Communal Table Podcast: Matt Jennings

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Episode 95: Matt Jennings

The day Matt Jennings woke up on his bathroom floor, he knew something had to change, or else he'd die. Five years later, the chef, cookbook author, husband, and father is sober, happy, healthy, and on a mission to help other people in the industry find their way forward—even if it looks nothing like they'd imagined. Jennings joined Communal Table to talk about the obsessions that drove him, what "chef" means now, his hopes for the future of restaurants, and why grocery stores matter so much.

Links and Resources

Learn: Full Heart Hospitality

Visit: Red Barn Kitchen

Follow: @matthewjennings

Shop: Healthy Living Market

Read: Get Off Your Phone and Go to Your Neighborhood Restaurant

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