One Woman Kitchen

Rita Jammet of La Caravelle Champagnes/Wines - Chief Bubble Officer

Rita Jammet has led an exotic and charmed life as the co-owner of the acclaimed La Caravelle restaurant for 20 years, as the proprietor of La Caravelle Champagnes / Wines, and as the mother of three accomplished sons (one of whom is the cofounder of Sweet Green). Rita has been an inspiration and role model for women in hospitality for decades. It’s frankly no surprise she’s now known as the Chief Bubble Officer of her company, and if New York were to have an ambassador of hospitality, Rita Jammet would be it. As well, she was "knighted" on June 17, 2019 by Madame Anne-Claire Legendre, the French Consul General in New York in the Ordre du Merite Agricole for her outstanding contribution to French Agriculture, Gastronomy, Champagne, and wine.  This prestigious award was created in 1883 and is second in importance only to the Legion of Honour. Rita joins author and chef Rozanne Gold to share her story.

 

Chef and Restaurateur Einat Admony - The Ultimate Balaboosta

Einat Admony is exceptional in every way, and one of the country's most beloved chefs. Many know Einat from television, winning Chopped, becoming one of the most memorable and ultimately a judge. She's the author of two cookbooks. her newest being the recent Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking which she wrote with her friend, food writer Janna Gur. She is the owner of Balaboosta, Taim, and the new Kish-Kash restaurant in New York. She knows that to love someone is to cook for them. She is the ultimate balaboosta, which means many different things; to Einat, it means when someone is hungry, she must feed them. Einat joins author and chef Rozanne Gold to share her inspiring story.

 

Event and Wedding Planner Marcy Blum - It's A Party

One of the world’s great party planners, Marcy Blum, started as one of the first women chefs at the Culinary Institute of America in the 1970s.  She created the niche of the "wedding planner" and is now an icon in an industry she helped invent.   Funny and vivacious, Marcy was recently featured in the New York Times and shares her inspiring story with author and chef (and long-time friend) Rozanne Gold.  She is the author of the best-selling "Weddings for Dummies" and continues to create high-profile events around the world.  

Photo credit: Dennis Kwan

 

Chef and Restaurateur Clare De Boer - Nourishment and Becoming A Mother

Clare de Boer, rising star chef, one of the most acclaimed young women cooking in restaurants today, and a wonderful writer is a chef and an owner of New York City restaurant King along with her colleagues and co-owners Jess Shadbolt (co-chef) and Annie Shi. She joins author and chef Rozanne Gold to share her story, talk nourishment, and explore what it means to become a mother.

 

Chef Lucile Plaza - Commanding with Respect, Nourishing with Team

Nothing makes Chef Lucile Plaza happier than food that is perfect -- perfectly sourced and perfectly cooked. Lucile grew up in Paris, and knew she wanted to be a chef since 10 years of age. At 17 she apprenticed in some of France's greatest restaurants included the revered Taillevent Paris. Now she is the Executive Chef of the acclaimed New York restaurant Le coq Rico, and everyone is raving about her food. She believes there is a certain feminine mystique in her food, but she also that her stubbornness and being a great team player hold key to her success. Lucile joins author and chef Rozanne Gold to share her journey and insights.

 

Nicky Chang of Junzi - Empathy, Career Changes, and a Taste of Home

If you've ever thought of changing careers, you'll appreciate Nicky Chang's story. She went from being a successful international architect to following her passion and joining the Junzi Restaurant Group as the Head of Strategy and Design. She was so lonely for her homeland in Northern China, missing her food and family, she found a compatible group of young thought leaders inspired by their Chinese culinary heritage, and joined to share it with the world. Nicky joins author and chef Rozanne Gold to tell her story.

 

Shelley Boris - Grit, Determination, and Fresh Cooking

If you haven’t heard of Shelley Boris, you’ve been missing out on one of the most thoughtful and creative women in the food industry. She’s the executive chef of the Garrison Institute (where she even cooked for the Dalai Lama), she’s the author of Fresh Cooking, the owner of Fresh Company (a prestigious Hudson Valley caterer), and she’s now the owner of the fabulous new restaurant Dolly’s in Garrison, NY.  As both an artist and chef, she exemplifies how a delicious recipe of grit and determination can open doors, and keep them open. Shelley shares her story and legacy recipe, and a cooking tip with author and chef Rozanne Gold.

 

Lisa Gross of the League of Kitchens - Culinary Ambassador

Lisa Gross is changing the world — one remarkable meal at a time. And, in just five years, more than 5,000 people have experienced the many cuisines offered by The League of Kitchens, a culinary community and social enterprise of women from around the world who will welcome you into their homes and teach you their family recipes. She’s created jobs and given purpose to the lives of many immigrant women, and she’s an extraordinary culinary ambassador. Lisa joins chef and author Rozanne Gold to share her journey and what's next.

 

Grace Young - The Stir-Fry Guru

The wok.

If you want to know about this versatile kitchen must, one of the most important go-to experts is  Grace Young, otherwise known as "The Stir-Fry Guru", and the "Poet Laureate of the Wok". She was the test kitchen director and director of food photography for 40 of the Time Life’s Series cookbooks And has won 5 IACP Awards and  a James Beard Award. Her newest video addresses wok anxiety. And—one of her main missions? To demystify the art of stir-frying. Grace joins author and chef Rozanne Gold and shares why the amount off rice you have in your kitchen  could matter more than you think, why the patina of the wok is so important, and how you prepare a brand new wok for use, why her first book "The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen" proved to be far more than a cookbook, and her legacy recipe for Sandpot Stir-Fried Chicken Rice

 

Allison Kave of Butter and Scotch - Queen of Baked Goods and Booze

Here’s a trendy food concept that people are eating—and drinking —up.  Cake and cocktails.  And it doesn't stop there. Meet Allison Kave - Queen of baked goods and booze, Co-owner of Butter and Scotch, a hit Brooklyn eatery that’s all rage for activists and feminists alike, prize winning pie designer and maker, author of  First Prize Pies and cowriter of the Butter and Scotch Cookbook. She joins author and chef Rozanne Gold to share why the artistry of her food and drink shouldn’t surprise you (given to other titles she’s claimed: art historian and gallerist), creating a business model combining feminism, activism and community building with great food and warm hospitality, and her recipe for what might be the most remarkable pie crust ever made.