Graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in 1997 and attended the French Culinary Institute
Started out as an intern at Goldman Sachs after graduation and later worked for Morgan Stanley for four years
Worked in the test kitchen for Saveur magazine, where she researched food traditions and developed recipes
Quote: "(On working for Playboy Club): "You always want to see women being treated fairly․․․if you're going to attack that type of company, you might as well attack the whole advertising industry, the entire fashion industry, all of Hollywood․""
Quote: "I like cooking because it is science․ The kitchen is a laboratory; you have catalysts, controls, acids, and bases․"
Is the executive chef at the Playboy Club in London
Best known as a professional chef who is an Iron Chef on "Iron Chef UK․"
Is a guest judge on the Food Network competition series "The Next Iron Chef․"