When it comes to people making change in the foodservice industry, you needn’t look further than Martha Hoover. A former sex crimes prosecutor, Patachou Inc. owner Martha Hoover has spent the last 30 years building a culinary empire in Indianapolis.…
James Beard-nominated chef/owner of Dirt Candy and Lekka Burger, Amanda Cohen, has climbed the culinary ladder. You might recognize her from both Iron Chef Canada and Iron Chef America where she got her start as the first vegetarian chef to…
Surrounded by a family of strong women who never said “no” and always made things happen, Ellen Bennett—of Hedley & Bennett—was born to be an entrepreneur. After cooking alongside top-level chefs in some of LA’s finest restaurants, she left the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on our industry and our lives. According to the latest numbers from the National Restaurant Association, 100,000 restaurants (the equivalent of 1 of every 6) have closed long-term or permanently due to the…
Using her classical training and Caribbean roots, chef-owner Nina Compton rose through BRAVO TV’s “Top Chef” season 11 in New Orleans as the runner-up and fan favorite. She has gone on to open her decorated restaurants, Compère Lapin and Bywater…
How did your career in pastry start? Give us the movie montage version. I really wanted to go culinary school when I was in high school, but my parents said I should go to college first. I don’t think they…
When we trekked downtown to the O.G. Murray’s Cheese on Bleecker Street one rainy Friday morning in February, we’re not there, as you might expect, to eat our weight in cheese. Instead, we met up with Elizabeth Chubbuck, Chief Strategy…
8 minutes and 46 seconds. About four times as long as it will take you to read this. It’s also how long it took to make the world stop and take notice, to feel a sorrow that crosses all boundaries.…
When COVID-19 hit, chef, entrepreneur and author Zoe Adjonyoh found herself with an empty kitchen and no one to cook for. “It made me want to turn to my community and help,” says Zoe. So she started up a crowdfunding…
Michele Jerry, owner of Limoncello Productions— a full service production company specializing in Commercial Food Photography and Video—thinks of herself as a creative first and a business person second. But she believes if you want to be successful, you have…
