Victor Rodriguez and Ryan Schank met through our Justin’s Place Recovery Program, graduated from the program and are now both full-time chefs at LuLu’s Kitchen – Victor as program chef, and Ryan as Sous Chef.
LuLu’s Kitchen is one of the many social enterprises of St. Matthew’s House. It houses the Fresh Start Cafe, the Culinary Training Institute and Delicious By Design catering as well as preparing all the meals for Campbell Lodge, our Naples shelter.
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If you haven’t visited LuLu’s Kitchen yet, we encourage you to stop by and taste the delicious food prepared fresh by our top chefs. You can feel good while eating good knowing that the money you spend goes right back to St. Matthew’s House, so that we can continue helping people across Southwest Florida.
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, know that there is hope. For more information about our recovery program, please contact our intake coordinator by calling (239) 774-0500 ext. 115 or emailing [email protected].