Emma’s Torch on The Baltimore Banner

A Silver Spring cafe serves savory biscuits and makes chefs out of refugees

Three weeks into his culinary education, Ivan can say he’s worked alongside a James Beard Award-winning chef. He’s part of a class of trainees at Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit cafe that began in New York and recently opened a location in Silver Spring. It has taken on refugees and survivors of human trafficking from more than 75 countries to prepare them for a career in the restaurant industry.... Read more.