A HEAD chef from Sedbergh has been included in a list of the 100 Most Influential Women In Hospitality.
Nina Matsunaga, head chef at the Black Bull, is in the CODE list designed to champion women in hospitality and shine a light on the diverse range of opportunities and career paths available to women in the industry.
This year’s judges included CODE founder Adam Hyman and editor Lisa Markwell, as well as Jason Atherton, Claire Koffmann, Hels Cheung and Clerkenwell Boy.
Nina sits alongside two fellow Cumbrians in this year’s list, Grace Dent, Guardian restaurant critic and journalist and Jancis Robinson OBE, Financial Times wine columnist, wine critic and wine writer.
Ms Matsunaga said: "I found out on March 20 that I’d been included in the CODE list as One To Watch and I’m still flabbergasted.
“It gives me a future platform to promote what women are achieving in the industry, to highlight the careers available and hopefully encourage more women into what is still a very male dominated industry."
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