Columbus chef overcame substance abuse to help others. Learn more here

Brittney Espersen fell in love with cooking in middle school.
Espersen often surprised her mom with elaborate cakes from recipes out of an old, orange Betty Crocker cookbook. The book sits in her kitchen to this day.
A substance abuse problem that began in high school grew more serious over time as Espersen married and had two children. But her passion for cooking supported her through recovery and rebuilding a healthy life over the last 10 years.
Now Espersen uses those culinary skills to pay it forward in Columbus as the general manager and chef at The Food Mill and now serves on the board of directors for Open Door Community House.
Espersen is an example of what can happen when two organizations are working together, Olivia Amos, executive director of The Food Mill, told the Ledger-Enquirer.
“Not only through that process of recovery and someone focused on rebuilding their life,” Amos said. “But afterwards and how that can transition into being in the right place.”

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Helping with dignity ands passion. This woman is doimng much more than whole bunch of politicians, who are nothing but greedy bastards.