Praise where praise is due

Listening to the radio recently, I heard an interview with a prominent chef who, at the age of 58 and with numerous distinctions under his belt, is considered a pioneer of the Greek culinary scene. Known for his good humor and kind heart, he has offered his significant talents to the restaurant of Shedia Home, a community initiative in downtown Athens led by the excellent street magazine that gives people sleeping rough or facing homelessness some much-needed revenue.

Shedia was started seven years ago by a journalist who learned about similar initiatives as the coach of the Greek homeless soccer team. "I knew in 2007 that we would soon do something similar in Greece," he told Kathimerini in a June 2019 interview. "It took us six years because we had to learn how to go about it and raise the funds. We went through a lot of rejections until our Scottish colleagues suggested...