Timeout Coolest Female Chefs

“What she does Alty trained under Thai food expert David Thompson (he of the gilded, glitzy and hugely celebrated Nahm), but this New Zealander went her own way when she set up her casual, colourful Thai street-food café – and put Peckham on the culinary map in the process.

What we love about her She’s a pioneer: opening a restaurant in Peckham then was not the no-brainer it is now, but Begging Bowl paved the way for the Artusis and Pedlers that followed. She’s also committed to updating and refining her repertoire, seeking out new dishes and ingredients during research trips to Thailand” - Timeout