An Awkward Conversation Will Not Kill You, Kat Kinsman
MAD
Sun 26 Aug 11.00 - Mon 27 Aug 11.00
To Be Announced
1432 Copenhagen
It's undeniable that the industry is in a state of mental health crisis and has been for a long time, and it's beyond time that we actually talk about it. But how do you start the conversation with people around you when the ethos of the kitchen has so long been to "shut up and work," and it's seen as a badge of honor to suffer in silence? We'll discuss some simple, straightforward ways to introduce mental health talk into the workplace and with your fellow chefs so that no one need ever go through this alone.
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Kat Kinsman Senior Food and Drinks Editor, Meredith's Extra Crispy; Founder, Chefs With Issues Kinsman is senior food and drinks editor at Meredith's Extra Crispy, editor of Communal Table at Food & Wine and former editor at large and editor in chief of Tasting Table. She is a frequent public speaker on the topics of food and mental health, and addresses their connection on her website Chefs with Issues. She is a former writer and editor for CNN.com, where she was nominated for the James Beard Broadcast Award in the TV Segment category and won the 2011 EPPY Best Food Website for CNN's Eatocracy.