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them to enter a professional environ-
ment as well and get all those skills, it’s
giving them confidence that they can
be successful. That’s really what we use
food to do.”

COFFEE AND CATERING:
THE BUSINESS OF
BUILDING A COMMUNITY
As if providing meals for residents
and a platform for professional devel-
opment weren’t enough, the culinary
arts program delivers another essential
component – it makes money. Proceeds
from the sales of the café’s food, coffee,
and bespoke swag go right back into
supporting the work at the Anita May
Rosenstein Campus. Muscatelli told BEQ
Pride that the café holds an importance
that goes even beyond its role as an
internship site and a revenue generator
for the social services organization. The
café is also a point-of-entry for educa-
tion about what the Center does. “The
café is kind of the Center’s front show-
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE L .A . LGBT CENTER
case. It’s the first time that many people

Left: Lucas Dabel, Lead Barista at Liberation Coffee
House .
Above: L .A . LGBT Center Board Member, Chef
Susan Feniger at the Center’s 2022 Culinary Arts
Program Graduation . | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE L .A .
LGBT CENTER

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE L .A . LGBT CENTER

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