CHEF LIFE

Photo by Heidi Geldhauser Ryan Butler, chef and co-owner of Butler Bakeshop sits with Tilit Founder Alex McCrery to chat about taking the leap from chef to business owner. Butler Bakeshop is "a modern bakery concept with a worldview on pastries". Butler Bakeshop opened its doors October 8th, 2016. Tilit: Where were you working before Butler Bakeshop? Ryan: I was the Executive Pastry Chef for Piora (Michellin starred) Restaurant in the West Village. Tilit: How long were you there? Ryan: Almost 3 years. Tilit: This is basically about making the launch from being an employee of a restaurant to becoming an...

The Bad Bitches Tell us a little about the driving goal and passion of the Bad Bitches?  We are eating the industry of gender bias while having a damn good time.  We want to provide out an outlet, resource, and female perspective on the food and beverage industry. Do you think women have it harder in the industry? Why- sexual harassment, physicality, or basic stereotyping, having boobs and what not? I think that women are often not provided with the same opportunities as men in a kitchen.  We often talk to young women and tell them that every kitchen is not...

Chef Angie Mar is the Executive Chef of The Beatrice Inn. Find her infamous 45-Dry Aged Burger at her pop-up in Madison Square Eats this May and in multiple pop-ups in London this summer. Pictured in homage to Chef Marco Pierre White in Tilit's Railroad WORK apron and Women's Short Sleeve Chef Jacket. 7:30 AM — I am, by nature, not a morning person, which is why a cook’s life in New York City is perhaps so fitting. Over the years, however, I find myself sleeping less and less and obsessing more and more over food. The second I wake up and shut off my alarm, I lay...