On this episode we hear from Bettina. Her first career was in advertising, second as a mother and third as a chef. She married and had children very young and what I admired about her own reflections on this time is how she grew as a person and built a family. She became a chef because culinary was her first passion, but being an Asian kid, she was not allowed to follow her passion at the time. With the support of her husband, another 'hospitality husband' she found the opportunity to study in culinary school in Singapore. Whilst she was trained in the classic French style, she was also taught the Asian cooking techniques, which she believes gave her an advantage. She shares an amazing story of a time she went to New York and knocked on Daniel Boulud's kitchen doors and asked for a couple of days of work experience. She describes this as a pivotal moment for her that changed her world. Today she is the Executive Chef at the Sofitel in Manila. She shares with us the joy she is experiencing today to be able to spend time with her kids as adults, going out, borrowing clothes and it is because she had her kids young. And as she reflects on her journey on this podcast, she shares that there is not a single thing that she would change.