«Refettorio» Geneva: gourmet cuisine for the needy
With his «Refettorio» has in Geneva Chef Walter el Nagar created a restaurant that is both social and solidary: five times a week lunch menus are offered here, through which free dinners are carried out for people in precarious situations. In this way, the restaurateur, together with his team, can also give people who are waiting for help quality meals offer that they can enjoy for free. Every evening around 80 meals can be offered to those in need. Last year were total 14,000 free meals for the needy allows.
The restaurant is run by the non-profit organization Mater Fondazionefounded by Walter el Nagar in 2020, uh gastronomy and humanitarian work to unite in a social place. At the same time, inclusivity is encouraged through the integration of humanities, arts, education, training and culinary studies.
In addition, Nagar wants its gourmet cuisine to be in line with local production, the environment and the responsibility of the stakeholders involved. For example, he relies on one through the target values of the entire food sector Zero Waste Food Recovery. In 2021 were so Saved 4.78 tons of food from wasting.
Star chef, for example, also relies on a similar charity project Daniel Humm. In cooperation with Rethinking fooda non-profit organization co-founded by Humm, the top chef donates with the “Eleven Madison Park Truck” thousand Meals at Helpful New York.