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…
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…
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…
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…
Alyssa Alia wears many hats. She is a chef, professional food stylist, recipe developer and cookbook author but above all, she is a mother who cherishes time spent around the table with family. We recently had the opportunity to chat…
Not all food jobs are found in restaurants or test kitchens. We recently linked up with Tara Hohenberger, the Marketing Director of Chubo Knives, a traditional, artisan-made Japanese knife brand. Under Hohenberger’s leadership, Chubo Knives has quickly risen to the…
Women’s History Month is a great opportunity to take a breath and reflect on the amazing accomplishments of women around the world. But we’d like to take a second once again to laud the incredible women we’ve had the opportunity…
UPDATE 3.16.20: The LEE Initiative announced its next class of mentees. Meet these inspiring chefs ready to take on and take over the culinary scene. Before Lindsey Ofcacek co-founded The LEE (Let’s Empower Employment) Initiative and built out a non-profit…
