How imposter syndrome creeps up by Leia Gaccione

Watching cooking shows is really what started my love affair with food and I was always very enamored with watching people cook on television.


I love doing cooking competitions. They are a lot of fun and a big adrenaline rush, and very nerve-wracking. I feel this industry today prepares you for that. Every day is like Iron Chef.

Through the pandemic, we have seen such a divide in this country. And to see the way some people have treated my staff is sickening. Just such a level of entitlement. Some people are so rude, I can never imagine walking into a business and speaking the way that some of these people do.

Imposter syndrome is a real thing. When you sit down with six other chefs who feel the same way that you feel and who have experienced the same things that you have, and are struggling with the same things that you do, it feels really warm, like you're a part of something bigger than what you're doing by yourself.