21 Kickass Female Chefs Who Are Changing the Food Industry

Consistently recognized as one of the best pastry chefs in the country and touted a "badass" by local news, Michelle Gayer isn't your stereotypical pastry chef. She may know her way around sugar, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a bit of spice in her too — inside and outside of her Minnesota bakeshop, Salty Tart. In 2016, she received a James Beard nomination for outstanding baker.