{"id":152414,"date":"2023-03-08T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/?p=152414"},"modified":"2024-10-01T10:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:08:26","slug":"female-chefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/taste\/female-chefs\/","title":{"rendered":"A Recipe for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With artful menus and inventive cocktails, Four Seasons chefs and mixologists are reimagining dishes and drinks in a way that\u2019s both creative and confident \u2013 and they\u2019re winning prestigious honours, like Michelin stars (31 at last count).<\/p>\n

Among those award-winning chefs are remarkable women eager to help Four Seasons introduce guests to new destinations through local flavours. They join a roster of inspiring women<\/a> \u2013 adventure guides, hospitality directors, general managers and more \u2013 who help make Four Seasons shine.<\/p>\n

Here, in honour of International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, a handful of them share the ingredients for their success.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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MALYNA SI<\/strong>
\nRESTAURANT CHEF, CAPA<\/a><\/strong>
\nFOUR SEASONS RESORT ORLANDO AT WALT DISNEY WORLD\u00ae RESORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Malyna Si may be the only female chef helming a Michelin star restaurant in Florida, but she is also an artist at heart. Si originally studied to become a glass sculptor, but it was during her time at art school that she took a job in a restaurant.<\/p>\n

Her talent caught the eye of a senior cook who became her mentor. After working her way up in the kitchens of various restaurants all over Florida, Si made her way to Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World\u00ae Resort<\/a> in 2017 and became Cook One at Capa<\/a>, the Resort\u2019s celebrated Spanish-style steakhouse. Two years later, she was promoted to chef de partie and then sous chef in 2020, working closely with Chef Gabriel Massip and Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi. Five years in and she\u2019s now running the whole show.<\/p>\n

Even though she didn\u2019t initially set out to become a chef, her artist mindset serves her well in her role as restaurant chef. \u201cFrom experimenting with concepts with my team in the kitchen, to creating surprise off-menu dishes for our frequent restaurant guests, I love having the exposure to ingredients I wouldn\u2019t normally have access to,\u201d says Si. \u201cThe necessity of eating is inspiring to me; I feel that I\u2019m able to impact the most people through food as my medium.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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