Refugee Women Are In Charge At This New Pop-Up Restaurant - Buzzfeed News Music

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Refugee Women Are In Charge At This New Pop-Up Restaurant

“I wanted to take something born from centuries of gender oppression, the binding of women to the kitchen, and use it to liberate women in a way that everyone can appreciate: delicious food,” the founder told BuzzFeed News.


The London-based pop-up restaurant and catering service combines the specialties of women from all over the world who are experts at cooking for their families and communities, and creates a menu of seasonal, locally sourced food.



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"She always dreamt about opening her own bakery, but it never happened. It was one of her biggest regrets," Kopcke, the organization's CEO, told BuzzFeed News. "Her husband wouldn't hear of it. Women did not go into business, he said. They took care of children."




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