#140 - INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin

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Yannick Benjamin is a 25-year veteran of the industry, having working in some of the most illustrious dining rooms in Manhattan. And guess what, more than half that time was spent doing it in a wheelchair. He's recently opened his own restaurant, Contento, in New York's East Harlem neighborhood. In this conversation we talk about the accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, and the journey he took to become a restaurant owner. Learn all about his nonprofit, Wheeling Forward, and a gym he founded for the disabled community called The Axis Project. 

IMPORTANT LINKS: 

Contento - https://www.contentonyc.com
Wheeling Forward - https://wheelingforward.org
The Axis Project - https://www.axisproject.org
La Grenouille - https://la-grenouille.com
Lutèce - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutèce_(restaurant)
Le Cirque - http://lecirque.com
Daniel - https://www.danielnyc.com
Ritz Carlton CPS - https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/new-york/central-park
The University Club - https://www.universityclubny.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&PageId=394513&ssid=316785&vnf=1

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