This happy photo of me, Jacques, and Rick Moonen was taken last June, in Newport, RI where the Jacques Pépin Foundation co-hosted a dinner in collaboration with the community kitchen at the RI Food Bank. Although the Third Annual Founders Benefit Dinner for the JPF, which was to be held at The Yale Club in New York City on April 2nd, was  cancelled, the Foundation’s critical work for the food service industry will go on. During this troubling time, I wanted to remind you about the Foundation and its mission to provide accessible culinary education to individuals with few educational opportunities. You can learn more by going to  www.jp.foundation.