Zoe Adjonyoh has been cooking up consciousness since 2010. She is an author, entrepreneur and empowerment coach and has spent thirteen years in the hospitality industry focusing on food justice and female empowerment. As the chef and founder of the West African food brand and cookbook Zoe's Ghana Kitchen, Zoe pioneered West African cuisine globally. And through her activism with Black Book Global, Zoe led the conversation on decolonising the food industry. She has previously spoken at TedX and lectured at institutions including Harvard, the Culinary Institute of America, Bates College, and The Omega Institute. She was formerly the Director of the Women's Leadership programmes at the James Beard Foundation. Zoe is the author of Zoe's Ghana Kitchen and the editor for Serving Up: Essays on food, identity and culture. She is based in New York.