It’s glitz and glamour this weekend in Aspen for the annual Food and Wine Classic... but, as one visiting restaurateur has seen, many workers in the industry are just one unexpected crisis away from having unpaid hospital bills pile up or from being evicted.
Jen Hidinger-Kendrick started “The Giving Kitchen” in Atlanta, GA, to address this problem. Arts and culture reporter Christin Kay spoke to Hidinger-Kendrick ahead of her visit to Aspen.