Inclusivity on the menu at Tacofino’s Shift Change, January 12 and February 9
The Vancouver restaurant group’s two upcoming Shift Change sessions focus on hiring workers on the autism spectrum and visibility of LGBTQ2SIA+ in the kitchen
Cree-Métis chef Heat Laliberte, founder of One Arrow Meats, is the keynote speaker at Visibility of LGBTQ2SAI+ in the Kitchen, which is part of Tacofino’s Shift Change series.
Tacofino’s Shift Change series has sessions on January 12 and February 9.
RESTAURANT CULTURE IS its own thing, and Tacofino is hoping to improve the quality of life of those in the food-service sector with its Shift Change series. The restaurant group’s initiative has two upcoming sessions that are free and open to the public.
On January 12 at 3 pm, the topic is Inclusive Hiring for Food and Beverage Workers on the Autism Spectrum. Keynote speaker Lisa Beecroft, co-owner of Port Moody’s Gabi & Jules Handmade Pies and Baked Goodness, will talk about how to engage workers with ASD and the business case for championing inclusive hiring practices.
She and her husband named the café after their two daughters, Juliana and Gabriela, the latter who has autism. Many of their staff members live with the developmental disorder characterized by difficulty with social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behaviour. Beecroft is also co-chair of the Presidents Group, a provincial organization of business leaders that champions more accessible, inclusive workplaces.
Visibility of LGBTQ2SAI+ in the Kitchen is the Shift Change subject on February 9 at 3 p.m. Keynote speaker and Cree-Métis chef Heat Laliberte will detail his personal journey from line cook to caterer for the 2016 and 2018 Olympic Games to the launch One Arrow Meats, his artisanal butchery. Laliberte, who identifies as Two Spirit, also volunteers his time speaking to youth in the Downtown Eastside to help them set and achieve goals and live a healthy lifestyle.
Both sessions take place via Zoom. Tacofino will donate $1,250 per session to the keynote speaker’s charity or cause of choice.
For tickets and information, see shiftchangenow.com.
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