Ngokuqhwanyaza isihlahla sakhe esiqhelileyo, uDaniel Boulud wafefa iparsley kwizikhongozeli zenyama yehagu eyosiweyo, ehamba ngesantya esigqibeleleyo kumashumi eminyaka ekhitshini. Iqela lakhe labasibhozo - bonke begqunyiwe, bonke benxibe iigloves- bakha indawo ethe cwaka, ethe cwaka: nganye nganye, bahlule zucchini, iitapile, okokugqibela, inyama yengulube, ene-gravy eninzi neparsley. Isidlo ngasinye sineprotein, isitashi, imifuno, uBoulud ucacisile xa ndibukele i-crew plate 450 servings. Ezi zidlo zakutshanje zizakusasazwa kubantu abadala abasesichengeni ngakwisiXeko saseNew York - ukusuka kwilali yaseManhattan eGreenwich ukuya e-Elmhurst, eQueens.

UBoulud uhlala kwaye wasebenza eManhattan ukusukela kwiminyaka yoo-1980, ixesha elalibonakala njengepati, ehleka kwaye ephakamisa amashiya. Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-20 kuloo minyaka, uye wadibana naye Ukutya kweSixeko kwiiVili , Ingenzi nzuzo esebenza ukondla abantu abadala kunye nokutya okungakhuselekanga baseNew York. Xa ubhubhane we-COVID-19 wabetha phakathi ku-Matshi, uBoulud wenza isigqibo esinzima sokuvala zonke iivenkile zakhe zokutyela kunye neevenkile kunye neqela lakhe.

Kodwa umsebenzi wakhe wesisa wakhathalele ukuqhuba ngaphezulu. Waguqula i-Épicerie Boulud commissary, eBowery, wayenza ikhitshi elungiselela i-Citymeals, evelisa kwaye ehambisa izidlo ezingama-5 000 ngeveki njengoko inani labantu baseNew York ababengakhuselekanga ngokutya baphindeka kabini ukuya kwizigidi ezi-2. Konke kuxeliwe, i-nonprofit ithumele ngaphezulu kwesigidi esinye sokutya kubantu baseNew York abasekhaya ngexesha lobunzima-ngaphezulu kweepesenti ze-60 zabo baneminyaka eyi-80 okanye ngaphezulu kwaye bahlala bodwa.

Ngentsasa eqaqambileyo ngoJuni, ndahamba ibhloko ezingama-52 ukuya edolophini ukuya kudibana noBoulud kwikomishinari, apho saxoxa ngomsebenzi wakhe nekamva lesixeko esisibiza ngokuba likhaya.

UJacqui Gifford: Uzibandakanye njani kwiiSixeko zokutya?

UDaniel Boulud: Abapheki bahlala becelwa ukuba baxhase izibonelelo zokutya ngokusebenzisa imithendeleko eyahlukeneyo kunye nabaxhasi bengxowa mali. Malunga neminyaka engama-23 eyadlulayo, xa ndavala indawo yokutyela uDaniel kwisitalato sama-76 ukuyisa kwi-65, ndenza umsitho ukuze ndixhamle iSixeko. Kanye phambi kokuba siphinde sivule ngo-Matshi ka-1998, ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndenze isidlo sangokuhlwa sangeCawe, isidlo sangokuhlwa-kwakhona nge-Citymeals. Senza isidlo sangokuhlwa sangeCawa minyaka le, kwaye ngo-2020 sanyusa isigidi seedola. Kwakunentsuku ezintlanu phambi kokuba ndivale zonke iivenkile zokutyela. '

Chaza ifuthe le-COVID-19 kwishishini lakho.

Ndiyothusa. Andizange ndiyibone into enje. Yinto enye ukuba nommandla ochaphazelekayo, okanye ilizwe elichaphazelekayo, kodwa lihlabathi? Sibe lelinye lamaqela okutyela okuqala ukuvala eNew York. Kuyasendle ukwenza utyando nabantu abangama-800, kwaye emva koko ngequbuliso uyivale - boom. '

Injani ishedyuli yakho?

Kumkomishinala, iqela lisebenza iintsuku ezintandathu ngeveki. Inxalenye enye encinci yombutho omkhulu weSixeko. Kukho amaziko angama-29 afana neyethu kuyo yonke idolophu, eStenen Island, eBrooklyn, eQueens, nganye esebenza njengeenkampani zokutya, ngaphezulu okanye ngaphantsi. Namhlanje, sivelisa izidlo ezininzi kunangaphambili ngaphambi kwe-COVID-19, kodwa iya isomelela kancinci. Ndiya emva naphambili phakathi kwalapha noDaniel, ngoku ethathayo. Ndaphinda ndasebenzisa uDaniel njengesiseko sokuhambisa ukutya kwezinye izibhedlele. '

Umpheki uDaniel Boulud ulungiselela izidlo zeSixeko kwenye yekhitshi lakhe lesiXeko saseNew York UMphathi uDaniel Boulud, ngasekhohlo, edibanisa iiMedical Meals e-icpicerie Boulud commissary. | Ityala: Ixabiso leJake

Kunjani ukuhambisa ukutya nee-Citymeals?

'Abamkeli beeNdawo zeSixeko bayathanda ukusibona. Bayagoduka, kwaye amaxesha amaninzi abakwazi ukuya kwindawo yokutyela, ngenxa yoko sizama ukubenzela ukutya okumnandi nokwenziwe kakuhle. Kukwakhona iZiko lokuSasazwa kwesidlo esiNgxamisekileyo seSixeko eBronx, apho abantu banokuya kufumana ukutya okuhlala ixesha elide. Abantu abadala kunye nabantu abagoduka ekhaya bafuna unxibelelwano; le nkqubo iyindlela yokuphila kubo. Amavolontiya esiXeko aqhuba ukufikelela kwifowuni ukunceda abantu ukuba bajongane nesizungu. Amavolontiya aqinisekisa ukuba abamkeli bethu bathatha amayeza abo, babone ukuba akukho nto bayifunayo na, bathethe nabo ngayo yonke into kwaye akukho nto.

Ngaba la mava ayitshintshile indlela ocinga ngayo ngeNew York?

'Abantu baseNew York bayomelela. Khange sibuqonde ubungakanani bhubhane ekuqaleni, kodwa inyani yokuba abantu banxiba iimaski kwaye bayazikhusela-iziva ikhuselekile. INew York sisixeko esakhiwe kwishishini. Yinjini, kwaye ukubeka zonke ezo iisilinda ekusebenzeni kwakhona kuya kuthatha ixesha. Andiqondi ukuba singabuyela esiqhelweni ngokukhawuleza. Kodwa ndiyathemba ukuba siyabuqonda ubucukubhede nokubaluleka koluntu lwethu emva koku, kwaye siyazithanda izinto ngokwahlukileyo. '

T + L Kulungile kwiHlabathi liphela linyathelo elitsha lokuchaphazela intlalontle apho uphawu lwethu luya kuthi lisebenzisane nemibutho eqhuba utshintsho kwaye ithathe amanyathelo aya kwilizwe elinobulungisa. Ngolwazi malunga nokuba ungazixhasa njani iiNdawo zeSixeko kwiivili, intloko ukuya elizabeth.org .