LeahLeah Lonsbury founded non-profit Just Bakery in 2017 as a place for resettled refugees in metro Atlanta to receive paid job training with a living wage. The bakery offers displaced people forced to flee their home countries an opportunity to build new skills and earn professional certifications, like ServSafe, to help provide long-term, economic security while reestablishing themselves in America. The foot in the door can be transformative for the bakers-in-training, many of whom have fled violence or conflict in countries like the Central African Republic, Congo, Pakistan, and Syria.
Jennifer Zyman Jennifer Zyman is a Senior Writer at Food & Wine where she covers everything a home cook could need in their arsenal. She is also a freelance writer who writes about restaurants and develops recipes. She hosts the podcast The Food that Binds. Her work has appeared in The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Atlanta Magazine, Bon Appetit, Creative Loafing Atlanta, Eater Atlanta, The Kitchn, The Local Palate, National Geographic, Serious Eats, Southern Living, and Thrillist, and her former website The Blissful Glutton.