Her Name is Chef brings to light the conversation about the changing culture in the restaurant industry through the stories of six amazingly talented, inspiring, females of the kitchen - Elizabeth Falkner, Fatima Ali, Hillary Sterling, Esther Choi, Juliet Masters, and Caroline Schiff. Each of these incredibly hard workers share their triumphs in cutting through the clichés of the restaurant industry, and explore how they broke down the doors to ‘earn’ the title of Chef.
At the core of the film is a conversation about the changing culture in the restaurant industry. 19% of Chefs are female, and only 7% are head Chefs. While at the Culinary Institute of America, 51% of students enrolled are female and they make up 47% of the total US workforce.
Chef Leia Gaccione travels to learn about their struggles in having to prove themselves in an industry that has become ‘bro-a-fied’. These six courageous ‘sheroes’ of the kitchen open up their hearts to the world, leaving no stone unturned.