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Scott: Trailblazing Chef Champions Culinary Access and Diversity

1/8/2026

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Scott joined PBS's America's Test Kitchen in 2016 as the program's first Black woman.
Born in 1976 in Detroit, she turned to cooking after losing her job during the 2008 recession.
In 2013 she founded SheChef to support underrepresented people in the culinary field.
She advocates for food access in Black and brown communities, drawing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and her 2016 stage 1 ovarian cancer diagnosis.

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Story summary

Scott joined PBS's America's Test Kitchen in 2016 as the program's first Black woman.
Born in 1976 in Detroit, she turned to cooking after losing her job during the 2008 recession.
In 2013 she founded SheChef to support underrepresented people in the culinary field.
She advocates for food access in Black and brown communities, drawing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and her 2016 stage 1 ovarian cancer diagnosis.