The Chef Who Wouldn't Let Him Settle

When Marcus Thompson walked into Magnolia Kitchen in Birmingham, Alabama, he wasn't looking for a career. He was looking for a meal. He'd been sleeping in his car for three weeks, and the restaurant's back door was propped open on a humid July evening. Chef Adrienne Wallace could have called the police. Instead, she handed him a plate of roasted chicken and collard greens and said, "You hungry enough to work?"…