The future is female: How women chefs are breaking up the boys' club

As innovative women chefs are break up the boys’ clubs in kitchens across Ireland, Mary Cate Smith asks four culinary leaders about creating a new culture in professional kitchens and what that means to them

“The same man that would turn around and say; ‘oh, get back to the kitchen and make me a sandwich’ will say, ‘women don’t make good chefs’.”

Jess Murphy, owner and head chef at Kai, Galway

Jess Murphy, Kai Restaurant, Galway