Across the U.S., only about 20% of chefs are women and less than 40% of restaurants are majority-owned by women, according to the National Restaurant Association. Another 10% are business partnerships between men and women.
But in Kansas City, plenty of women are leading and innovating in the region’s culinary scene.
Just ask chef Celina Tio, owner of The Belfry Collective in the Crossroads. Tio, who earned one of Kansas City’s first James Beard awards in 2007 when she was named Best Chef in the Midwest, says she doesn’t see significant underrepresentation of women in the industry…