How Healthcare Woes Forced One of New York’s Top Restaurants to Close
Season 2025
Episode 7138
About the Episode
Sommelier Yannick Benjamin recently poured wine for the last time at his celebrated New York restaurant Contento. In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Benjamin describes how inflation and unaffordable private health insurance brought about the restaurant's closure. He speaks to Michel Martin about the many hospitality workers across the country facing a similar plight.
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