An Ad Agency Is Opening the First HIV-Positive Restaurant in Toronto

Bensimon Byrne battles food-prep stigma with Casey House

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Would you eat food prepared by someone who is HIV positive?

According to a recent survey by pioneering HIV/AIDS hospital Casey House, almost half of Canadians would not, even though it has long been established that the infection cannot be transmitted that way.

To combat the lingering stigma surrounding AIDS and food prep, the treatment center has partnered with agency Bensimon Byrne (and its sister PR company Narrative) to create a Toronto pop-up restaurant where meals will be cooked by HIV-positive chefs.

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