During the pandemic, we tapped into the massive production capabilities of hundreds of professional kitchens and staff. By managing that force and logistical operation, we provided an efficient, cost-effective meal pipeline between independent restaurants and first responders & residents desperate for meals.
Now, Chefs Brigade is evolving into an entrepreneurial organization with the ability to educate, advocate, protect and restore the environment, assist in disasters and organize restaurants and their heroic, brilliant chefs and staff into a powerful force for good – and change.
Chefs Brigade is building alliances with the Louisiana seafood industry and coastal restoration organizations to tackle the unfolding disaster on Louisiana’s coast. Current and future losses and disruptions throughout the Louisiana seafood industry are an existential danger to our restaurant industry – and the time for action is now.
It seems pretty simple when you think about it. Use discarded oyster shells from local restaurants to restore oyster reefs and coastal shorelines. After all, oyster shells are part of what naturally built these reefs in the first place.
The wetlands and the Gulf of Mexico have provided an incredible bounty of seafood for thousands of years, and it is up to us to protect and restore it. To read more about our involvement in this program click here.
Chefs on Boats is a first-of-its-kind program run jointly by the Pontchartrain Conservancy, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, and Chef’s Brigade that seeks to take New Orleans chefs, line cooks, restaurant bartenders, FOH managers, and culinary students out into the Louisiana marsh with coastal scientists and fisheries experts for first-hand experience and education on the perils facing our coastline and fisheries.
We provide a platform for culinary and hospitality students, professionals in many areas of foodservice, and scientists to learn how the restaurant industry intersects with water quality, coastal restoration, and environmental impact. To find out more please visit ChefsonBoats.org
© 2020 Chef's Brigade Inc. - Chefs Brigade Inc is a Louisiana not-for-profit organization, having filed for 501(c)(3) non-profit status with the IRS April 2020. Donations can only be made tax deductible retroactively to this date once approved. Chefs Brigade Inc. makes no express warranty or guarantees on the federal approval of its application.
© 2020 Chef's Brigade Inc. - Chefs Brigade Inc is a Louisiana not-for-profit organization, having filed for 501(c)(3) non-profit status with the IRS April 2020. Donations can only be made tax deductible retroactively to this date once approved. Chefs Brigade Inc. makes no express warranty or guarantees on the federal approval of its application.