WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TASTE FOR LIFE. I’M JOINED WITH CHRIS WILLIAMS. HE IS THE OWNER OF FOUR PEGS. IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT IT NOW, YOU HAVE. SO, CHRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. YOU GOT ME HUNGRY THIS MORNING BECAUSE WE HAVE A DELICIOUS DISH. BEFORE WE GET TO THE EVENT, WHAT IS THIS? SO THESE ARE OUR SOUL WINGS. IT’S LIKE A KOREAN STYLE SMOKED WING. WE CAN GO TO CHANG AND HONEY AND GARLIC, AND WE GOT SOME SMOKED PISTACHIOS ON TOP OF IT. OH, MY GOODNESS. AND THE SMELL. IF ONLY YOU GUYS COULD SMELL THIS RIGHT NOW. IT SMELLS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. SO YOU’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TASTE FOR LIFE, WHICH RAISES MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. WE WERE JUST CHATTING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A PRETTY BIG PROBLEM AMONGST SERVICE WORKERS, RIGHT? IT IS. YOU KNOW, WE WORK LONG HOURS, YOU KNOW, AND WE’RE ALWAYS HAVING TO BE ON. WE WANT TO PLEASE EVERYONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE FORGET TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. AND WHEN ANTHONY BOURDAIN TRAGICALLY TOOK HIS LIFE, THAT KIND OF OPENED OUR EYES TO SAY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT OUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT’S WHAT THIS EVENT IS REALLY ABOUT, IS CELEBRATING CHEFS AND SERVICE INDUSTRY FOLKS. AND, YOU KNOW, RAISING AWARENESS AND GETTING RID OF THAT STIGMA THAT IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. YEAH. AND THEY’RE WORKING SO HARD, NOT JUST THE CHEFS AND THE RESTAURANT OWNERS, BUT THE SERVERS, THE BARTENDERS. THEY’RE WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GIVING YOU A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HEAD OUT THERE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, IT’S OUR GOAL TO PLEASE EVERYONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME, WE’VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, TOO, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. YEAH. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS TASTE FOR LIFE? SO TASTE FOR LIFE. WE’VE GOT 26 CHEFS COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE CITY, SOME OF THE BEST CHEFS. WE’RE GOING TO DO TASTINGS ALL DAY. WE GOT HOT BROWN SMACKDOWN PLAN. WE GOT A BUNCH OF BEER BOOTS AND A BEER TENT AND LIQUOR TENTS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST SILENT AUCTION. WE GOT ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF TO DO ALL DAY AND COME OUT AND CELEBRATE SERVICE INDUSTRY. YEAH. SO WE’RE CELEBRATING THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, BUT RAISING MONEY AT THE SAME TIME. AND SO WHAT IS THAT MONEY GOING TO GO TOWARD? SO 100% OF THE PROCEEDS ARE GOING TO NAMI, LOUISVILLE, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE PETE FOUNDATION, WHICH IS SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR MAYBE SOMEBODY WATCHING THIS WHO IS IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND IS STRUGGLING TO FIND THAT SELF CARE? YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY GOT TO TAKE THE TIME. DON’T HOLD IT IN, TALK ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, I SEE A THERAPIST, YOU KNOW, IT’S TOTALLY OKAY TO DO THAT. AND THAT’S WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY AND TO TALK ABOUT THIS. YEAH. SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE TASTE FOR LOUISVILLE. GIVE US THE DATE AND THE TIME. HOW MUCH ARE TICKETS? SO IT’S JUNE 25TH AND IT’S FROM 3 TO 8 AND TICKETS ARE $50. AND THAT’S A LOT. I MEAN, 50 BUCKS FOR 26 CHEFS IS NEXT TO NOTHING. PLUS A LIVE MUSIC SHOW AND YOU’RE GOING TO GO HOME VERY FULL, RIGHT? VERY FULL. YOU ARE NOT IF YOU CAN EVEN TASTE IT ALL. BUT YEAH, AGAIN, THIS EVENT IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR THE SERVICE WORKER COMMUNITY. THE TICKET PRICES ARE RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. MAKE SURE YOU HEAD OUT THERE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH, AND JOIN THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TODAY, CHRIS. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. YOU CAN LEAVE THE WINGS