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Universo Santi in the southern Spanish city of Jerez is dedicated to helping people with disabilities join the mainstream workforce
The first thing that strikes you is the calm, the light, the modern art on the walls – and then of course the food.
It's only later that you realise there is something different, and a little special, about Universo Santi, a restaurant in the southern Spanish city of Jerez.
"People don't come here because the staff are disabled but because it's the best restaurant in the area. Whatever reason they came for, the talking is about the food," says Antonio Vila.
Vila is the president of the Fundación Universo Accesible, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping people with disabilities join the mainstream workforce. He has also been the driving force behind Universo Santi, the haute cuisine restaurant whose 20 employees all have some form of disability.
[...] The 20 staff, whose ages range from 22 to 62, were recruited from an original list of 1,500. To qualify, applicants had to be unemployed and have more than 35% disability.
[...] The Jerez restaurant takes its name from Santi Santamaria, chef at the Michelin three-star Can Fabes in Catalonia until his sudden death in 2011. Can Fabes closed shortly afterwards but his family wanted to carry on his name and culinary tradition and were keen to support the Jerez project.
The family's enthusiasm attracted the attention of Spain's top chefs, among them Martín Berasategui, Roca and Ángel León, all of whom have contributed recipes and their time as guest chefs at the restaurant.
Disciples of Santamaria helped establish the kitchen, whose equipment was transferred in its entirely from Can Fabes, and several of the dishes on the menu de degustación are Santamaria originals.
The restaurant has been visited by Michelin Guide personnel and may soon have its first Michelin star.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/10/universo-santi-spanish-restaurant-disabilities-jerez
(Score: 4, Informative) by inertnet on Wednesday June 12 2019, @09:06AM (4 children)
Here all staf is deaf [gardencafetagbilaran.com]. You have to write down your order.
(Score: 4, Informative) by AnonTechie on Wednesday June 12 2019, @09:54AM
Hosted and run by visually impaired staff, The Black World (in Pune, India), is one-of-a-kind restaurant that let us encounter a world sans colour or light. The concept is much beyond a unique dining experience; rather an initiative that, in its own way, let’s you empathise with the visually-challenged.
https://lbb.in/pune/black-world-dine-complete-darkness/ [lbb.in]
12 Indian Cafes That Offer More Than Just Good Food!
From feeding the needy to offering jobs to the differently-abled, these establishments are dedicated to making the world a better, more inclusive place.
https://www.thebetterindia.com/88997/indian-cafes-with-a-cause-underprivileged-people/ [thebetterindia.com]
Dark dining takes place in a dark restaurant, where the customers do not see the food they are eating. The basic concept is that the removal of vision enhances the other senses and increases gastronomic pleasure. Since 1999 such restaurants have opened in many parts of the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_dining [wikipedia.org]
Albert Einstein - "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday June 12 2019, @11:20AM (2 children)
(Good God, I need to go to sleep).
My first reading was "Here all the staff is dead".
Over and out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday June 12 2019, @04:55PM
> "Here all the staff is dead"
The are lots of mirrors, showing you, and just you, the things you like, and none of that pesky reality of waiters and busboys.
And you are the food.
The vampires had trademark issues when they tried to call it the facebook restaurant.
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday June 12 2019, @05:01PM
The future is now. [zombieburgershakelab.com]
This sig for rent.