A beloved restaurateur--and maybe an industry at large?--confront their drinking problem. And chef Alejandra Espinosa finds the unexpected at MAD Academy--and gives the same chance to others.
I appreciate your effort to bring attention to this issue. I have been sober 26 years. All in the food industry. All in AA. I would not be alive were it not for AA. Some of Mickey’s statements about AA are not true. AA does not “tell alcoholics they have to get out of the restaurant business”. Nowhere in any of the conference approved literature does it say that. Also, Mickey suggests that AA does not permit members to disclose to others that they suffer from alcoholism. Not true. AA states that anonymity is at the level of press, radio, films and television. Refer to Tradition 12 long form. By not fact checking, you are potentially closing the door to a valuable resource to a lot of people.
I appreciate your effort to bring attention to this issue. I have been sober 26 years. All in the food industry. All in AA. I would not be alive were it not for AA. Some of Mickey’s statements about AA are not true. AA does not “tell alcoholics they have to get out of the restaurant business”. Nowhere in any of the conference approved literature does it say that. Also, Mickey suggests that AA does not permit members to disclose to others that they suffer from alcoholism. Not true. AA states that anonymity is at the level of press, radio, films and television. Refer to Tradition 12 long form. By not fact checking, you are potentially closing the door to a valuable resource to a lot of people.