect with a program in the United Kingdom that brought mental health and substance abuse issues in the food and beverage industry to the forefront. Food purveyor Stacy Wilson encouraged Rogers to start his own program rather than wait to connect with someone from across the pond.
Chef Tristin Rogers has founded Project Mis En Place that helps people in the culinary industry cope with mental health and substance abuse issues. (Courtesy of Tristin Rogers)