After years of hard work, I opened her restaurant and it soon became a success with numerous media appearances to follow. I have often been asked about the place of women in the culinary world, and what may be holding... Read More

I was working as a pastry chef at a fine dining restaurant, although I had experience working as a sous chef on the hot side of the kitchen as well. I am a tall, broad-shouldered woman of mixed racial ancestry... Read More

I was a young executive chef (23) juggling my new position heading the kitchen at a small, bistro-style restaurant with completing my training. Finding the time for work and school demands wasn’t my major source of stress, however. My biggest... Read More

" I thought my life was mapped out; I was going to be an IT Project Manager in London. This macho environment tipped me over the edge with my anxiety and depression. Then my husband, Joe and I moved to Lancaster. I... Read More

"Growing up in the 1980s with a mother who was an exceptional cook and a father who relished eating out, my brothers and I fell in love with good food – little did I know that this would help give... Read More