How Jessica Bengston views the 'mantle of leadership' of LGBTQ chefs such as herself.
Jessica Bengston, the 36-year-old regional executive chef atin Westport, Connecticut, says she didn’t start seeing people like herself until she led a kitchen. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Bengston grew up in Westerly, Rhode Island, and started working in restaurants there in her teens.
In the second half of my career I’ve been fortunate to create my own space that reflects myself and my experiences. I was very cognizant of creating that structure. I do believe in general that women in kitchens give off more of an attitude of positivity and calmness. We’re more aware of our surroundings. I say that working with women is like conducting or listening to a symphony, while with men there’s more cacophony.
“There are life-and-death decisions and situations happening in our country when it comes to the LGBTQ community; it’s a real luxury to look at it any other way.”I do hear that people are leaving certain states. A trans friend of mine just left Florida — they were scared for their fucking life. You couldn’t pay me money to go back to Florida [where I once lived and worked].
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