The American South
During the pandemic, chef Edward Lee helped feed people in nearly 20 cities, including Atlanta, Seattle, Nashville, Houston, New Orleans, Brooklyn, Raleigh, Los Angeles, and his hometown Louisville, Kentucky where he runs the restaurants 610 Magnolia and Whiskey Dry. His LEE Initiative has used money from donors like Audi and Maker s Mark and support from chefs across the country to turn idle restaurants into relief kitchens. The restaurant s staff got paid, and hungry people ate. The basis of activism is right there in the word, it s to be active, Lee said. You have to actively participate, not just write a check, not just cook a dinner at a gala.