Dominique Crenn is a French-born chef and restaurateur renowned as the first female chef in the United States to earn three Michelin stars. Self-taught without formal culinary school training, Crenn moved to San Francisco in the late 1980s, honing her craft under culinary pioneers like Jeremiah Tower before opening her flagship restaurant, Atelier Crenn, in 2011. Known for her deeply personal, memory-driven “poetic culinaria,” she blends her Brittany heritage with sustainable California produce and seafood—famously removing all land-based meat from her menus in 2019. Beyond her acclaimed restaurants (including Michelin-starred Bar Crenn), Crenn is a prominent voice for environmental sustainability, LGBTQ+ rights, and equity in the hospitality industry.