Published February 22, 2024
Atlanta is home to world-class chefs in a diverse and thriving food scene where a remarkable phenomenon is taking place in the culinary world: Women are not just participating – women are leading.
Defeating the odds, shattering glass ceilings and infusing their unique perspectives into every dish, female chefs are carving out their places and making a name for themselves and their work. Atlanta has become their muse, providing a playground where possibilities are endless.
Trailblazers Leading the Way
Women are not just leading kitchens in Atlanta. They are leading the food industry, owning and overseeing multiple restaurants that make up an important part of the city’s culinary scene.
Pioneering a movement of local ingredients forward in Atlanta’s restaurants, chef Anne Quatrano has steered the trajectory of Atlanta’s food story for more than two decades. As chef/owner of Star Provisions, Floataway Café, W.H. Stiles Fish Camp and MICHELIN Star restaurant Bacchanalia, she has been able to open the doors to other female chefs. Such is the case for Bacchanalia’s executive pastry chef Carla Tomasko who fell in love with fresh ingredients at her father’s farm in Ecuador and has been part of Quatrano’s team for more than 10 years, and for chef Faye Poon, W.H. Stiles Fish Camp’s executive chef who went from practicing law in Thailand to working in Quatrano’s kitchen in Atlanta. Poon credits Quatrano as her primary mentor and inspiration, while Quatrano credits a lot of her inspiration and guidance to pioneer restaurateur Alice Waters and the late Judy Rodgers.
Leading the way is also Tal Baum, owner of Bellina Alimentari, Falafel Nation, Rina, Atrium, Aziza and her latest…
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