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The world's top-rated chef is serving salvaged food to the needy in Rio
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Massimo Boturra, famous for his signature style of creating artistic and conscientious dishes, will offer free meals to those in need during the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. - photo by Sara Weber
Massimo Bottura, famous for his signature style of creating artistic and conscientious dishes, will offer free meals to those in need during the Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

The world-renowned chef and possible associate of Robert De Niro is working with 30 other Michelin-rated chefs to provide meals for residents of Rio who may be impacted by the summer games, according to Eater.

The Refettorio Gastromotiva, which opened on Aug. 9, will seat 108 people and will serve dinner to hungry residents of the Lapa neighborhood daily. The team of chefs plan to serve more than 5,000 three-course meals over the course of the summer.

Because the chefs will have different ingredients available each day, there will not be a set menu. But according to Bottura's wife, Lara Gilmore, he is "very interested in creating recipes with leftover bread, so perhaps a pasta such as passatelli made with breadcrumbs in a broth of 'everything,' or a dessert ... based on a milk and breadcrumb dessert from Massimos childhood."

And because the Brazilian government granted Bottura the space for the next decade, the Refettorio will remain open after the Olympics. Bottura plans to turn the space into a culinary school where money earned from lunch guests will go toward paying for dinner for the poor in the area. It will also offer workshops on nutritional cooking and reducing food waste, one of the chef's passion projects, Eater reports.

"We, contemporary chefs, are going to think at least for one day as our grandmothers did," Bottura told Eater. "We want to explain to the world what is possible to do with an overripe banana, an ugly tomato or with bread crumbs."

This isn't the first time Bottura has battled food waste.

He conducted a similar "cultural experiment" in 2015 at the Expo Milano. Using more than 15 tons of abandoned food, Bottura turned an abandoned theater into a soup kitchen for the homeless and refugees in the area. He prepared an estimated 10,000 meals.

And when he's not opening pop-up soup kitchens around the world or running his non-profit organization Food for Soul, Bottura is the owner and head chef of Osteria Francescana which was recently voted number one among the World's 50 Best Restaurants in Modena, Italy.

But if you haven't been able to reserve a table at his award-winning restaurant, you may have also seen him on the Netflix original show "Chef's Plate."

In his episode, Bottura speaks about using food damaged by earthquakes to make gourmet dishes for his patrons.

Using damaged wheels of cheese and bags of rice, Bottura invented his own very cheesy style of risotto that utilized both ingredients and garnered global praise for both its flavor and impact.

On that day, 40,000 people were eating risotto," Bottura said, "All the wheels were sold and no one lost a job. It was a recipe as a social gesture.

Bottura also recounts shocking his more bourgeois diners by serving a sparse rendition of an Italian classic. The dish, called Tortellini Walking into Broth, featured only six tortellini per plate, despite traditional plates serving "10 tortellini to a spoonful."

Future projects for Boturra include opening more Refetterios in Montreal, Berlin, Modena and in the Bronx, New York.

While there is little information available about his Bronx project, Bottura did post a photo on Instagram with De Niro whom he casually calls Bob saying it could be up and running by 2017.
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How to avoid 'sharenting' and other paparazzi parenting habits
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A recent study revealed parents often spend up to two hours staging a single photo of his or her child to post online. - photo by Amy Iverson
Before having kids, some people just dont appreciate their friends baby posts. But after having a child of their own, three fourths of new parents jump right on the parental social media bandwagon. If you have become a member of this group, there are some rules to follow for posting responsibly.

Much of a parents worry is how to teach their children to use social media responsibly. We talk with our kids about privacy, oversharing, and setting restrictions on their devices to keep them safe. But parents themselves need to look in the digital mirror once in a while. Before having children, it doesnt take as much effort to think about what to post online. Its up to us to decide what we share about our own lives. But once you become a parent, there are many questions to think about regarding what is appropriate to post about your kids on social media.

In a recent survey, kids clothing subscription company Mac and Mia surveyed 2000 new parents to find out how they are documenting their kids lives on social media, and what concerns they may have.

First of all, people without children seem to feel a bit differently about the onslaught of baby pictures online than those who are parents. 18 percent of people say before they had kids, they were annoyed by their friends baby posts. But after having children of their own, 73 percent admit they post progress pictures of their little ones every single month.

Not only are new parents letting the world know each time their baby is a month older, but they are posting about their kids every few days or so. Men and women report they post 6-7 times per month about their baby.

And while 70 percent of new parents say the benefit of using social media is how easy it is to help family and friends feel involved, there are some downsides. Here are a few tips to avoid the pitfall of becoming paparazzi parents.

Dont miss the moment

In the Mac and Mia survey, some parents admitted to spending up to two hours to get the perfect shot of their baby. That seems a little extreme. New and old parents alike should be careful about spending so much time taking pictures and videos that they dont enjoy the moment. Years ago, I decided to never live an experience through my phone. A study by Linda Henkel, a psychology professor at Fairfield University in Connecticut, found that when people took pictures of objects in an art museum, they didnt remember the objects as well as if they simply observed them.

This photo-taking impairment effect can happen to parents as well. If we are so consumed by getting the perfect photo, we can miss out on the moment all together, and our memory of it will suffer.

Dont forget about privacy

60 percent of couples say they have discussed rules and boundaries for posting their babys photos, according to the Mac and Mia survey. Even so, men are 34 percent more likely to publish baby posts on public accounts. If parents are concerned about their childrens privacy, keeping photos off of public accounts is a given.

In the Washington Post, Stacey Steinberg, a legal skills professor at the University of Florida, and Bahareh Keith, a Portland pediatrician, wrote that sharing too much information about kids online puts them at risk. They write that all that sharenting can make it easier for data thieves to target out kids for identity theft. Check that your privacy settings are where they should be and never share identifying information like full names and birth dates.

Dont be paparazzi parents

36 percent of parents say they take issue when their childs photo is posted online by someone else. Responsible social media users will always ask permission before posting a photo of another child. But parents should also think about whether their own children will take issue with their own posted photos a few years down the road.

When parents are constantly snapping pictures and throwing them on social media, it can be easy to forget to pause and make sure the post is appropriate. I always use the billboard example with my kids. I ask them to picture whatever they are posting going up on a billboard in our neighborhood. If they are okay with that, then their post is probably fine. Parents should ask themselves this same question when posting about their children. But they should also ask themselves if their child would be OK with this post on a billboard in 15 years. If it would cause embarrassment or humiliation, it might be best to keep it private.

Once children reach an appropriate age, parents should include them in the process of deciding what pictures are OK to post. Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed 10- to 17-year-olds and found children believe their parents should ask permission more than parents think they should. The kids in the survey said sharing happy family moments, or accomplishments in sports, school and hobbies is fine. But when the post is negative (like when a child is disciplined) or embarrassing (think naked baby pictures or messy hair), kids say to keep it off social media.
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