Here at MAPP, we know the first step to a robust mentorship program is creating ACCESS.
ACCESS to introductions, a vast network, key contacts and experts sharing knowledge, experiences and perspectives. Beyond the one-on-one mentorship relationship, we connect you to the people you need to know, when you need it. Whether that be one-time or on-going, live or virtual. Join our mentorship program as a MENTOR to help create ACCESS for all. We respect your time and busy schedule, to ensure you feel great about your involvement.
+ There are perks and benefits for your participation
+ Gain fresh ideas for your own business
+ Externship & stage opportunities through the MAPP Education/Scholarship fund
Join our mentorship program as a MENTEE to learn from those who have been there, done that -- unlocking so many possibilities for you. Don't be afraid to take the first step -- we'll do the heavy lifting to create a seamless experience.
For further support and resources, check out MAPP’s Mentorship & Equity Toolkit here!
Mentorship Circle with Keisha Griggs, Chef & Owner of Bocage Catering and Ate Kitchen, February 26, 2024
MAPP is inviting a select group of MAPP Members to gather for a virtual mentorship circle focused on sustainability and working within your community this February 26, 2024. To secure your exclusive virtual seats in this mentorship circle, become a MAPP Member.
Mentorship Circle with Jodi Battaglia of Curate Hospitality- January 16, 2024
Brand Licensing in Unique Venues to Expand your Revenue Streams
MAPP is inviting a select group of Changemaker Members to gather for a virtual mentorship circle focused on Licensing and branding particularly within airports this February, 2024. To secure the 2 exclusive virtual seats to this mentorship circle, become a MAPP Changemaker Member.
Mentorship Circle with Auria’s Malaysian Kitchen
Launching a product line from concept to fulfillment and marketing.
MAPP is inviting a select group of Changemaker Members to gather for a virtual mentorship circle focused on how to launch a product line from concept to fulfillment and marketing with Auria of Auria’s Malaysian Kitchen in December 2023. More information to follow. To secure the 2 exclusive virtual seats to this mentorship circle, become a MAPP Changemaker Member.
Sponsor mentorship experiences like our Champion Partner PepsiCo
Whether you want to sponsor mentorships for women across F&B, your own company, organization, or vocational schools and colleges —MAPP will lead the way for more women in the talent pipeline and towards advancement.
PepsiCo values our mutual commitment to mentorship, equity, and advancement as seen with these apprenticeships granted to 3 students of The Culinary Institute of America: Ithamar Silva, Patricia Mora, and Amaya Still.
what chefs are saying
"Thank you all so much for this opportunity. I am so so happy that I am finally able to meet Chef Barbara. I thought this moment would never come due to the pandemic. I am eager to become more business savvy and to learn more culinary techniques and styles."
— Chef Jasmine Norton, Chef & Owner of The Urban Oyster & MAPP Mentee
“After my first conversation with Jasmine, I was immediately struck by her undeniable drive. She is unapologetically confident and motivated by her work, which is so contagious and left me feeling inspired! When I first started building my businesses, I was too tunnel visioned to ask for help or advice. There also weren’t many people, let alone women, I felt I could turn to without being judged. I’m looking forward to diving deep into this mentorship with Jasmine – to answer all her questions the best I can, based on my thirty years of experience. But I’m also excited to learn from her and get a new perspective of this industry through her experiences."
— Chef Barbara Lynch, multi-award-winning Chef & Restaurateur & MAPP Mentor
"Talking to Claudette (Zepeda Wilkins, Bravo Top Chef alum) was very informative, she taught me a lot about Mexican Culture and the importance of staying organized."
— Chef Alix Pulido, Chef of Eterea & MAPP Mentee
“Being chosen for this scholarship is going to be life changing for me. I never expected this and to be given the opportunity to learn from another chef in New York is so exciting. US Foods giving us products to help grow our busy is so important to a small business owner. I’m so thankful for the MAPP campaign and US Foods for this wonderful opportunity.”
— Chef April Anderson, chef & owner of Good Cakes & Bakes & MAPP Mentee
Chef Tanya Holland
How to create a must-hear podcast
Tanya Holland is the Executive Chef/Owner of the internationally renowned and beloved Brown Sugar Kitchen restaurant, located in Oakland, CA.
Holland competed on the 15th season of Top Chef on Bravo, appears on the new HBO Max show Selena + Chef featuring Selena Gomez and is the host of OWN’s Tanya’s Kitchen Table. In 2020, Holland launched “Tanya’s Table” podcast with MuddHouse Media. She is on the Board of Trustees for the James Beard Foundation, and Brown Sugar Kitchen has received multiple Michelin Bib Gourmand awards.
Learn how she made time to start her own podcast that quickly went viral.
Chef Elizabeth Falkner
How to grow your brand beyond a brick and mortar
Elizabeth Falkner is a multi-award-winning Chef, Author, and Artist, has used her culinary training and background to merge her passion for art, travel & storytelling. Hear how to take your brand to astronomical levels from a former restaurateur who created entrepreneurial success with her art, creativity, and advocacy.
Take what you've built and learn how to keep it growing through your brand and today's new landscape including ghost kitchens
Maria Nguyen & Chef Adrianne Calvo
How to Grow Your Brand & Social Media
Maria Nguyen is the founder & CEO of social media culinary platform @theartofplating, with 1 million followers on Instagram and creator of @itsonthepass podcast.
Chef Adrianne Calvo is an acclaimed chef with 700K+ followers on Instagram, author of 6 cookbooks, television personality, and restaurateur who opened her namesake Restaurant Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar when she was 22 years old.
Yasmin Khan & Andrew Friedman
How to publish your first cookbook
Yasmin Khan’s publications The Saffron Tales, Ripe Figs, and Zaitoun - was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent and the BBC Food Programme.
Andrew Friedman has collaborated on more than 25 cookbooks, memoirs, and other projects with some of America’s finest and most well-known chefs. He is the author of Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits, and Wanderers Created a New American Profession, and of Knives at Dawn: America’s Quest for Culinary Glory at the Bocuse d’Or, the World’s Most Prestigious Cooking Competition.
WIN a free Mother’s Day dream dinner experience!
Every year, one member will win an all-inclusive dream dinner experience for Mother’s Day. In honor of the 1 million single mothers employed by the restaurants industry, MAPP will by gifting this experience to a MAPP member to enjoy, relax, and be inspired by their dream chef/restaurateur.
Congratulations to our recipients
2022: Chef Georgeann Leaming, Culinary Director at FoodieHall, who was gifted a dream dinner experience at Michelin-starred Gramercy Tavern in New York.
2021: Chef Sarah Piccolo, owner of Fork Roadhouse & Catering who was gifted a dream dinner experience at 3 Michelin-starred Single Thread Farms in Healdsburg, CA.
