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The resources that will empower this effort are simple: We believe in God, You, Others and Us.
First, We believe GOD delivers. He’s starts by making things good. If those things go sideways, he provides the opportunity for them to be renewed. That’s how he works. He provides everything we need for that to happen and we’re counting on him to deliver.

YOU are the who Redemption is about. When it comes to the food we make and how we deliver it to you, we’re careful to listen to what you need and want. We love to serve you in everything we’re about.
OTHERS are everyone on the way to you: Our team, the farmers, vendors and others whom God uses in redeeming the sacred act of sharing a meal. Many of the people on our team are ex-offenders from the prison population. Up until now, they were marginalized, untouchables, strangers and throwaways isolated from society for their bad acts and often regarded as irredeemable. Each is committed to reinventing their lives as responsible citizens. As a result, we see them that way. We believe you will too.

US is, well… us. We’re in this together. You, me, others… everyone. Convicted or not, our world is full of brokenness and heartache. We believe our job is to redeem it all. It’s on us.

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Food You Won’t Believe

We begin to restore the sacred act of sharing a meal by providing the freshest local ingredients. By taking care in sourcing our ingredients, we connect our customers, suppliers, and staff through the most basic of human needs: food. We utilize organic, local, and small farm produce when possible. Natural isn’t a trend; it’s the best way to sustain a healthy life. We are constantly on the hunt for the most delicious, healthiest, organic ingredients available. This means that the food we offer today is available as long as we have supply. This is dependent on the land our farmers grow from, demand from our loyal customers and the creativity of our chefs. Even as the dishes change, the one thing you can count on is the results will blow your mind. That means that our most popular foods are available until their gone. We don’t promise to have everything in stock year round. This ensures that nothing goes to waste, everything is made fresh and we only prepare the best of the best.

You can count on the fact that every dish we deliver will be delicious regardless of season. Even as we specialize in gourmet salads, curated meats and artisan breads, our menu is in constant renewal, from the farm to the fork. We source the best, prepare the best so we can deliver the best. It also means if you don’t want to miss out, you’d be wise to snag your favorites before they’re gone for the day.

Service You Won’t Stop Talking About

Every time one of our staff members serves a patron, it is a redemptive moment! Each staff member understands the gravity of their impact and are actively anticipating and looking for ways to serve you. This isn’t servitude though. It’s empowerment. For some on staff, having the privilege of delivering the best food you’ve ever tasted with a smile and an extra napkin represents a new horizon in their own lives. Your patronage makes that possible!

Conversation That Will Change Your Life

We are committed to have our mission find its way into your conversation around the table. That you and your guests would see partnering with Redemption Foods in a conversation around what redemption can tangibly look like.

Of course, we can always improve and are eager to! So please, share your feedback so we can continue in our mission to make all things new.

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THE ITALIAN

With a linebacker’s frame, and a voice like Al Pacino, Daniel Tocchini was living out a Scorsese scripted life of lying, cheating and fronting.  At 28, dealing drugs, perpetrating criminal activity and all the while fronting as a local business owner, he was coming to the end of his rope. Although never arrested or incarcerated, he was keenly aware of his life’s trajectory.

In Tocchini’s own words: “I was angry. My parents divorced, my mother was bi-polar manic depressive and regularly hospitalized. My father was often absent. I ran the streets seeking excitement in crime. In truth however, I was in deep despair.”

“After a while, the thrill predictably waned. To avoid depression, I escalated my activity, even then I knew it was only a matter of time before I ended up alone, dead or locked up.”

But, Tocchini’s inevitable demise, turned out to be a reversal of fortunes. Tocchini was forced to face his life as it really was, experiencing the wounds he was working so hard to avoid and accounting for the legacy he was ultimately leaving his family.

A combination of crisis, intervention, insight and a relentless passion for reality led to an unprecedented possibility opening up. Now, more than a quarter century later, his life is new! It’s what Tocchini calls redemption.

“When I chose the crucible of standing responsible for my life, I was radically transformed.” says Tocchini. “Today, I am a redeemed expression of what my history was dictating I would become.”

“For me,” says Tocchini “transformation began by humbly accounting for my life. This ongoing discipline has given rise to new horizons in my life I didn’t even know were available.”

Dan has committed himself to sharing redemption with as many people in prison and with criminal histories as possible.

THE TABLE

“Most of our staff are ex-inmates,” Tocchini boasts. “They are our society’s castaways… the untouchables. Guy’s & gals who’ve been sentenced to serve up to a lifetime in prison get paroled and are immediately written off as damaged goods. The sad thing is most people don’t realize the impact our penal system has on our society. Because of the sensationalized press reports and political propaganda they really have no idea the remarkable gift and resource these men and women can be!”

Tocchini says “We don’t mess around when it comes to assisting ex-inmates in developing their gifts. Our training, standards and expectations are the highest because we know from experience their dark sides. This doesn’t stop us from believing in who they can become. We set our team up to win. And when they get a hold of what’s possible, they’re unstoppable. I love working with people who are grateful for a second chance and love to pay it forward, that “is” REDEMPTION FOODS

For the team at Redemption, food is the invitation for people to bond in community. What distinguishes their work is their belief that – from the farm to the fork – they  have the opportunity to play a part of redeeming it all. The ethos at Redemption bleeds the idea that every stop along the food chain is an opportunity to order the chaos of life and release beauty.

Having been around their culture – and more importantly, having tasted their food – it seems like every single person that works at Redemption gets this idea in their DNA. You’ve never met a more committed community!

“For us, service is a way of being together – a way of relating to each other – like family. That’s our primary mission,” says Tocchini. “We cook and cater with a conscience. In fact, it’s more than what we do; it is how we relate to and with each other in whatever we do.”

Give them a try. I think you’ll be surprised by what redemption can taste like.

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