Chef Ana Roš Photo credit: Suzan Gabrijan Ana, a self-thought chef, has already accomplished more than most chefs could dream off and has single-handedly put her home country Slovenia on the world’s gastronomic map. Her restaurant Hiša Franko has two Michelin stars and was ranked the 21 st best restaurant in the world in 2021. “I’m actually surprised it’s so high, I would have said it’s lower”, Chef Ana RošĪna Roš, the world-famous Slovenian chef, is one the winners of Best Female Chef Awards. “We hope that one day The World’s Best Female Chef Award isn’t needed, but until there is more diversity in the industry, we’ll continue recognizing the best female chefs and inspiring ongoing debate around gender issues in the food world”, says William Drew. But many appreciated it for what it is – a celebration of the most accomplished female chefs in the industry.
The introduction of the award created some controversy in the industry, as some people complained it was discriminatory. “Until women are more equally represented in the hospitality sector or occupy higher positions within the industry on a more equal scale, we will continue to celebrate and elevate the achievements of women in this space” says William Drew, Director of Content for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. “Since we introduced ‘The World’s Best Female Chef Award’ 10 years ago, we have been working to draw attention to this inequality and to shine a light on supremely talented female chefs – both with the aim of celebrating them as individuals, but also to inspire future generations of young women. We asked several top chefs and organizations about the causes for the underrepresentation of women in leading culinary roles. But two countries in Europe’s south and two of the continent’s culinary powerhouses – Italy (10%) and Spain (11%) – lead the table with the highest share of women in leading culinary roles.
The share of women-led top restaurants is higher in the United States (7%) and the United Kingdom (8%). France scores only marginally better than Germany with 5% of Michelin-starred restaurants led by women. In the Netherlands, there is only one female chef among the 112 chefs running the country’s top restaurants, while in Germany, there are only 13 female chefs among the country’s 337 Michelin-starred head chefs.
Compare that to 62 male-run Michelin restaurants in the region. In the egalitarian Nordic region, encompassing Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, there are currently only two female chefs (one in Norway and one in Sweden) running a Michelin-starred restaurant. Among the restaurants analyzed, there were no female chefs running Michelin restaurants in Singapore, Ireland, Sweden or Denmark. But the averages hide striking differences among various countries. Overall, 6.04% of the 2,286 Michelin-starred restaurants are led by women and 6.73% of the world’s best 100 restaurants have a female head chef. The share of female head chefs in fine dining establishments in Miami and Atlanta is similar to the average for the United States.Ħ.04% of 2000+ Michelin-starred restaurants analyzed by Chef’s Pencil are led by women. We also looked at fine dining restaurants in two additional cities, Miami and Atlanta, in the United States that are not covered by the Michelin Guide or the World’s 50 Best to observe any potential bias but did not find any noticeable differences. Specifically, we analyzed 2,286 Michelin-starred restaurants in 16 countries, as well as the top 100 restaurants in the world ranked by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants association (three quarters of the world’s 100 best restaurants are also Michelin-starred). To answer these questions, our team has researched the number of female chefs who run some of the best restaurants in the world. In 2014, 22% of the chefs were female, while in 2019 the number increased to 23.9%.īut while the number of female chefs is on the rise, what’s the picture at the very top of the table? How many female chefs run the world’s best restaurants and how does the number at the top compare to other industries? The United States has also seen a steady rise in the share of female chefs over the past seven years. In the United Kingdom, the number of female chefs has increased by a third since 2016 and they now make up about a quarter of the workforce. The number of female chefs is on the rise worldwide, with several countries reporting a steady increase over the past few years.
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