A Montreal-based charity is shining a spotlight on a group of chefs whose work is often overlooked — those who cook in shelters for the unhoused.

On International Chef’s Day, Bread and Beyond held an event Monday to recognize what it calls the “unsung heroes” of the culinary world — the cooks who provide daily meals in community shelters, often working with limited resources and tight budgets.

Steve Townsend has been a chef for 35 years. For the past five, he’s been cooking at the Hadley Community Shelter.

“I used to own a restaurant. I’d go home and complain every day,” Townsend told Global News in an interview. “Now I go home with feel-good stories. This is probably the most fun I’ve had as a chef in my entire life.”

Townsend said that while the work comes with challenges — from limi

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