Name: Ryan Butler
What is your job?
Pastry Chef for the Highlands Restaurant Group (which includes NY hotspots Whitehall Bar + Kitchen, Highlands, and Byron at The Surf Lodge)
What social causes
are most important to you? The social causes that are most important to me
include; Autism, cruelty to animals, protecting the American farmer, human care
for farm animals, and commercial whaling in the Antarctic.
What charities do
you support – and how? I support a charity called Autism Speaks and for the
last four years I have participated in the annual celebrity chef’s gala to
raise money for the foundation to help continue it’s research and advocacy
initiatives. It’s a fun night that raises a lot of money for an important
cause.
I also support the ASPCA. My fiancé and I have adopted a pitbull puppy that was found in the garbage can in Green Point – we named him Oskar.
Why do you have a
passion for this one in particular, is there a personal tie? As for the
ASPCA, I am a big animal lover – There are so many animals out there right now
that need loving homes.
Is there a particular
way you would want to encourage readers to be involved? I would encourage
others to pick something that moves them and do the research to see how they
can help. A little bit can go a long way.
How would you define
social responsibility? Social responsibility to me is simply just being
aware of what’s going around you, whether is locally or internationally, and
doing your part to show support wherever and however you can.
Quick list of
tattoos/mention artists if you’d like:
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My left thigh was done by Nalla Smith of Goose Tattoo:
It is a sugar skull with thorns and red & yellow roses
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My right inner arm tattoo is of a traditional American
pirate ship with black sails and cutlasses by John Poverty thicker than water
tattoo
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My outer right arm is of Polynesian god heads that is
accompanied by symbols
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My left arm sleeve was done by Kaz formally of New York
is adorned with traditional Japanese dragons
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