10 World-Class Female Chefs

In response to Time’s controversial “Gods of Food” story that almost completely disregarded female chefs, Grub Street payed homage to ten influential female chefs around the world. Time editor Howard Chua-Eoan didn’t manage to smooth things over with his sexist comment in response to why he chose to omit women, “because men still take care of themselves. The women really need someone — if not men, themselves actually — to sort of take care of each other.” Chua-Eon explained Time’s editors “did not want to fill a quota of a woman chef just because she’s a woman. We wanted to go with reputation and influence.”

Here’s Grub Street’s list of ten female chefs who do possess outstanding reputations and whose talents have influenced the restaurant industry:

Alice Waters: Chez Panisse, Berkeley

Elena Arzak: Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain; Ametsa, London

April Bloomfield: The Spotted Pig, The Breslin, The John Dory Oyster Bar, Salvation Taco, New York; Tosca Cafe, San Francisco

Anne Sophie-Pic: Maison Pic, Drôme, France; Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic, Lausanne, Switzerland; La Dame de Pic, Paris, France

Dominique Crenn: Atelier Crenn, San Francisco

Christina Tosi: Momofuku Milk Bar, New York and Toronto

Judy Rodgers: Zuni Café, San Francisco

Clare Smyth: Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London, England

Gabrielle Hamilton: Prune, New York

Suzanne Goin: The A.O.C., Lucques, Tavern, the Hungry Cat, the Larder, Los Angeles