Source: Tom Colicchio and Eric Kessler, POLITICO, 5/13/20

Tom Colicchio is the head judge and executive producer of the reality culinary competition Top Chef and the owner of Crafted Hospitality. Eric Kessler is the founder of Arabella Advisors, a philanthropy consulting firm, where he focuses on the food sector.

Before the current pandemic, few Americans put much thought into our food system. The more privileged among us could find anything we wanted at the grocery store and could comfortably afford to feed our families. Some of us ate out multiple times each week and could choose among many different cuisines and eateries. We didn’t need to think about what went into growing our food, how the supply chains that delivered our meats and vegetables functioned, or the economic and safety realities of those who harvested, delivered, and prepared our meals.

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