New York Times

After Rehab and Loss, a Restaurant Leader Helps His Colleagues

New York Times

Reimagine Your Relationship to Alcohol

The Seattle Times

Seattle Chapter of Ben’s Friends supports recovering alcoholics in the food and beverage industry – as the industry struggles to survive a pandemic

The Seattle Times

While restaurants suffer, women who work in them share recovery and confront harassment

USA Today

Online substance abuse support groups have sprung up to support restaurant workers during the pandemic

The Post and Courier

Here’s how to help Charleston area food-and-beverage workers in need this holiday season

Eater Seattle

What It’s Like to Be in Substance Abuse Recovery During a Crisis

Food & Wine

The Food & Wine Pro Guide to Mental Health and Sobriety Resources

Forbes

Learning to Work Sober

LA Times

How the restaurant industry is tackling its substance abuse problem

NPR

In An Industry Rife With Substance Abuse, Restaurant Workers Help Their Own

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Additionally, Steve Palmer, Ben’s Friends’ co-founder, has published Say Grace: How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life, an unflinching look at the modern restaurant industry. Through his deeply personal stories, Steve Palmer paints a picture that will be familiar to anyone who has worked in the food and beverage industry. His dissection of how he arrived at his addiction, and how he found his way out, is a beacon to the struggling.All proceeds from Say Grace directly support Ben’s Friends.

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