Whisk Takers Zine

04/20/2026

This isn’t your ordinary batch of cookies. At CHIBOO Bakery, owner Chelsea Tan takes inspiration from around the globe.

Read Whisk Takers' latest Q&A here: https://www.whisktakerszine.com/blog/chelsea-tan-chiboo-bakery

11/24/2025

In the D.C. dining world, few names carry the weight — and smoke — of Debby Portillo, co-owner of the nationally acclaimed 2Fifty Texas BBQ.

Learn about how Portillo has carved out a place in the Mid-Atlantic food scene in the latest Q&A on Whisk Takers Zine.

Debby Portillo of 2Fifty Texas BBQ is a powerhouse restaurateur. In this Q&A, she talks legacy, leadership, immigrant roots, and the women who shaped her career.

09/23/2025

With much excitement, it is an honor for us at Whisk Takers Zine to announce that the latest Q&A is with none other than Jeanine Prime, the owner of D.C.-based restaurants, Cane and St. James.

Jeanine Prime, owner of Cane and St. James, shares her story, her successes, and her advice for other women in the food and beverage industry.

08/21/2025

For the first post on Whisk Takers Zine, read a Q&A with Masako Morish*ta of Perrys Washington DC — a powerhouse in the food and beverage industry whose talent and leadership have earned her some of the most prestigious accolades in the culinary world.

Perry’s Executive Chef Masako Morish*ta opens up about her journey, her inspirations, and the values that guide her work.

08/19/2025

Take the whisk! The Whisk Takers Zine will launch later this week with its first Q&A with a woman in the food and beverage industry.

Follow to stay updated, and sign up for the newsletter here: www.whisktakerszine.com

07/07/2025

Launching in late 2025, Whisk Takers is a zine and newsletter that shares the stories of women in the food and beverage industry.

Primarily, this zine will be locally-focused — working with those in the D.C. area — but if you know someone whose story deserves to be told, whether that be a pastry chef, line cook, barback, sommelier, or underground culinary star ... send us any and all suggestions via our "Submission" page.

And be sure to follow and sign up for the Whisk Takers newsletter to stay updated on upcoming posts: https://www.whisktakerszine.com/

Founded by Michelle Goldchain.