5 Inspiring Chefs Who Had an Amazing Year in 2016

No big deal — Dominique Crenn was crowned the world's best female chef this year. While she admits the title isn't exactly ideal, telling POPSUGAR in an interview, "Perhaps in a few years, I hope it will just be 'chef' and not 'woman chef,'" it's an accomplishment worth celebrating. The French chef, who owns restaurants Atelier Crenn and Petit Crenn in San Francisco, is known for her innovative and artistic style of cooking and menus written as poems. Anyone interested in the life of a chef should watch her incredibly compelling episode of Chef's Table on Netflix.