New Chef Program Helps People With Autism Find Jobs in Fine-Dining Restaurants

Scritto il 05/04/2026
da Pete Wells

Culinary jobs have the potential to be a perfect fit, and a new effort is afoot to help autistic workers land them.Joseph Valentino, left, a cook at Point Seven in Manhattan, and Franklin Becker, the restaurant’s owner. Mr. Valentino, who has autism, helped inspired a new program to place people on the autism spectrum in fine-dining jobs.