Prior to embarking on her culinary career more than 20 years ago, VanTrece was a flight attendant for American Airlines, where her travels took her to destinations throughout Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In March 2021, Chef VanTrece will add published author to her list of accolades with the release of The Twisted Soul Cookbook: Modern Soul with Global Flavors (Rizzoli).Ĭhef VanTrece has been featured in The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, NPR, Food Network, HuffPost, and Buzzfeed, among others. “Hopefully,” she says, “my journey will make it a little easier for other young, Black chefs who have high ambition and talent.Chef Deborah VanTrece doubles as one of Atlanta’s hottest chef personalities, creative director and owner of Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours in West Midtown Atlanta and The Catering Company by VanTrece. VanTrece is motivated by the influential impact she has as a mentor to other chefs of color and women.
She’s also working on her second cookbook as a follow-up to her 2021 bestseller, The Twisted Soul Cookbook: Modern Soul Food with Global Flavors. “You have to work harder and fight to earn your dues, and even then you might not be on even footing with your white counter- parts.” VanTrece never let these obstacles stop her, and is currently channeling her energy into two new restaurants in Atlanta: Serenidad, featuring modern Latin soul food, and Oreatha’s, a tribute to mothers and comfort food around the world. “Being a young Black woman in the culinary industry brings an extra level of challenges that other chefs do not have to deal with,” VanTrece tells GO. The road to success as a chef, restaurateur, and business owner has been paved with many daunting challenges in a fiercely competitive field. Her award-winning soul food restaurant, Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours, is the perfect representation of what lies at the heart of her cuisine: the intersection of food and culture. Her unique approach to creating modern, global soul food is heavily influenced by the three decades VanTrece spent traveling as a flight attendant. The best-selling author and founder of the Atlanta-based VanTrece Hospitality Group is a successful business owner and passionate advocate for social justice for marginalized and vulnerable groups. Chef Deborah VanTrece is heralded as one of the South’s most renowned culinary personalities.
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