High Life

HIGH LIFE 73 与 任何全身心致力于工作的厨师 交谈，他们十有八九都会告诉 你，餐饮行业有多艰难。长时间在厨 房工作常让人身心疲累，对于有家庭 需要照顾的女性来说，更是难上加 难。 这让餐饮领域成绩斐然的两位女 士——陈岚舒和 Margarita Forés 的成就更加引人瞩目。 被誉为2014年「亚洲最佳女厨 师」的陈岚舒，在法国及美国世界级 厨师的指引下展开了其职业生涯，并 于2008年在台湾台中开设了自己的 法国餐厅。 获选2016年「亚洲最佳女厨师」 的 Margarita Forés 经营各种意大 A sk any chef dedicated to their work about their job and chances are they will tell you how tough it is to be in the food and beverage industry. More often than not, long hours in the kitchen can be stressful and for a woman who has a family to take care of, it can be even worse. That’s why the achievements of two of the most accomplished ladies in the field of food and beverage, Chef Lanshu Chen and Chef Margarita Forés, are all the more impressive. Topping the 2014 Asia’s 50 Best Female Chef list, Chef Lanshu started hercareerundertheguidanceofworld- class chefs in France and the US before opening her own French restaurant in Taichung, Taiwan in 2008. Named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2016, Chef Margarita runs a variety of restaurants that serve Italian cuisine, using predominantly organic 利美食餐厅，主打有机食材。她在创 办意式连锁餐厅 Cibo 以及几家独立 餐厅之前，曾经经营餐饮公司，并到 意大利接受意大利美食和语言方面的 强化培训。 岚舒认为自己与男性厨师没有分 别，做了母亲之后亦找到了兼顾工作 的方法。 她解释说：“我与在厨房工作的 男性厨师没有什么不同。的确，有时 候物品太重，但我的解决办法是，一 次只拿一半。 “怀孕期间，我相信我的团队有 能力照顾餐厅的日常运作。我总是确 保做好培训工作，以便他们在任何情 况下都能有好的表现。” ingredients. Having worked in catering before launching the chain Cibo as well as several individual restaurants, she also went to Italy to undertake intensive training in both Italian cuisine and language. Lanshu does not consider herself any different than a male chef and found ways to manage the situation even after giving birth to her child. “I don’t seemyself different than a manwho works in the kitchen,” she explains. “Yes, there are times when items are too heavy, but my solution is to just carry half of them at a time, not all at once. “When I was having my baby, I trusted my team to take care of the daily operations of the restaurant. I always make sure I train them well, so that they perform under any circumstances.”