Happiness is on the Plate

Dai Jiangjun (A Dai to his close friends) is the chef/owner of the Dragon Well Manor located in the outskirts of famed city of Hangzhou. Through his restaurant, Dai has created a unique web of farmers, forgers and fishermen that maintains the integrity of ancestral Chinese culinary traditions in the face of an increasingly industrialized China.

Godfrey Nzamujo is leading the charge in helping West Africa create sustainable, yet profitable agriculture systems. Though his acclaimed Songhai Center in Bennin, thousands of young people have learned niche farming techniques that can successfully produce Songhai supported markets and resturants thoughout Bennin. At the heart of the complex is an amazing restaurant that nurtures the wonderfully diverse and rich culinary heratige of West Africa while serving as an inspiring model of economic developement.

As a young chef, James teamed up with other free spirits, to create a cooking collective The Young Turks, and a series of pop-up restaurants. Their idea was to establish a collaborative, generous, helpful and adventurous cuisine.