May 2, 2017 | Press Clips
Along with Chicago’s The Violet Hour, which will spend May donating proceeds from its signature Old Fashioned to the National Immigrant Justice Center, Le Virtù, Brigantessa and Cala all count themselves as members of SanctuaryRestaurants, a joint project between ROC...
May 2, 2017 | Press Clips
“We have a ton of ‘high-road’ employers, many of whom are ‘sanctuary workplaces’ through a few of our member organizations, such as ROC [Restaurant Opportunities Centers United], who are 100 percent supportive. Most of these employers are just...
May 2, 2017 | Press Clips
In California, with many times the immigrant population of Mississippi, the potential impact of workplace raids is enormous. Of the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, over 2.6 million live in this state—almost one in every 10 California...
May 2, 2017 | Press Clips
Saru Jayaraman, attorney and co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, helped start the sanctuary restaurant program shortly after the presidential election. The California-based organization quickly had establishments from around the country sign up for...
May 2, 2017 | Press Clips
Now, she and her husband Ben Miller — a fellow chef who she met at that same restaurant — own South Philly Barbacoa, one of Bon Appetit’s 2016 picks for the best new restaurants in America. Together, the couple aims to mobilize the industry to advocate for the...
