Emma's Torch in PIX11

Brooklyn nonprofit offers 11-week paid restaurant training to asylum seekers

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A nonprofit is offering a paid apprenticeship program on the new Jobs NYC website to prepare asylum seekers in New York City to work in restaurants.

The two-part program offered by the nonprofit Emma’s Torch in Brooklyn takes 11 weeks and includes up to 400 hours of culinary training, according to the program’s website.

Part one is an introduction to a professional American kitchen. Participants learn basic knife skills and communication skills, as well as a high standard of sanitation and kitchen safety. Those in the program also prepare food for the Emma’s Torch restaurant and cafe…Read More