21 Kickass Female Chefs Who Are Changing the Food Industry

Katie Button has officially put Asheville, NC, on the culinary map with her Spanish tapas restaurant and cookbook of the same name, Cúrate, and new-American restaurant, Night Bell. After training at El Bulli, she had high standards to live up to — but with James Beard nominations and being a Food & Wine best new chef of 2015, it seems she's not only risen to the occasion, but has helped to change the landscape of Southeastern cuisine.