Sip & Savor

With two hometown female chefs in the running in Top Chef's premiere last night, you packed your knives and your high fives.

Using her essential ingredient meyer lemon, Sasha Grumman—chef at Rosalie Italian Soul, which is currently closed due to the pandemic—won the first Quickfire Challenge with her team. Also doing H-town proud is contestant Dawn Burrell, who's behind the forthcoming restaurant Late August. This Sunday, April 4, swing by the Rice Village Farmer's Market, where Grumman will debut her new business, Sasha's Focaccia. Authentic focaccia, pictured, is available by pre-order only. Grab-and-go sandwiches and sweet treats also show off the chef's Sicilian roots—while they last. 

Earning her a Padma on the back.