Dropped out of cosmetology school to attend Le Cordon Bleu in Atlanta, from which she graduated in 2005
Started out as an intern at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Quote: "I believe a successful chef needs to have consistency, quality, and efficiency - all things I'm about and learned from Chef [Gordon] Ramsay․ To be uncompromising․"
Quote: "It is very hard to be a female chef in a man's kitchen․․․I cannot say enough that we need more female culinarians in this industry․"
Best known as a chef who competed on season 10 of "Hell's Kitchen" and is a judge on "Food Truck Face Off․"
Has worked as a personal chef for celebrities like Timbaland, Travie McCoy of the band Gym Class Heroes, and the cast of the TV series "Ugly Betty․"
Is the owner of the food truck Palate Party, which features a custom stage on its roof for dancing and musical performances, with her wife Faiza LaRiviere