In this episode, Theo is joined by the remarkable Kate Austen, who made history as the youngest female head chef of a two-Michelin-star restaurant and became the first woman ever to win the main course on BBC's Great British Menu. Now thriving as a private chef, Kate shares her extraordinary journey from her first job at Morston Hall to cooking in some of Europe's most elite kitchens, including Copenhagen's renowned AOC and the three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Frantzen.

Kate cooks her beloved Pasta alla Norma, a traditional Sicilian dish she learned whilst training in Italy, a recipe that's both vegan-friendly and full of flavour. As she prepares this 20-minute wonder featuring aubergines, tomatoes, capers, and pecorino, Kate opens up about the challenges and triumphs of being a woman in a male-dominated industry, the importance of work-life balance, and why she chose to step away from fine dining restaurants to forge her own path.

You can find Kate's full Pasta alla Norma recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo.

The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us.

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