I met Chloe when we worked together at Kitchen W8. Straight away her talent, humour and ambition were clear. I persuaded her to work with me at an independent brasserie in Notting Hill. While this stint was brief - all the chefs there were equally struck by Chloe's culinary gifts - both as a mentor and just an excellent and unique chef. Chloe's star shone bright in the Masterchef the Professionals 2024 kitchen. In fact Chloe was one of the people who encouraged me to pursue the MTCP audition process this year.

Having honed her craft at Kent College, The Glasshouse, Duck and Waffle, The Georgian House, Kitchen W8 and The Princess of Shoreditch Chloe is taking the exciting step to move into private cheffing. I'm thrilled to share that we will be collaborating in the new year and look forward to sharing more information in January. You can follow Chloe @chefchloemccoy

Ed and Moon Hough founded the incredible Safari Series, in the foothills of Mount Kenya to bring a more modern, ecological and equitable safari experience to the country. Their passion and vision are infectious. I was lucky enough to chef at this unique camp for a month this year and it was life changing. Their philosophy, gorgeous team and camp are unique.

Ed is as idiosyncratic and fun as the lodge itself. Never short of a brilliant story or an exciting project, the whole experience grabbed me by the scruff and made it very hard to leave!

Ed and Moon have recently opened a location in Lamu, which is where Ed was talking to me from, in between Dawa cocktails. So you may hear some nature along with more Dawas arriving!

If you would like to learn more about this incredible pair and their visionary work follow them @safari_series or check out safari-series.com.

Chiara sees food differently. She is a disruptor who isn't afraid of taking risks! Chiara draws on her heritage and love of using all of the ingredient - root to tip, nose to tail. After university she went into private cheffing. Chiara then landed her dream job at the River Cottage, where she not only fell in love but ascended to Head Chef at the age of 25. This ascension has not been without its challenges. Chiara shares both her hunger inducing recipes and her frank account of times of feeling isolated and how she's coped with that - or cooked her gremlins!

We bonded during our time on Masterchef the Professionals UK 2024. We share an obsession with cooking and desire to get more women cheffing. You can follow Chiara @chiara__tomasoni