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For the first time ever, the national final of The Roux Scholarship  sees gender parity in its chefs. Nikoletta Theofylaktidou, Erin Jackson Yates and Katherine Altham all qualified thanks to the high standard of their dishes – which used red gurnard, mussels, dulse and parsnips – that they cooked in the regional finals on 6th March.

On March 5th, the Grand Hotel in York played host to the first-ever Women in the Food Industry Yorkshire event – a landmark gathering that brought together some of the region’s most accomplished women in food, drink, and hospitality. This inspiring and empowering event, provided a platform to celebrate achievements, discuss challenges, and build a stronger network of industry professionals. Cara Houchen – Director of Spotty Media (who chaired the panel event) reports on the afternoon.

LUGMA, meaning ‘a bite’ in Arabic, is an utterly inviting new cookbook from Bahraini-British chef and author Noor Murad.  Our Ambassador of Women In the Food Industry and Writer, Antonia Lloyd, reviews a book filled with evocative recipes that transport you to a haven of dried limes, spice, chilli heat, steaming rice, and the aromatic scent of incense.

Great British Menu (GBM) returned to our screens in January for season 20. The BBC2 show puts the nation’s most talented chefs to the test. At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Eve Seemann, Head Chef at Green Michelin Starred Apricity in Mayfair.

Our March 2025 newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has a recap of all of our events for International Women’s Day  – our biggest programme of events ever including our first event in Yorkshire.  Plus  a roundup of upcoming panel talks and seminars for Food, Drink and Hospitality Week  & discounted tickets for a Fermentation event at Cookery School at Little Portland Street.  

We have teamed up with our friends at Cookery School at Little Portland Street to bring you discounted tickets to their brand new series of monthly events. In Fermentation & the Gourmet Gut you can enjoy discounted tickets for an expert panel of chefs, doctors and producers discussing the history of ferments and their culinary uses alongside health.  Enjoy the panel with kombucha, organic red wine and fantastic fermented nibbles to match

On Monday 10th March 2025, from 6pm there was a FREE International Women’s Day collaboration between Women in The Food Industry and Centenary Action.

Inspired by the suffragettes and suffragists, Centenary Action was established by Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE, granddaughter of Sylvia and great-granddaughter of Emmeline, in 2018 to mark the centenary of some women getting the right to vote and to take action over the following 10 years to deliver a gender equal parliament by 2028.

This February Emily Roux was awarded her first Michelin star for her Notting Hill restaurant Caractère with her husband, Diego Ferrari, where they serve a menu taking influence from Diego’s Italian and Emily’s French heritage with an emphasis on relaxed dining.  Women In the Food Industry Ambassador, Antonia Lloyd, interviewed trailblazer Emily to find out more about her road to success, future ambitions, and what’s coming up this spring.

Great British Menu (GBM) returned to our screens in January for season 20. The BBC2 show puts the nation’s most talented chefs to the test. At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Sally Abé, chef consultant at The Pem Restaurant in the Conrad London Hotel in St. James’s.

Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has news of all of our events for International Women’s Day Events for 2025 – our biggest programme of events ever including our first event in Yorkshire.  Plus your chance to win the new Great British Menu cookbook & a free panel event with our friends at Centenary Action.

At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Ayesha Kalaji chef owner of  Queen of Cups a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in Glastonbury. Originally from Angelsey, Ayesha is representing Wales

At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Minal Patel. Prashad is a vegetarian Indian restaurant with 2 AA Rosettes, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.