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An Analysis of Determinants of Career Success for Elite Female Executive Chefs

New York City Technical College

Jenene G. Garey

New York University

This qualitative study investigated the career success of three elite women chefs in fine dining restaurants to identify the processes and conditions that enabled them to achieve and maintain executive chef positions in this historically male- dominated field. Each chef manifested an early passion for food. Drive, determina tion, talent, and a strong work ethic surfaced as they secured initial culinary training. The two who achieved three-star success were mentored by a classically-trained American male chef. To maintain and expand their success, it was necessary for them to create celebrity for themselves and their restaurants. The conflict created when these women attempted to balance work and family life was of such signifi cance, that the satisfactory resolution limited their entry into two-star status, primarily, into two groups: female chef/owners and female chefs without families.

Key Words: Key words: women chefs • career success • mentor • balance of life and work issues

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