Unlike many of the chefs on this list, Joanne Chang didn't always know the culinary world would become her home; she graduated from Harvard with a degree in applied mathematics and economics and forayed into the world of management consulting before opening her own bakery and cafe, Flour, in Boston. But she hasn't left her math and science training behind — she's nestled into the precise science of baking and is a regular presenter at Harvard's annual Science & Cooking public lecture series. Here, Joanne snapped a photo with her "baking idol," Dorie Greenspan, another icon who has transformed the landscape of female chefs.
