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How Healthcare Woes Forced One of New York’s Top Restaurants to Close

Season 2025 Episode 7138 | 17m 44s

Sommelier Yannick Benjamin recently poured wine for the last time at his celebrated New York restaurant Contento. In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Benjamin describes how inflation and unaffordable private health insurance brought about the restaurant's closure. He speaks to Michel Martin about the many hospitality workers across the country facing a similar plight.

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