Female Chef

Meet Austria's Award-Winning Female Chefs
Women may still be in the minority in professional kitchens, but among them are impressive role models for budding female chefs and pastry chefs. Here they are!

Suzette Gresham on What it Takes to Become a Chef
The esteemed chef behind Two MICHELIN Star Acquerello shares her words of wisdom for the next generation.

One-Star Pas mus: A Former Architect's Culinary Revolution in Lithuania
One of Lithuania’s top chefs, Vita Bartininkaite, tells us about her career path and passions, from her micro-seasonal cooking and 100-year-old sourdough starter to her fermentation-related theatre collaboration!
Celebrating Female Chefs
To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th March, along with Women's History Month, we asked some of our female MICHELIN Guide chefs about their experiences and dreams, as well as their advice for those hoping to follow in their footsteps.

7 Female Chefs on Their Culinary Adventures
Theses powerhouses prove women rule the MICHELIN world.

Julia Momosé on Becoming a Chef
The Chicago chef behind Kumiko shares how she never planned to be in the kitchen but is honored to be there.

The Secret Ingredients to Success Learnt by Thailand’s Leading Female Chefs
Being a female chef in the culinary world is no easy feat. So, what keeps them going, and how do they rise to the top? We asked female chefs leading MICHELIN Star restaurants in Thailand to spill their best-kept secrets.

SOO's Karoliina Jaakkola: A Finnish Chef With a Love for Estonian Cuisine
With a mix of homegrown talent and chefs coming from abroad creating an exciting culinary scene in Estonia, we asked two of the country's top chefs to tell us their stories.

Wicca's Angelica Udeküll: A Native Estonian Ambassador
With a mix of homegrown talent and chefs coming from abroad creating an exciting culinary scene in Estonia, we asked two of the country's top chefs to tell us their stories.

Thai Culinary Queens: Lessons in Leadership from 8 Female Chefs Leading Thailand's MICHELIN Star Restaurants
Life lessons from Thailand's top female chefs as new mothers, overcoming poverty, conquering gender challenges, and battling cancer. Discover why they never give up on following their dreams.

Meet Chef Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam, the World’s First Thai Female to Reach for Two MICHELIN Stars for Baan Tepa
With Baan Tepa’s big day, Chef Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam becomes the world’s first female Thai chef to lead a restaurant with two MICHELIN Stars.

Blackbelly Market’s Butcher Kelly Kawachi Carves for Coloradans
The young talent nearly was a baker, but instead became a butcher, enthusiastically lifting and carving 90 pound lambs.

Meet Hungary's Top Female Chefs
We asked some of Hungary’s best female chefs about their influences, experiences and plans for the future
The rejuvenating tastes of Istanbul
Istanbul does food, art, parks, boats, and spring, summer better than any other city on earth.

Letizia Vella, The Golden Fork, Malta – A Chef's World
We take a closer look at Letizia Vella's newly relocated restaurant