Heidi Kuhn at Zingari

Heidi Kuhn at Zingari

It’s always a pleasure to welcome Mrs. Heidi Kuhn and to learn about the new initiatives for Roots of Peace, which focuses on post-conflict countries where agriculture is a fundamental industry and major source of employment. Their programs provide assistance to farmers and processors empowering them to take part in the rebuilding process and move toward self-sufficiency.

Heidi Kühn, Humanitarian and World Food Prize Laureate, is an American humanitarian who has spent over 25 years turning "mines to vines" through their family’s organization, Roots of Peace. She transforms former war zones by removing landmines and replacing them with sustainable agricultural communities.

After overcoming cervical cancer and feeling deeply moved by the anti-landmine advocacy of Princess Diana, Kühn founded Roots of Peace in her California home basement in 1997. Her organization has cleared over 100,000 landmines and unexploded ordnances. It has restored agricultural livelihoods for over one million farmers by planting over seven million fruit trees in war-torn nations like Afghanistan, Croatia, Angola, Vietnam, and Iraq. She was awarded the prestigious 2023 World Food Prize Laureate. She was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024 and 2025. She currently serves as Chairperson for the Smithsonian’s 250th Anniversary of America council.

Before her humanitarian work, Kühn graduated from UC Berkeley and worked as a journalist, reporting for networks like CNN, ABC, and NBC. She famously covered the Exxon Valdez oil spill and breaking news from the Soviet Union.

​​Italian Steakhouse and Jazz Bar

​A trusted neighborhood anchor for when you break the routine to celebrate Community and the Arts in San Francisco.  Zingari, 'nomads' in Italian, is the progressive Ristorante for San Francisco:  Italian steakhouse, handmade pasta kitchen, live jazz bar, Italian wine list, classic cocktail bar, Roman pizza shop, and espresso bar.  It is the perfect place for you to restore and connect with your guests.  You will find quality, seasonal products from Italy and California within the kitchen, wine cellar, and aperitivo bar.  ​Benvenuti.  ​​From Italy with Love.  All welcome.

​A jolly time by Banjara Life

​​Banjara Life is a San Francisco hospitality brand that finds inspiration from world travelers and innkeepers.  Everything we curate—the dishes on our menus to our community events—aspires to offer an experience that indulges your senses and intrigues your spirit.  Banjara refers to the banjara people — Zingari, Romani or Nomads — who live and travel through Mediterranean Europe and West Asia.  They are renowned for their rich culture and dazzling aesthetic; their songs, poetry, and dance convey mystery and romance.  The Banjara people remind us to travel light and carry a smile—to be open to  discovery and new delights. ​​From the world with love.  All welcome.

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