Priya Ashok is chef-owner of The Yellow Tree kitchen and patisserie. She has grappled with naysayers and come out on top in the male-saturated world of professional kitchens. Her charming space is run on the lines of a well-oiled piece of carefully-chosen equipment, and she has a surprising, and surprisingly honest, take on how women find it hard to navigate some work areas. Although it goes without saying that her own success shows that if you understand what is required, gender is not an issue.